Crafting

My pieces for In the Middle of the World have been lying flat on two guest beds. As I started checking if they all had sleeves and labels they became a crumpled mess. I loved the look of this messy pile of stitch and cloth and had to record it here. Stitches on linen and silk, velvet and damask all dyed with plant materials. For me sense of touch is very powerful. It is the reason I work with cloth and thread in my hands. Every type of cloth reacts differently to needle and thread. Every...

This piece is in my hands again after a long break. An important break. In the beginning it was simply a big circle of a rock resting at sunrise or sunset but if life is a circle perhaps it is more. Perhaps it is a life split into the person we are in public and the one we keep for when we are home alone in familiar surroundings. There again if a story is a circle Perhaps it is a life circle filling up with a thousand small stories.... ....Small stories that make up all our lives. Stories...

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Mackerel textile embroidered art

Designed in France and made by hand in Madagascar. This fun new textile design is so colorful and whimsical. Striations of jewel toned colors with organic littl

New Nine West XL jacket, stretch denim embellished with deep blue fabric and a combination of hand and machine embroidery. I have added a small blue velvet trim at top and bottom of the textile art. Across shoulders 17” Bust 44” Waist 44” Neck to waist 22”