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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Gold Oak Leaf

Inspiration: In a workshop, I learned to foil directly on fabric. It inspired me to foil on left over fabric and embellish the piece with stitching.

Techniques and materials: Trace leaf on fusible web, cut out the leaf, iron leaf onto fabric, iron foil over the leaf.

Framed: 9.5 inches x 7.5 inches

$60

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Oak Leaf

Inspiration: Attending a Shiva paintstik workshop, we painted small samples on fabric. My challenge was how can I use these samples? The answer was frame them.

Techniques and materials: Place fabric over a leaf stencil, rub the paintstik over the fabric to outline the leaf, embellish with machine stitching.

Framed: 9.5 inches x 7.5 inches

$60

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Gold Beech Leaf

Inspiration: Having learned one technique applying foil on fabric and liked the results, it inspired me to learn a second technique.

Techniques and materials: Materials: foil adhesive, leaf stamp, foil. Technique: Brush adhesive on leaf stamp, stamp on fabric, iron on foil.

Framed: 9.5 inches x 7.5 inches

$60

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Copper Beech Leaf

Inspiration: Having learned one technique applying foil on fabric and liked the results, it inspired me to learn a second technique.

Techniques and materials: Materials: foil adhesive, leaf stamp, foil. Technique: Brush adhesive on leaf stamp, stamp on fabric, iron on the foil.

Framed: 12.5 inches x 10.5 inches

$75

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Eco Leaf Print

Inspiration: Having success with eco printing on fabric, it inspired me to try eco printing on watercolored paper using plant leaves. I loved the results.

Techniques and materials: Treat watercoloured paper with alum, place leaves between multiple papers, cover with rust solution, simmer two hours on stove.

Framed: 13.25 inches x 16.25 inches

$125

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Eco Flower Print

Inspiration: Having success with eco printing on fabric, it inspired me to try eco printing on watercoloured paper using flowers. I loved the results.

Techniques and materials: Treat watercoloured paper with alum, place flowers between multiple papers, cover with rust solution, simmer two hours on stove.

Framed: 13.25 inches x 16.25 inches

$125

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Home Sweet Home

Inspiration: HandyMum Lin videos inspired me to design, appliqué and embroider this piece. Lin’s hand sewing, appliqué and embroidery is exceptional.

Techniques and materials: I hand sewed scrapes of fabric together, added hand appliquéd buildings and finally embellished with hand embroidery and dyed cheesecloth.

Framed: 14.5 inches x 17.5 inches

● SOLD

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Embroidery Wall Art

Marbleous

Inspiration: Marbleized paper has always fascinated me. I attempted to recreate wonderful flow and motion of marbleized paper. Can be sold individually.

Techniques and materials: Silk, embroidery

Framed: 18 inches x 11 inches

$180

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Flutter By

Inspiration: A challenge, 2 pieces of brown paper, some acrylic paint, a sewing machine, silk fusion and some beads. Butterflies take flight.

Techniques and materials: Brown paper, cotton, silk fusion, beads, machine embroidery

Hung: 15.5 inches x 13 inches

$200

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Embroidery Wall Art

Softly Waving

Inspiration: The colours in the wonderful stone are echoed in the soft ripples of mauve, olive and taupe, undulating behind a stream of beads.

Techniques and materials: Ultra Suede, hand embroidery, beads

Mounted on canvas: 12 inches x 16 inches

$300

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Quilting Wall Art

Autumn Kaleidoscope

Inspiration: An abstract interplay of nine leaf-themed fabrics.

Techniques and materials: 100% cotton, machine pieced and machine quilted

Framed: 13 inches x 13 inches

$125

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Resting over a Babbling Brook

Inspiration: There’s a fishpond with a stream babbling in our backyard. It provides a peaceful place to sit and rest for myself and other wildlife.

Techniques and materials: TimTex, various papers, gesso, acrylic paint (including Interference), dupioni silk, sheers, metallic threads, acrylic paint, feathers, copper wire.

Framed: 16.75 inches x 20.75 inches

$400

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Quilting Wall Art

Pick Up Sticks

Inspiration: An interpretation of the colourful game many of us played as children.

Techniques and materials: 100% cotton, machine and hand stitching in various threads

Framed: 12 inches x 12 inches

$115

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Quilting Wall Art

Leafscape Abstract

Inspiration: Minimalism with a significantly reduced design element against a dominant background.

Techniques and materials: 100% cotton, machine pieced and machine quilted

Framed: 12.25 inches x 12.25 inches

$115

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Collage Wall Art

Seabound

Inspiration: The colour and swirls of the lace reminded me of the sea.

Techniques and materials: I made the piece of lace using cotton threads. It is mounted with collaged fabric

Framed: 12.5 inches x 15.5 inches

$200

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Embroidery Wall Art

Nautilus

Inspiration: I remember picking up shells on the beach. I was fascinated by the colours and translucency of the shells. The Nautilus is the King.

Techniques and materials: Multiple layers of sheer, hand embroidery, wire, beads

Framed: 20.5 inches x 20.5 inches

$500

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Collage Wall Art

Spring

Inspiration: Looking toward the freshness of spring.

Techniques and materials: Handmade lace mounted on fabric collage.

Framed: 9 inches x 11 inches

$125

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Embroidery Wall Art

Hollyhock

Inspiration: The interplay of translucent red petals with green and yellow base fascinated me. The stamens were a bold and textural contrast in white.

Techniques and materials: Bullion Knots, French Knots, and beads, machine stitched with various cotton, polyester, rayon and metallic threads.

Framed: 19.5 inches x 15.5 inches

$500

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Crochet and Lace Making Wall Art

Blue

Inspiration: Soothing blue.

Techniques and materials: Handmade lace mounted on collaged material

Framed: 9 inches x 11 inches

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Beading and Embellishments Wall Art

Modern Times

Inspiration: Reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin’s movie, “Modern Times” the cogs and wheels are totally connected and drive our world.

Techniques and materials: Various Metal and wood disks covered by embroidery, Dorset Buttons, fabric, beads.

Mounted on canvas: 12 inches x 24 inches

$500

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Crochet and Lace Making Wall Art

Dream

Inspiration: In these times I feel we need to hang in there with our dreams and not let them go.

Techniques and materials: Handmade lace, original design mounted on abstract acrylic on paper.

Framed: 13 inches x 17 inches

$250

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Embroidery Wall Art

Universe

Inspiration: A package of random beads with a special moon charm inspired this Mandela showing the Sun and Moon, elements, constellations and the seasons.

Techniques and materials: Canvas Work with extensive bead work

Framed: 16 inches x 16 inches

$500

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Crochet and Lace Making Wall Art

Beach

Inspiration: Colours of tropical waves against sand.

Techniques and materials: Handmade lace on fabric.

Framed: 9.5 inches x 11.5 inches

$80

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Quilting Wall Art

Seasons through a Window

Inspiration: People changed many habits because of COVID but the seasons continued as usual.

Techniques and materials: 100% cotton, machine pieced and machine quilted

Framed: 23 inches x 18 inches

$300

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Manufactured Abandonment

Inspiration: Discarded metal objects corrode outdoors. Their rusty hues return to new resting grounds.

Techniques and materials: Found objects, dyed cheesecloth, wool, hemp, linen, cotton, canvas, ramie.

Mounted on a canvas frame.: 15 inches x 31 inches

Not for sale

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Embroidery Wall Art

A Cardinal Among the Blossoms

Inspiration: Birds in the yard and blossoms on trees! It’s spring!

Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery on felt in a 4” hoop with a stand.

Free standing or hung: 4 inches x 4 inches

$85

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Embroidery Wall Art

A Joyful Dawn

Inspiration: I love to walk in fields of wildflowers on a sunny day!

Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery on painted satin in a white frame.

Framed: 9 inches x 9 inches

● SOLD

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Embroidery Wall Art

Colour Me Red

Inspiration: I challenged myself to use only shades of red and let texture define the piece!

Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery on cotton, round format, shadow box style frame.

Framed: 10 inches x 10 inches

$150

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Leaves Dancing

Inspiration: Windy days in Spring & Fall.

Techniques and materials: Botanicals and natural dye patches on art paper

Mounted on foam core: 16 inches x 14 inches

$175

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Embroidery Wall Art

Glorious Trees

Inspiration: I love to see tree silhouettes against a sunset sky!

Techniques and materials: Hand stitched on a felted background. Shadow box style frame.

Framed: 10 inches x 10 inches

$190

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Quilting Wall Art

Random Rectangles

Inspiration: A gift of 150 small fabric rectangles required a dramatic setting.

Techniques and materials: 100% cotton, machine piecing and machine quilting

Hung: 20.5 inches x 27 inches

$200

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Embroidery Wall Art

A Chickadee in my Garden

Inspiration: Birds and Gardens!

Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery on felt set in a 4” hoop. (Stand included). The hoop can also be hung.

Free standing or hung: 4 inches x 4 inches

$85

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Wild Things

Inspiration: Leaves blowing in your face.

Techniques and materials: Botanicals and natural dye patches on art paper

Mounted on foam core: 18.5 inches x 13.5 inches

$200

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Quilting Wall Art

Four Colour Abstract

Inspiration: A challenge to use my least favourite colours: pink, purple and turquoise.

Techniques and materials: 100% cotton, machine pieced and machine quilted, with buttons

Hung: 23 inches x 23 inches

$150

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Embroidery Wall Art

Tuliptime

Inspiration: Tulips always cheer me up because they signify a long- awaited spring!

Techniques and materials: Hand embroidered and quilted, matted and framed.

Framed: 12 inches x 10 inches

$250

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Set of three botanical prints

Inspiration: Nature, the seasons, asymetric patterns.

Techniques and materials: Botanical prints on art paper – monoprint

Framed: 10 inches x 10 inches

$295

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Collage Wall Art

Letting Go

Inspiration: Just as trees drop their leaves, I set myself a goal to make more art that is more abstract and experimental.

Techniques and materials: Collage using fabric and tulle with the ‘confetti’ technique.

Mounted on canvas: 8 inches x 20 inches

$175

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Collage Wall Art

Crocus

Inspiration: In the middle of a hot summer, I enjoyed capturing the texture of spring snow and new buds.

Techniques and materials: Fabric collage and confetti technique under tulle

Mounted on canvas: 16 inches x 16 inches

$250

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Quilting Wall Art

Fractured Spectrum

Inspiration: Sunshine through a leaded stained glass window.

Techniques and materials: 100% cotton, machine pieced, machine quilted, with beads and buttons

Hung: 18 inches x 21 inches

$150

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Quilting Wall Art

Blue Moon

Inspiration: Made for the “Guess the Idiom” exhibit at Stittsville Library in November 2021. My idiom was Once in a blue moon.

Techniques and materials: Hand painted middle section, hand appliqued moon, machine quilted.

Hung: 17 inches x 19 inches

$150

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Pink!

Inspiration: I have always been mesmerised by seahorses. Their biology, their shape, their ethereal beauty.

Techniques and materials: Hand-sewn cotton with metallic threat. Embellished with stones, crystals and fresh-water pearls.

Hung: 2 inches x 16 inches

$30

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Bubbles

Inspiration: I have always been mesmerised by seahorses. Their biology, their shape, their ethereal beauty.

Techniques and materials: Hand-sewn cotton with metallic threat. Embellished with stones, crystals and fresh-water pearls.

Hung: 2 inches x 19 inches

$30

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Dragonflies

Inspiration: I have always been mesmerised by seahorses. Their biology, their shape, their ethereal beauty.

Techniques and materials: Hand-sewn cotton with metallic threat. Embellished with stones, crystals and fresh-water pearls.

Hung: 2 inches x 19 inches

● SOLD

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Stained Glass

Inspiration: I have always been mesmerised by seahorses. Their biology, their shape, their ethereal beauty.

Techniques and materials: Hand-sewn cotton with metallic threat. Embellished with stones, crystals and fresh-water pearls.

Hung: 2 inches x 19 inches

$30

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Quilting Wall Art

The Colours of Autumn

Inspiration: Wind blown maple leaves of many colours on a sunny autumn day.

Techniques and materials: 100% cotton, painted sky, fused leaves, machine quilted

Wrapped over a canvas frame: 12 inches x 12 inches

$125

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Felting Wall Art

Mushroom Houses C

Inspiration: As a child, a 3D picture of a fairy house had me endlessly making up stories. I hope this will help you make some too.

Techniques and materials: The background is wet felted from wool and silk fibres. The mushrooms are needle felted and have a 3D effect.

Mounted in an embroidery hoop: 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches

$40

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Summer Berry

Inspiration: The lush texture of the different fabrics and the patient application of slow stitches brings me such joy.

Techniques and materials: Dyed fabrics, needle felted and hand stitched, beads

Mounted on canvas: 24 inches x 36 inches

$450

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Better with onions

Inspiration: Just like in cooking food, onions enhance everything!

Techniques and materials: Botanical contact printing on 300 gsm cotton paper steamed in natural dye bath.

Framed: 18 inches x 24 inches

$450

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Mixed Media Wall Art

Shrouded Relic

Inspiration: An animal gave its hide, its spirit lives on.

Techniques and materials: Hide stretcher, silk organza, wool, linen, hemp, leather, suede, barnboard.

Mounted on barn board.: 11 inches x 21.5 inches

Not for sale

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Dyeing and Surface Design Wall Art

Tomatoes

Inspiration: Tomatoes!

Techniques and materials: Free Motion Quilting, Paint, Applique

Hung: 28 inches x 20 inches

Not for sale