View of Trafalgar Square from inside the National Gallery

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Super work Barbara.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Tue 23 Jan 13:10:16

Stunning.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Tue 23 Jan 13:39:00

Wow, this is amazing, Barbara.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Tue 23 Jan 13:48:03

What a stunning picture Barbara, I don't know how you manage to do these wonderful pieces.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Tue 23 Jan 15:35:41

Thank you very much John, Lewis, Ellen and Margaret for such fantastic comments. This is the most complex picture I have created in textiles so I'm delighted you like it.

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Tue 23 Jan 16:11:43

Wonderful detail Barbara.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Tue 23 Jan 17:46:07

Thank you, Sandra. It was very challenging working out how to depict people in varying sizes-finally figured out that if I used striped fabric topped by flowery pink material it was effective for the tourists in the distance!

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Tue 23 Jan 18:07:40

Terrific work, well done.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Wed 24 Jan 14:36:24

Hello Fred, thank you very much for your great comment!

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Wed 24 Jan 15:29:57

A lovely picture of a very complex scene! Well done.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 24 Jan 16:06:31

Thank you very much, Tessa, for such a positive comment. Some of the pieces of fabric I were tiny and fiddly to stitch so I'm glad you think the scene works well.

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Wed 24 Jan 16:32:20

Hang on Studio Wall

23/01/2018

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Hand-stitched Textiles

About the Artist

Barbara Shaw

I hand-stitch many small scraps of fabric together in layers to produce textile collage pictures. I have been Artist-in-Residence at two National Trust properties (Chastleton House, the Cotswolds and Claydon House, Buckinghamshire). In 2016 I had a piece of work in an exhibition in Parliament and…

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