Cotswolds Sheep #16

Cotswolds Sheep #16
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This is beautiful, Barbara. You have caught the staple of the sheep's wool to perfection, so lovely.

Another beautiful sheep Barbara. I love the touches of purple around her face.

Hello CA, thank you very much for your lovely comment. I have incorporated real curly Cotswold sheep wool in to the picture. All the other scraps are textiles (including cotton, lace, chiffon and sparkly pieces) hand-stitched together in layers.

Hello Sandra and thank you for your lovely feedback. Brown for shadows was so boring, that's why I chose purple instead!

Beautiful as always Barbara.

Thank you, Margaret!

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10/05/2018
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Hand-stitched Textiles and Wool

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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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