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Postcard from the Rose Garden
Textile Art featuring paper piecing and embroidery
My first stitched postcard from the Artist in Residency at the Wellington Botanic Gardens.
Finished as a mini quilt for top mounting in a box frame.
Size: 9cm by 17cm
Only one available
Postcard from the Rose Garden $150 BUY NOW
The Artist in Residency is made possible by the Friends of the Wellington Botanic Gardens and funding from the Nikau Foundation
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60s Puffs Still Life
Quilted Textile Work
One in a series of Still Life panels of vases and flowers.
Pink, Orange and green suffolk puffs made from 1960s fabrics are the flowers and leaves in an appliqued peach coloured damask fabric vase on an kantha stitched linen/cotton mix background.
The "flowers" are recycled from Sam and Sally Scarecrow, made by Great Aunt Nellie and me from an English Women's Weekly pattern by Jean Greenhowe in the 1960s.
The heads were not quite right, we used nylon stockings. The elastic has now gone in the arms and legs and Sally has lost a leg. My children didn't really like them and even the dog is not interested in playing.
And then I have just realized what treasures I have... many Suffolk Puffs made from genuine 1960s fabrics that were off cuts from a local clothing factory. They had been given to the local church guild to make things for the church gala... these were the off cuts of off cuts!
The jewel tones, in 3 colour families, are perfect as "flowers and leaves" in this still life. Just had to add lots of French Knots.
Finished as a mini quilt with a hanging sleeve with the ability to easily make it into a cushion if you wish.
Size: 31cm by 46cm
Only one available
60s Puffs Still Life $190 BUY NOW
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Past Class – Turn over a New Leaf
Choose from a range of felt embroidery kits that combine felt and simple embroidery stitches
The kit has the design outline stitched on a linen/cotton background fabric. All the yarn and felt for stitching the design is included in the kit as well as a stitch dictionary.
This class is aimed at beginners who can thread a needle and would like to learn how to embellish with stitch.
The range of designs available for this class can be seen here
Choose from:
Fantasy Tree
Hungarian Rhapsody
Turn over a New Leaf
Wild Flowers
Two in a Bush
This class is not currently scheduled. If you are interested please fill out the contact form here
To see more Textile Art classes at Hutt Art you can Click here
Past Class- Stitch a Still Life
Create your own A4 size Still Life with a vase or a bowl containing three dimensional flowers, fruit and /or leaves.
Linen fabric will be available in a range of colours for you to create your own background textured with simple stitches.
A bowl or vase for your flowers and fruit will be appliqued.
Some threads and fabrics will be provided but if you have something special you would like to incorporate into the Still Life you are welcome to bring it along and we can discuss how to best use it. For example, the bowl for the cherries is from an old, embroidered doily and the cherries are red velvet. A piece of lace may look good on the table.
You may not finish completely, but you will have been taught and practised each step.
Advice and options for finishing your piece of work for display will be given.
To see more Textile Art classes at Hutt Art you can Click here
Past Talk – Down the Garden Path: Inspiration – where do the ideas come from?
Sometimes there is a flash of an idea that results in a piece of design or an art work very quickly, but mostly it is a case of exploring and sampling ideas and themes until it clicks into place. Mary will show, with samples and pictures, some common themes that she returns to again and again for inspiration. Colour, textiles, plants and flowers, found objects and the influence of other artists. Then comes the creative fun of working on a piece until the magic moment of resolution.
Not currently scheduled
If you would like Mary to come and talk to your group please contact her here