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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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Past Class – Hungarian Christmas Baubles
Create colourful Christmas decorations based on Hungarian folk Embroidery. Fabric with the four design outlines will be provided as part of the class price. In the class, you will choose one to stitch and finish off. You can then work on the others after the class.
You are welcome to bring your own felt and embroidery threads, but Felt and Strand Yarn packs will also be available for purchase. A stitch instruction booklet is included in the price.
1 x 3 hour sessions
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
Medieval Landscape
Quilted Textile Work
On the last day of my trip to London last November (I was flying out at night) we were able to go to the Selvage Fair. Lots of beautiful textiles and makers. I bought a Plant Dyed Stitching Pack with fabrics and threads from The Whole Cloth Studio.
My first stitched postcard from London using these fabrics and threads is loosely based on a design in this medieval triptych at the National Gallery but influenced by the Mughal pattern on pattern that I saw at the Mughal Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert.
Often the fabric and threads can be the initial inspiration.
Finished as a mini quilt for top mounting in a box frame.
Size: 10cm by 15cm
Only one available
Medieval Landscape $120 BUY NOW
Tall Spotted Vase Still Life
Quilted Textile Work
One in a series of Still Life panels of vases and flowers.
Pink and Orange velvet and batik flowers with three dimensional leaves in an appliqued vase with velvet spots on an kantha stitched linen/cotton mix background. I discovered four shades of pink velvet in my stash!.
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 39cm
Only one available
Tall Spotted Vase Still Life $350 BUY NOW
Background Essex Cotton/Linen Fat Quarters
Essex Linen 1232 Midnight Fat Quarter (50cm x 55cm) $7.00 BUY NOW
Essex Linen 1372 Teal Fat Quarter (50cm x 55cm) $7.00 BUY NOW
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