This collection embraces the beauty of nature’s palette. There are rich colours extracted from natural earth pigments and more subtle pigments from plants. Each piece of cloth has been painted and/or printed with the natural pigments.
The printing started with a collection of newspaper headlines referencing our beautiful planet and our impact on it and these were used to create a silkscreen. The printed headlines are always subtle, sometimes barely discernible and for some pieces not there at all.
Looking back, I shouldn’t be surprised that my interest in the natural environment and the growing awareness of the impact we’re having on the planet, has led me to explore the journey from nature to wall.
If you’re drawn to both the vastness of nature as well as its intricate details, then maybe one of these artworks is for you?
Art Made From Natural Materials
From nature to wall
World of Wonder 50 x 60 cm POA
Earth pigments, screen printed and hand stitched
Earth pigments layered on linen, then lightly sanded to highlight the texture of the fabric. Texture, interest and depth added with hand stitching.
‘Cracking’ will bring a rich warm colour to your room and whilst simple in its overall design, it has lots of small details to enjoy.
Natural wooden frame, unglazed.
38.5 x 38.5 cm including frame
35 x 35 cm excluding frame
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Glowing 33cm x 33cm
Earth pigments and Inktense Pencil SOLD
Be More Daisy 43 x 53 cm POA
Printed with dye from avocado and onion skins and hand stitched. Shortlisted for the Chaiya Art Award.
Earth pigments on linen with hand stitch.
How it all started
I was scheduled to steward at an exhibition and to make the quiet moments feel productive and to hopefully spark a few conversations with visitors, I decided to take some earth pigmented cloth to stitch.
It seemed obvious that I should keep my favourite pieces until I had a plan, so this less precious piece seemed like the perfect companion for the gallery.
But something unexpected happened. As I stitched, I started to really appreciate its quiet marks and texture and the stitched shapes brought a new rhythm to the surface. Yet something still felt missing; it needed more depth, more life. Back home, I paused the stitching and layered more earth pigments over parts of the cloth and then with a new sense of direction, I began to stitch again responding to the evolving surface.
43cm × 43cm x 3.5cm
In a light wood frame, without glazing, ready to hang
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‘Lifting’ is inspired by the balance between our actions and the natural world.
Newspaper headlines relating to our environment were collated and reproduced on a silk screen. Earth pigments were used to paint layers of colour and to screenprint the newspaper headlines.
The natural texture of the linen is still visible through the layers of earth pigments and if you look closely, you can see fragments of letters from the newspaper headlines.
The lighter spheres, added separately, are hand stitched and lifting.
This is a one of a kind artwork which evokes warmth and curiosity.
Size:
33 cm x 33cm including the narrow bare faced wooden frame.
Unglazed, ready for hanging
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‘The View Across’ inspired by the work of Humphry Repton at Panshanger Park, Herts. SOLD
Natural dye extracted from Oak Gall Nuts was suspended in soya milk and painted onto the linen. Iron mordant was added to some of the oak nut pigment to create the darker areas. Finally intricate marks were hand stitched with orange thread.
The delicate patterns from the oak gall nut pigment and the intricate stitching, gives the viewer lots of detail to enjoy and is a reminder of the wonder of nature around us.
Framed in a thin silver frame with touches of black.
25.5 cm x 25.5 cm with frame
23 cm x 23 cm without frame
Bubbling up 33cm x 33cm
Earth Pigments & stitch SOLD