Ceramic Tiles
1993
Mounted panel
w48cm x h18cm
Inspiration: Blue ceramic tiles
Techniques: Black work and satin stitch worked in blue threads
Evenweave ground with cotton thread
Textiles
Midnight Light
1992
Mounted panel
w38.5cm x h40.5cm
Inspiration: Light peeping through a hole in a hut in Rajasthan
Techniques: Sheesha with Maltese stitch and kantha
Mirrors, fragments of coloured muslins, cotton threads on a cotton ground
Dragon
1990
Sample
w15cm x h8.5cm
Inspiration: Chinese embroidered designs
Techniques: Chain stitch
Silk ground with cotton threads
Souvenir from the sea 2
1986
Mounted panel
w36cm x h30cm
Inspiration: The colour and texture of a stone
Techniques: Mixture of straight and feather stitches with hand made felt
Hand made felt stitched with a mix of threads
Dragon
1986
Mounted panel
w18cm x h24cm
Inspiration: Chinese dragon. Challenge to use only chain stitch.
Techniques: Chain stitch
Silk ground with cotton thread
Krishna
1986
Mounted Wall Panel
w92cm x h62cm
Inspiration: Study from the Mahabharata
Techniques: Painted cotton with beadwork and sheesha
Blue cotton ground. Paint, beads and mirrors.
Dancing Peacocks
1986
Mounted panel
w40cm x h40cm
Inspiration: Painted wooden carvings in a museum in India
Techniques: Sheesha with brick stitch
Cotton ground with a mix of cotton threads
Garland
1985/6
Sample
w33cm x h40cm
Inspiration: Exploration of stitches
Techniques: Sheesha with Romanian stitch
Black cotton ground with perle cotton thread
Stitched Sketch 1
1984
Visual Aid (Sample)
w16cm x h20cm
Inspiration: Listening and responding to music. Elgar's Enigma Variations.
Techniques: Drawing interpreted in straight stitches
Water colour, crayons. Cotton ground with stranded embroidery cotton.
Stitched Sketch 2
1984
Visual Aid (Sample)
w16cm x h20cm
Inspiration: Listening and responding to music. Elgar's Enigma Variations.
Techniques: Drawing interpreted in straight stitches
Water colour, crayons. Cotton ground with standard embroidery thread.