RIVER OF THE SUN

The Amazon basin was the inspiration for my latest design. This, the second longest river on Earth, has no bridges throughout its entire length. It always appears primative and magnificent and yet, a place out of time.

All hand knitted, mounted on canvas and ready to hang.

Size: 35 x 15 ins

CHOCOLATE HEAVEN.............

Hand knitted pieces, mounted on canvas....................lots of texture and some beading.

Size : 12 x 24 x 2 ins

30 x 60 x 5 cms

OUT OF THE BLUE

Near jewelled crystal waters, riverbanks and ponds, they restlessly patrol. Hunting on the wing in dashing raids they can be seen flitting accross these waters on balmy afternoons in beautiful colours and graceful flight.

With elegant long legs and body and four gossamer wings, the Damselfly appears.....................Out of the Blue

Hand knitted with added beads and tiny damselflies.

18 x 38 ins

46 x 97 cms

For my friend Debra in Australia

PEARL

Hand knitted with added beading (pearls)

Mounted on canvas and ready to hang.

Size : 32x12x2 ins

82x30x5 cms

MOONLIGHT AND ROSES

Moonlight and Roses

Bring wonderful memories of you,

My heart reposes

In beautiful thoughts so true.

June light discloses

Love's golden dreams sparkling anew,

Moonlight and Roses

Bring memories of you.

.............The verse is a song my late Mum used to sing all the time x

Hand knitted mounted on canvas

Size :102 x 80 x 8 cms

BLUE LAGOON

Blue Lagoon is constructed from hand knitted pieces and embellished with blue glass beads.

A lagoon is a body of water that has, over time, been cut off from the open sea by sand bars or coral reefs........the varying depths of the water are represented here by the shading of the fibres used.

Mounted on ready to hang canvas.

Size : 81 x 30 x 6 cms / 32 x 12 x 2.5 ins

FORGET-ME-NOT FASCINATION

Forget me not, Myosotis, with it's delicate hues of blues and pinks, is one of the prettiest garden flowers.

Here, I have hand knitted the background and used french knots for the flowers with seed beads for decoration.

Size : 16 x 16 x 1 ins or 41 x 41 x 3 cms

VIOLA TRICOLOR HORTENSIS

The lovely pansy will brighten any garden with it's fabulous display of beautiful colours.

All the individual *flowers* are hand knitted and some are decorated with beads.

Size : 85 x 35 x 9 cms

Mounted on ready to hang canvas.

LOVE LIES BLEEDING

Hand knitted pieces in ruby and dark reds with some flecked dark pink wools with added ruby red heart shaped glass beads.

Size : 32 x 17 ins

TREE TOPS

TREE TOPS has been created entirely by using hand knitted pieces of varying shades of green. There is some beading, used to generate light. I have, hopefully, created depth and texture in this design of a stand of trees. A very heavy piece due to the amount of yarn used

Size: 12 x 32 x 4 ins

Mounted on ready to hang canvas

COFFEE AND CREAM

Hand knitted with lots of texture and beads, ready to hang.

Size: 12 x 16 x 1.5 ins (main piece)

12 x 6 x 1.5 ins (two smaller pieces)

WILD BERRIES

These three designs are meant to be displayed together. The same wool has been used in all three but in each one I useda different knitted stitch. Individually they are 12 x 12 x 1". The title is meant to encapsulate the colours of the wool. They were all time consuming but the third one took the longest amount of time.

1. Blackberry Stitch

2.Moss Stitch

3.Garter Stitch individually coiled.

THE GIFT OF SPRING

All individual pieces are either hand knitted, embroidered or beaded. There is a spider's web, a ladybird and a tiny field mouse in the bottom lefthand corner. Lots of vines and leaves of various shades of green many with worms or slugs eating away at them!

Mounted on ready to hang canvas, finished size : 24" x 23" x 2"

THROUGH TIME....

My interpretation of the photo as a piece of wall art.

Original photo

Hand knitted pieces as well as beading, embroidery and netting make up this design inspired from a photograph.

SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT

A 'stained glass' window, inspired by the windows at York Minster.

Size : 38 x 18 ins

All pieces have been hand knitted and embellished with beads.