Nudes
Here you will find all of my finished textile nudes. The majority of my first pieces were produced with a quilted relief - contemporary Tivaevae. Tivaevae is a form of pictorial quilting popular in the Cook Islands. You will find a link to a Tivaevae site on the links page, should you wish to know more. All of the works start life as a charcoal/pencil sketch, drawn to size before application to the silk. The work is for sale unless otherwise stated.
Nude #11
The attitude of the figure and the running, bleeding colour gives this image a sense of sadness and emotion.
Methods: Transfer paint, stencil and free machine embroidery.
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Nude #10
First image processed using transfer paint. Incredibly vibrant colours applied in small brush strokes.
Image is taken from a life drawing of a very good friend.
Methods: Transfer paint, stencil and free machine embroidery.
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Nude #9
The last of the quilted nudes. Produced with broad, random strokes of colour.
Methods: Procion Dye, gutta and free machine embroidery.
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Nude #8
Full figure nude. Red impact marks were used to give the image a kind of graphic/comic book feel. A random abstract pattern was used in the background.
Methods: Hand painted silk, clear gutta, free machine embroidery and quilting.
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Nude #7
My first female nude. Using the same idea as nudes #4 - #6. Silver thread was used in the background, this was to give the idea of preciousness. A word I would ascribe to the female gender.
Methods: Hand painted silk, clear gutta, free machine embroidery and quilting.
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Nude #6
The last of this run. Much more sensual in appearance.
Methods: Hand painted silk, clear gutta, free machine embroidery and quilting.
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Nude #5
To me the best of this run. The image doesn't immediately translate as a human form, and requires some further looking to discern it.
Methods: Hand painted silk, clear gutta, free machine embroidery and quilting.
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Nude #4
With this collection I wanted to reduce the shaded areas to basic shapes. Essentially cutting down the nude to basic blocks of colour. This was done using a clear gutta as a barrier for the warm black dye. Warm black separates slightly upon application. This gives a great oil like effect to the pieces.
Methods: Hand painted silk, clear gutta, free machine embroidery and quilting.
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Nude #3 "Jason"
Here I discovered my difficulty with representing the human face. I elected to use only the most basic of lines to maintain the slightly abstract look and prevent overworking the piece.
Methods: Hand painted silk, free machine embroidery and quilting.
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Nude #2
From the first three, this is my favourite. For myself, the bleeding of the colour (particularly around the head) works well to produce the softness I wanted from the work.
Methods: Hand painted silk, free machine embroidery and quilting.
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Nude #1
The first of my nudes and so far the most provocative. A full frontal, totally unashamed male nude torso. The colours for the first three were inspired by a popular '80s eyeshadow two colour set.
Methods: Hand painted silk, free machine embroidery and quilting.
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Torso - run of two.
A small scale screen print produced on space dyed silk
.Methods: Hand dyed silk and double screen print.
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