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
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
Inspiration: Antique sewing tools motif fabric inspired a needle book. Paired with an emery sand-filled pincushion cross stitched with an antique sewing machine motif.
Techniques and materials: Machine and hand sewing, cross stitch. Materials: cotton fabric, felt, cotton threads, aida cloth, emery sand
Free standing: 4 inches x 5 inches
Inspiration: Finding lavender-themed fabric on-line inspired two bird sachets with tummies full of lavender from Provence. Wings cross-stitched with lavender flowers design.
Techniques and materials: Machine and hand sewing, cross stich Materials: cotton fabric, aida cloth, cotton threads, polyester stuffing, polyester ribbon, lavender flowers.
Packaged: 5.5 inches x 1.5 inches
Inspiration: Quilting-themed fabric inspired the colour choices of the design. Listening to too much whining inspired the sentiment.
Techniques and materials: Machine sewing, cross stitch Materials: cotton fabric, aida cloth, cotton threads, glass beads, zipper, 12 inch polyester pillow form.
Free standing: 12 inches x 12 inches x 5 inches
Inspiration: After withdrawing threads from linen, trees were creating by wrapping the vertical threads, adding a variety of dimensional stitches and placed over a silk background.
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery. Linen & silk fabrics and a variety of threads.
Framed: 11.25 inches x 13.25 inches
Inspiration: Expressing my deep desire to play using a dye clean-up rag since everything is worthy of being made into art. Workshop with Vanessa Marr.
Techniques and materials: Embroidery, Sashiko, appliqué on cotton using thread on hand-dyed scraps mounted on a fabric covered canvas with wooden clothe pins
Mounted on canvas: 14 inches x 14 inches
Inspiration: This espresso set inspired me to design a cross stitch butterfly to match the cup and saucer. Voila! A lovely sewing tool was born!
Techniques and materials: Cross Stitching Materials used: Aida cloth, cotton threads, ceramic cup and 5 inch diameter saucer, flower foam, polyester stuffing.
Free standing: 3 inches x 3 inches x 3 inches
Inspiration: The Ciboulette (chives) flowers are immortalized on a pretty hand-stitched piece made during a workshop with Sue Stones in the Stitch Club 2020.
Techniques and materials: Cotton woven background embroidered with perle cotton and quilted with embroidery floss
Hung: 7.25 inches x 10.25 inches
Inspiration: We’ve all been home…a lot. This piece come from thoughts about what it means to have a safe place, and what it takes to keep it that way.
Techniques and materials: Cotton, embroidery floss, sequins, tulle, ribbon. Fabric collage, machine and hand embroidery.
Mounted on canvas: 12 inches x 12 inches
Inspiration: Embossed owl face espresso cup inspired a small owl motif for a pincushion. Paired with owl-patterned embroidery scissors with a bead and felt ball fob.
Techniques and materials: Cross stitching and beading Materials: Aida cloth, cotton threads, ceramic cup, foam, polyester stuffing. Scissors, felt and glass beads, charm.
Free standing: 3.5 inches x 3 inches x 2.5 inches