Tricia McLaughlin

Watercolour and textile artist

Creative Embroidery

Posted on September 12, 2012 by tricia

: Modern metallic and hand-dyed vintage silk threads have been used for the stitching.The work is layered and unstretched so that extra light and shade is created in the resulting surface texture.

: “Green Man 1 ” – applique with free machine embroidery. I have tried to give depth to the picture by overlapping transparent fabrics

: Detail from “Green Man 1”

: ” Green Man 2″

: Detail from “Green Man 2”

: Detail from “Green Man 2”

: “Globe Artichokes” – applique with machine and hand stitching. This was inspired by plants growing in my garden.

: Detail from “Globe Artichokes”

: Detail from ” Globe Artichokes”

Hand-felted textiles

Posted on September 12, 2012 by tricia

Today I have been completing some of my hand-felted bags to put in my Folksy Shop, which will be opening shortly

: Today I have been completing some of my hand-felted bags to put in my shop, which will be opening shortly

: Hand-made felt ready to be stitched with coloured yarns

: Here some of the lovely colours and textures produced after hand-stitching into the felt

: The bags are lined with pretty cotton fabric

: Cotton fabric lining. The label will be stitched into the bag.

: Each bag is finished with a blanket stitched edging and vintage buttons

: Some completed bags – each one is unique!

: Completed clutch bags. The one at the bottom right has a detachable short strap

Shell paintings

Posted on September 6, 2012 by tricia

Here are extracts fom one of my sketchbooks. I love to collect shells when walking by the coast and friends often bring them to me to paint…

: Shells painted in watercolour and gouache on a collage of brown paper and tissue paper.

: These shells were collected on a recent trip to Herm in the Channel islands and have inspired me to paint some more shells and seascapes!