my previous work
Below are some examples of my style of work .
All of these pieces have been sold to happy customers.!
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
- £750
Penarth Pavilion
- In a handmade re-cycled wooden frame
- Collaged stitched picture of Penarth Pavilion
- £400 (including frame)
Williams Dining Rooms
- No.10 Glebe Street
- Created from a photograph taken in 1894
- Free motion and hand embroidery
over applique
- £500
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
- £350
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
- £500
Beach Cliff
- Recreated from a watercolour sketch of the iconic
Edwardian (now refurbished) building opposite Penarth Pier
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
- £350
Penarth Pier Pavilion (small hoop)
- Created from one of my sketches of the pier
- Pure stitch
- £99
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
- £500
Penarth Pier 1907
- Created using a photograph taken in 1907 and a postcard from the same time
- Free motion and hand embroidery over applique
- £450
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
- £500
Burano (Two Figures)
- A reproduction of a series of watercolours from a holiday in Venice
- Free motion and hand embroidery
- £350
