I grew up at the mouth of the River Tweed and walked daily along the banks of the river with my Gran as a child. Salmon fishing is a huge part of the culture and history of that area although it has fallen into decline over the years due to falling fish stocks. This picture was inspired by my childhood memories of watching the fishermen and my photography of the river as an adult when I walked along it’s banks with our own children.

Pray is a wet felted background with needle felted foreground and detail.
I haven’t made a spelling mistake in calling it Pray, look closely……

He soars high in the sky on silent wings. His world exists high above our lives. He spreads his beautiful wings and glides effortlessly on mysterious, unseen currents of air. He lives in a world we cannot see but our world is a patchwork quilt to him and he sees everything from his place up high.

The ancient wolf sits in the forest. This is his domain, he knows every tree & path. He has the wisdom of age and the knowledge of his pack & ancestors running through his veins. Spring approaches though and the nights are getting shorter. His time in this world is drawing to a close. Soon the world will be bathed in summers sun and his place is in the shadows. It is time now for him to return to his realm. Summer will come and go and, once again, the night will cloak the earth in a velvet caress. The Ancient One will return to the forest, once again ruler of his domain.

Bringer of Light was a commission – The original photograph was taken by the customer. It is wet/needle felted with hand embroidery detail on the body. The wings are made from handmade silk paper that were then stitched to the piece.

Jabo was a commission for a customer in France. He is the customers dog. It is a wet/needle felted piece. The leaves were hand embroidered using stump work embroidery and then stitched onto the piece.

I created this painting and donated it to the Caithness Broch Project to help raise money for the project.

On a winters night footsteps in the snow hold hidden promise. Who made those footsteps, where were they going, who did they see? Or maybe a loved one who has passed has made the journey, drawn by the light in the window to silently visit one more time.

 Tranquility is a laid fibre interpritation of Caithness Broch.

Shore Street, Thurso, Caithness

A seascape to raise awareness of plastic pollution on the beautiful beaches of the Outer Hebrides. A Wet felted background with needle felted detail. The houses are made from silk carrier rods. Hand embroidered French knots for the ocean spray. All the plastic pollution was embroidered on cotton then cut out and stitched onto the painting with felt padding inside each piece to make it more 3D. This was a beach where I used to live and all the pollution on the beach was from photographs I took of the rubbish there.

Mounted in an 8 inch embroidery hoop

Mounted in an 8 inch embroidery hoop

It depicts a fishing boat leaving Peterhead harbour in bad weather.

My original watercolour painting of Mushrooms.

Come Walk With Me evokes the memory of walking in a beautiful place with a person or people special to you. The scent of summer all around and bees buzzing in the flowers.

My original fibre art / textile art Badger. It is framed in a 6” embroidery hoop and is felted onto hand dyed blanket material.

Landmarks reminds you of the journey home to a loved one. Looking for the familiar sites that tell you you’re nearly there. Anticipating the warm hug and the scent of home, the cup of tea and buttered toast that you will soon be enjoying, warming your hands after the long journey through the snowy landscape.