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Violet Shirran
Visual Artist
Hand Embroidery
Hand embroidery and stitch are my preferred methods of mark making and all my Garden birds are hand embroidered. I work deliberately stitch by stitch and love the slow meditative nature of hand sewing. I take my themes from nature , often hand printing and hand sewing the backgrounds of my pieces. I'm concerned with texture and pattern, layering print and stitch to achieve tactile pieces inviting to the touch.

Song Thrush
Hand embroidered Song Thrush on hand dyed and hand stitched background. 50x50cm Framed

Puffin
Hand Embroidered Puffin on Japanese Shiboro background. Framed 20x20cm

Bullfinches
Hand Embroidered birds on indigo and gold lame background. 20x20cm framed

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Jenny Wren
Hand Embroidered Wren on hand stitched background. 20x20cm

Robin
Hand embroidered Robin on wool background. 20x20cm

Gold finch
Hand Embroidered Goldfinch on hand dyed and hand stitched background

Finch ( Detail)

Sparrows
Hand embroidered sparrows on dyed vintage background 50x50cm
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