Summer

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Glorious Barbara...just what we need ...a glimpse of summer :)

Posted by Sylvia Pawson on Sat 31 Mar 18:08:47

Thank you, Sylvia. Yes, me too, so many grey days I felt very uplifted stitching all the beautiful flowers in such vibrant colours!

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Sat 31 Mar 18:17:38

An absolute stunner Barbara and one of the ones I like best. Amazing that you get such realistic flowers with fabric. Wonderful colours.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Sat 31 Mar 20:46:46

Lovely Barbara

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sat 31 Mar 20:52:24

Oh wow this is so uplifting Barbara, the colours are so vibrant roll on summer.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sat 31 Mar 21:51:37

Superb.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 01 Apr 15:04:57

Hello Sandra and thank you very much for your fantastic compliment. I really enjoy stitching flowers as they are so forgiving-you don't have to get them an exact shape like the sheep and frayed edges add to their charm!

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Sun 01 Apr 17:00:07

Thank you very much, Maureen, Margaret and Gudrun for your lovely comments. I am so pleased you have found the picture uplifting-I loved creating it as all those pretty colours and the thought of warm Summer days spurred me on!

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Sun 01 Apr 17:02:23

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2018

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Hand-stitched Textile Collage

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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