"Standing Stone: Arran"
88cm wide X 74cm height
Martin and I had, had a lovely holiday in the beautiful Isle of Arran and whilst there are many, many interesting subjects on the island eminently suitable for making into textile pieces I choose to make one of the range of mountains in Arran, Goatfell, but also depicting the length of time the island has been inhabited as indicated by the standing stone.
Grass - Hand printed pieced cottons; mountains - heavily machine stitched pieced cottons; sky - whole pieced purchased quilted cotton; stone hand dyed interfacing; additional hand embroidery.
88cm wide X 74cm height
Martin and I had, had a lovely holiday in the beautiful Isle of Arran and whilst there are many, many interesting subjects on the island eminently suitable for making into textile pieces I choose to make one of the range of mountains in Arran, Goatfell, but also depicting the length of time the island has been inhabited as indicated by the standing stone.
Grass - Hand printed pieced cottons; mountains - heavily machine stitched pieced cottons; sky - whole pieced purchased quilted cotton; stone hand dyed interfacing; additional hand embroidery.
"Kanchenjunga"
25cm wide X 19cm height
Inspired by some of the great mountains and glaciers of the world.
Hand stitched on black linen.
25cm wide X 19cm height
Inspired by some of the great mountains and glaciers of the world.
Hand stitched on black linen.