New work

Hi everyone; I thought I would share my latest work with you. The first piece is along the theme of decay and dereliction; it shows the abandonment and decay of HMSO, Norwich which has stood empty for around 15 years. My nanny worked as the tea lady there several decades ago so it holds a personal connection to me.

The piece is moulded fabric shapes which represent the view from the outside windows. The opaque nature of the fabric prevents you from seeing clearly inside, just as the boarded and covered windows of the actual building. They appear ghostly and slightly rusted and or stained. The sheer fabric also suggests a silence and stillness.

The second piece is a printed quilt that also captures a sense of loss and solitude; although the words are ones of love. The texture, white background and simplicity of the piece gives it a haunting feel.

Yes I have purposely printed one of the letters back to front; this is something I have done in previous work. For those of you who don't know I am mildly dyslexic and this is something personal I occasionally add to my work.

At Risk Norfolk Butterflies

Hi everyone;
 I thought I would share my latest textile piece with you. It shows some painted textile butterflies that are at risk in Norfolk and Suffolk.
 The piece is like a natural history collection, but displays tattered and torn "species". It suggests that as these butterflies decline, in a few years we will only be available to view synthetic replicas in a museum. They are contained within a recycled, slightly beat up frame to resemble peoples loss of interest and or concern and the human neglect and impact on their environment.

 I am thinking of entering it in the Melt exhibition and would appreciate your thoughts.

Fragile Eath Continued

Hi everyone, I thought I would share with you a work in progress, based on the fragile earth theme. This piece reflects the decline and reduction of many bird species due to climate change and loss of habitat. It portrays a single dead bird against a stark white background which I intend to add a subtle texture too as well as quilting. This simple image suggests that perhaps we take to many things for granted/ and or over look them.  Here you can see the process from initial sketch to print. I will post the finished piece when it is completed.

Fragile Earth Series

Hi all; I thought I would share with you a piece of work based on the theme "Fragile Earth". It has been a while since I have done any textile art. The piece represents, as the title suggests the fragility of the earth. The representational stones are made of moulded fabric; the story behind it suggests we should not take the earth for granted; at a first glance.

The piece is also in a vintage/ recycled frame.