Tapestry woven background with felted knitting. flowers made from plastic bottles.
Made from knitted plastic bottles and fishing line, dyed silk net, muslin & rope. Approx 3.5metres.
The piece was inspired by reading eye witness accounts of the battle of Trafalgar.
Naval issue manual given to all sailors, dated 1932. The cover is worked in traditional knotting as depicted in the book. Inside front covers - hand dyed silk net, stitched to resemble the sea. Inside the book various pages have been folded & stitched to represent the contents.
One of a series of seed cases. Basketry using a variety of materials from the garden including apple wood, grape vine, bind weed, periwinkle and runner bean stalks.
Made from recycled materials using basketry & needlelace techniques.