Hangings
Larger works are perfect for displaying on a wall for all to see.
Wall art can set the tone for an entire room, but the words within draw you in closer - discovering textures, secrets and subtleties that can only be admired when you get up close.
These are just some of the hangings I have created.
Flowers of Friendship
Materials: various materials (fabric, yarns, paper, metal, clay, plant fibres), gold ink, cotton fabric
Techniques: calligraphy, embroidery, appliqué, knitting, crochet, felting, patchwork, quilting, beading, weaving, pottery, dyeing, collage, painting, photography, paper art, fibre sculpture, papermaking
Flower Power
Materials: fabrics, various yarns, embroidery cottons,
Technique: calligraphy, embroidery, knitting, crochet, beading, tied quilting, sewing
Memory Trails
Alphabet Quilt
Materials: various fabrics
Technique: cut-paper lettering design, hand appliqué, hand quilting, sewing
Life Choices
Materials: acrylic inks, board, silk fibres, fleece
Technique: cut-paper lettering design, calligraphy, wet felting, silk fibre fusion
Wavelengths
The Cycle of Life
Materials: natural fibres (cotton, jute, hemp and raffia), handmade Japanese paper
Technique: cut-paper lettering design, crochet
The Zen of Life
Materials: teabags, Procion dyes, canvas, black Unryushi paper, coloured pencil
Technique: shibri dyeing, calligraphy, sewing
Stringing Words Together
Materials: natural fibre paper, polystyrene balls, aluminium wire covered with
Technique: papermaking, paper collage
Spectrum of Humanity
Materials: fabrics, ink
Technique: cut-paper lettering design, calligraphy, machine quilting, sewing
Life’s Golden Highlights
Materials: assorted fabrics, inks, embroidery cottons, beads
Technique: lettering, embroidery, fabric painting, patchwork, hand quilting, sewing
Naturally Speaking (Natural Progression)
Life Spiral
Variety is the Spice of Life
Dreams
Materials: inks, Japanese paper, card, wool and silk fibres, mohair, synthetic yarns, wire
Technique: calligraphy, collage
The Ladder of Life
Materials: hand-made papers, card, paper covered rope
Technique: papermaking, calligraphy, collage
Life's Illusion
Materials: acrylic inks, paper, card, wire
Technique: calligraphy, paper collage, paper weaving
Paired Printings
Materials: fabric, inks, embroidery cottons
Technique: screen printing, calligraphy, embroidery
The Web of Life
Materials: fabrics, ink
Technique: cut-paper lettering design, calligraphy, machine appliqué, hand quilting, sewing
Procrastination Buster
Materials: papers (banana; papyrus; blady grass; spinifex; bamboo), Nepalese Lokta paper; wire
Technique: papermaking, dyeing, calligraphy, collage
Dreams – Reality
Maharajah’s Meander
Materials: felt, various synthetic fabrics
Technique: cut-paper lettering design, machine appliqué, machine quilting, sewing
Ebony & Ivory
Secret Garden
Materials: fabrics, embellishments
Technique: cut-paper lettering design, machine appliqué, hand quilting, sewing
Forest Fusion
Materials: assorted fabrics, fibres and yarns
Techniques: wet felting, embroidery, painting, dyeing, silk paper, machine embellishing, crochet, knitting, beading, lettering.
The Golden Age
Materials: fabric, inks, embroidery cottons, metallic crochet cottons, beads
Technique: lettering, embroidery, crochet, sewing, tying
Spiritual Nomads 1 & 11 (Labyrinth & Mandala)
Materials: Merino wool, hemp sliver, silk, silk organza, card, acrylic ink
Technique: wet felting, calligraphy
Environmental Plea
Banishing the Blues
Ankh - The Circle of Life
Materials: various fabrics, gold charm
Technique: cut-paper lettering design, machine appliqué, machine quilting
