Bird in Paradise 1
2016
Wall hanging
w19cm x h21.5cm
Inspiration: Study of a bird waiting on a window sill
Techniques: Kantha
Layers of sari muslin with cotton threads
Wallhangings
Bird in Paradise 2
2016
Wall hanging
w19cm x h22cm
Inspiration: Study of a bird about to fly into the sunlight
Techniques: Kantha
Layers of sari muslin with cotton threads
Birds in Paradise 3
2016
Wall hanging exhibited with the New Embroidery Group
w33cm x h110cm
Inspiration: A study of different birds and leaves
Techniques: Kantha
Sari muslin
Kaleidoscope
2010
Wall hanging exhibited with the New Embroidery Group
w17cm x h18cm
Inspiration: A design created by stitching from the centre outwards
Techniques: Kantha with one mirror
Raw silk ground with woollen threads and one mirror
Colour Sensation
2008
Wall hanging exhibited with the New Embroidery Group
w50cm x h200cm
Inspiration: Surajkund Mela - a craft fair in Delhi
Techniques: Applique with free stitching and sheesha
Calico ground with layers of dyed muslin and organza
Phulkari Sampler
2007
Wall hanging exhibited with the New Embroidery Group
w46.5cm x h99cm
Inspiration: Contemporary take on a collection of traditional phulkari textiles
Techniques: Phulkari
Evenweave furnishing weight linen with perle cotton thread
A Girl with a Singing Bird
2006
Wall hanging exhibited in Creative Dialogues, a Textile Study Group exhibition at the Bankfield Museum, Halifax
w89cm x h75cm
Inspiration: Personal symbols informed by traditional kantha designs
Techniques: Kantha
Sari muslin with varigated dyed cotton thread
Sampler
2006
Wall hanging
w48cm x h70cm
Inspiration: Distribution of random colour around a traditional eight petal flower design
Techniques: Phulkari
Ground of evenweave linen with cotton thread
Wedding Canopy
2002
Wall hanging
w51cm x h67cm
Inspiration: A collection of old phulkari textiles with a contemporary take on colour
Techniques: Phulkari
Evenweave furnishing weight linen with perle cotton thread
Saraswati Temple
1984
Mounted panel exhibited in the Festival Hall
w86cm x h86cm
Inspiration: A temple wall hanging
Techniques: Sheesha with herringbone and interlaced Maltese stitch
Silk ground with cotton thread and mirrors