Staffordshire pottery-inspired work
Although in my former ceramics practice I made vessels, not animals, I always loved Staffordshire wares. Staffordshire pottery figures are so exuberantly joyful, characterful, vital and obviously made by hand that I cannot help but be inspired by them. Many of those traits correspond quite closely to the character I want to create in much of my work, so I couldn’t resist making textile versions of the ceramic originals.
Nameless Wonders
Glasgow, Scotland
leopard family in armed snake horror, own imagecomposite piece in stitched and embroidered textiles, depicting a family of leopards in the company of a marauding snake
neptune with fish, own imagehand stitched textiles and mixed media sculpture, loosely based on a Staffordshire pottery figure of Neptune
Staffordshire horse, own imageA textile version of a Staffordshire pottery horse, hand sewn and embroidered.
spotty dog, own imagehand stitched dog in fabrics with embroidered details
The Leopard that Changed its Spots, own imageA mixed textile hand stitched piece with embroidered details
Dick Turpin, Total Hero, own imageA mixed media textile tribute to Staffordshire Pottery figures of romantic highwayman Dick Turpin