Furnishing Pieces
Mainly done by commission, my upcycled seat furnishing pieces are made in a similar way to my embroidered watercolours, although for practicality and durability fabric replaces the watercolour part of the process. I begin by firstly layering fabrics onto a canvas backing to form the colour palette. I then cut through the layers to reveal the colours beneath, before stitching them back down to form the picture. The whole piece is then heavily embroidered. Finally I use applique and hand stitched embellishments to add the details.
Because of the layering process the upholstery is highly durable and can be cleaned using standard upholstery cleaning products. Upholstery is done to fire safety standards.
Each piece is not just a unique art piece, but a useable and lasting piece of furniture.
Bluebell Wood seat pad - commissioned piece
Ercol Daybed with Passion Flower embroidery on heavyweight chenille fabric - sold
Ercol Daybed (side view)
Ercol Daybed - Passion Flower Embroidery detail
Commissioned set of 3 dining chairs (forming an estuary landscape when put together)
Oyster Catchers seat pad (left of set of 3)
Redshanks seat pad (right of set of 3)
Little Egret seat pad (middle of seat of 3)
Cornfield chair - seat pad detail
Cornfield occasional or dressing table chair
Lavender Field chair - seat pad detail
Lavender Field occasional or dressing table chair
Poppy Field Turned Wood Armchair
Poppy Field Chair - seat pad detail
Please use the form on my Contacts page if you would like to commission a furnishing piece.
If you would be interested in learning how to make a chair or stool seat pad of your own, I will be running summer workshops to teach this process at our watermill in France commencing in 2024/5. I will post further details on this site.