my past work
Below are some examples of my style of work.
All of these pieces have been sold to happy customers!
Mrs Evans Toy Shop
- Inspired by a client's original photograph of her
grandmother's shop in Pontypridd, around 1912
- Framed using non-reflective glass
- A wonderful keepsake, completed in 2021
Tenby Harbour
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
- Completed in 2021
- Now for sale at Reason-Jones Gallery,
Upper Frog St, Tenby
Victoria Bridge
- The opening of Victoria Bridge
- Created from a photograph taken in 1899
- Text taken from a Penarth Times report
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
Penarth Pavilion
- In a handmade re-cycled wooden frame
- Collaged stitched picture of Penarth Pavilion
Williams Dining Rooms
- No.10 Glebe Street
- Created from a photograph taken in 1894
- Free motion and hand embroidery over
applique
Alexandra Park Bandstand
- Created a photograph taken in 1905
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
- Featured in Be Creative magazine as an outstanding
piece of textile art
Barry Machines
- Based on a 1920s photograph of the family who collected money for deckchair and beach hut hire at Barry Island
- Fabric and thread sewn on a tablecloth embroidered with daffodils
Beach Cliff
- Recreated from a watercolour sketch of the iconic
Edwardian (now refurbished) building opposite Penarth Pier
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
Swans at Bay
- Stitched picture of the nature reserve at Cardiff Bay
- Appliqué and paint with hand embroidery
- £250 (including frame)
Penarth Pier Pavilion (small hoop)
- Created from one of my sketches of the pier
- Pure stitch
Mr Wasley
- Mr Wasley, a tobacconist on Glebe Street in the 1920s
- Created using an old photograph for reference
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
Penarth Pier 1907
- Created using a photograph taken in 1907 and a postcard from the same time
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
Fishing off Penarth Pier
- Fishing off Penarth Pier with the Esplanade Hotel in the distance
- Based on a picture taken in 1950
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
Burano (Two Figures)
- A reproduction of a series of watercolours from a holiday in Venice
- Free motion and hand embroidery
Park Life
- Created from a sketch, redrawn in thread
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
Swans at Bay
- Stitched picture of the nature reserve at
Cardiff Bay
- Appliqué and paint with hand embroidery
- £250 (including frame)
