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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
Tranquil Pond 1 bt Dorothy Russell. Textile Artist

Tranquil Pond 1

Tranquil Pond 1

This work is a direct emotional response to one of the ponds on our land. My relationship is not only with the prolific wildlife, but also comes from the sense of calm working by it offers me.

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, giving us a glimpse into another world.

  • 124cm x 64cm
  • Cotton
  • Sheer fabrics
  • Silk fabrics
  • Machine piecing
  • Machine quilted
  • Beaded
Three Sisters. Art Quilt by Dorothy Russell

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

Part of a series to be shown at Oriel Ynys Mon April to June 2015

As a child, on holidays in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, I gazed across the valley at three dominant trees, grouped together as though in conversation: they were known as the Three Sisters. The memory has directly influenced this hanging and may also explain my frequent return to the subject of trees in my work.

  • 50cm x 40cm
  • Cotton
  • Sheer fabric (shot)
  • Transfer foiled
  • Machine quilted
  • Beaded

Waves 1

Waves 1

Part of a series first shown at Oriel Ynys Mon, Anglesey, April to June 2015

Informed during my childhood on the North East coast and now the West coast where I live and sail, the inspiration for the ‘Waves’ series of hangings came from the tumbling, rolling and constantly reshaping moods of the sea; sometimes gentle, twinkling in sunlight, sometimes tumultuous and threatening.

  • 113cm x 53cm
  • Cotton
  • Sheer fabrics
  • Metallic fabrics
  • Painted
  • Stencilled
  • Transfer foil
  • Machine piecing
  • Machine quilted

Waves 2

Waves 2

Part of a series first shown at Oriel Ynys Mon, Anglesey, April to June 2015

Informed during my childhood on the North East coast and now the West coast where I live and sail, the inspiration for the ‘Waves’ series of hangings came from the tumbling, rolling and constantly reshaping moods of the sea; sometimes gentle, twinkling in sunlight, sometimes tumultuous and threatening.

  • 113cm x 53cm
  • Cotton
  • Sheer fabrics
  • Painted
  • Stencilled
  • Machine piecing
  • Couched
  • Machine quilted
  • Knotted
Waves 3. Textile Art by Dorothy Russell

Waves 3

Waves 3

Part of a series first shown at Oriel Ynys Mon, Anglesey, April to June 2015

Informed during my childhood on the North East coast and now the West coast where I live and sail, the inspiration for the ‘Waves’ series of hangings came from the tumbling, rolling and constantly reshaping moods of the sea; sometimes gentle, twinkling in sunlight, sometimes tumultuous and threatening.

  • 113cm x 53cm
  • Sheer fabrics
  • Silk fringe
  • Micro glitter
  • Machine piecing
  • Free machine quilted