On the Shelf
Embroidery and Daisies.
In still life painting there is a great tradition of having items on a shelf with a cloth showing the edge of the shelf or table. I am quite interested in lace, many antique shops have collections of beautiful lace doilies or cutwork embroidery. These pieces of undervalued women’s work took considerable time and skill to make, but now have outlived their purpose in life – the world has moved on, leaving them stranded in antique shops and bric-a-brac markets. However they are still beautiful objects, even if they are unwanted in our fast-paced world. In these paintings I celebrate them and salute the fine needlework skills of the women who made them!
Tibouchina flowers on an embroidered cloth.
Dragon and Lace
Rangoon Creeper flowers and Lace Cloth.
Cutwork Embroidered Cloth on a Shelf
Cosmos and Embroidery
Bottlebrush and Lace
Next Exhibition
My next art exhibition will be held at the Brisbane Institute of Art from 11th to the 23rd November 2022. Send me a note and I’ll remind you before my art show starts. Christine.
Grevillea Flowers and Cream Cloth
