Wild Tapestries
These paintings in textile encapsulate my enduring love for art, textile design and craftmanship
In a slow, meditative process, layer upon layer of fabrics -some precious, some salvage- are arranged to create fields of colour; they are then sewn into rows, or other geometric forms and subsequently cut with a surgeon’s scalpel and subjected to a washing process which draws out the colours and textures from underneath. The results can be unpredictable.
Some have paintings and mixed media incorporated.
Wild Tapestry 25. Ecoprinted cupro, cotton, silk, preloved fabrics, 86x80cm, 2025
Wild Tapestry 25 detail.
Wild Tapestry 26. Ecoprinted cupro, fabric, paint, pearls, graphite, preloved fabrics, 80x63 cm, 2025
Wild Tapestry 26 detail
Wild Tapestry 26 detail
Wild Tapestry 22. Cotton, silk, velvet, 90x75cm. Sewn, slashed, embroidered.
Wild Tapestry 22 detail
Wild Tapestry 17. Cotton, silk, poly, 122x150cm. Sewn and slashed
Wild Tapestry 17 detail.
Wild Tapestry 21. Wool, cotton, silk, 90x120cm. Sewn and slashed.
Wild Tapestry 21 detail
Wild Bouquet, 2016
Linen jacquard double face, woven by Ferguson’s, the only company in Ireland weaving in this manner.
'Wild Bouquet' Textile, Linen Jaquard
Back Face of 'Wild Bouquet' Textile
Detail of 'Wild Bouquet' Textile