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Tranquil Pond 2 by Dorothy Russell. Textile Artist

Tranquil Pond 2

Tranquil Pond 2

The upper pond, on our terrace, is a sound-scape as well as a visual stimulus, as the water falls into the lower pond. By it we sit on beautiful days enjoying its calm presence, gazing across the Menai Strait to Snowdonia beyond. The ponds did not exist before we made them – now they are special habitats and reward us for our work.

The main image is fractured and rendered in solid fabrics: the sheers, by comparison, are used in response to the shimmering movement of water and its translucence.

  • 124cm x 64cm
  • Cotton
  • Sheer fabrics
  • Silk fabrics
  • Applique
  • Machine piecing
  • Machine quilted

We stand surrounded by the work of thieves

My response to greed and dishonesty found within the establishments of our society as exemplified by the banking crisis which lead to the financial crash and the expenses scandals within government.

It seems that these vices are always part of society and will never be controlled.

Cotton fabric, painted, printed, stencilled, applique, machine piecing, couched, free machine quilted.

  • 61cm x 122cm
  • Cotton
  • Painted
  • Printed
  • Stencilled
  • Applique
  • Machine pieceing
  • Couched
  • Free Machine quilted
Beyond the Wall. Art Quilt by Dorothy Russell

Beyond the Wall 1

Part of a series of work following a long term interest and admiration of the work of outdoor sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.

Cotton fabrics. Various techniques used which include; reverse applique, machine quilting and applique, hand and free-machine quilting and beading.

  • 82cm x 38cm
  • Cotton
  • Reverse Applique
  • Applique
  • Machine quilted
  • Free-machine quilted
  • Hand quilted
  • Beading
Beyond the Wall 2. Art Quilt by Dorothy Russell

Beyond the Wall 2

Part of a series of work following a long term interest and admiration of the work of outdoor sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.

Cotton fabrics. Various techniques used which include; reverse applique, machine quilting and applique, hand and free-machine quilting and beading.

  • 81cm x 38cm
  • Cotton
  • Reverse Applique
  • Applique
  • Machine quilted
  • Free-machine quilted
  • Hand quilted
  • Beading
Beyond the Wall 2. Art Quilt by Dorothy Russell

Beyond the Wall 3

Part of a series of work following a long term interest and admiration of the work of outdoor sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.

Cotton fabrics. Various techniques used which include; reverse applique, machine quilting and applique, hand and free-machine quilting and beading.

  • 45cm x 96cm
  • Cotton
  • Reverse Applique
  • Applique
  • Machine quilted
  • Free-machine quilted
  • Hand quilted
  • Beading
Elder - The Celtic Wisdom of Trees. Art Quilt by Dorothy Russell

Elder – The Celtic Wisdom of Trees

Based on information taken from the book ‘The Celtic Wisdom of Trees’ by Jane Gifford, about the tree associated with my birth date – the Elder. The associations are dark, with reminders of ‘death’ and ‘the inevitable’, witches hide in their trunks and the wood will not burn well: associated colours are dark green and black! However it isn’t all bad news – the tree has healing properties and it provided elder flowers to make cordial or champagne. The berries also make a good natural dye with alum and salt used as mordants.

Cotton and silk fabrics and silk floss – some dyed: machine piecing, applique, free-machine quilting and hand beading.

  • 123cm x 61cm
  • Cotton
  • Silk
  • Silk floss
  • Fabric dyeing
  • Machine piecing
  • Applique
  • Free-machine quilting
  • Beading