1. the meaning of you 2. shell 3. at swim two birds 4. seated figure 5. vintage ladies 6. little riffs 7. garden in a box 8. dirt cloud 9. winter white vintage style felted stocking since I last posted ... it's been a whirl of fun and busy-ness making mosaics and gathering shells for still life and being inspired by the colours and tones in my collections looking closely at shells and noticing that some of them have their own little sea gardens growing on the outside loving purple fossilised…

Leisa Rich is a fiber sculptor and mixed media visual artist, art educator, published writer, experimenter. She specializes in Free Motion machine embroidery.

Leisa Rich is a fiber sculptor and mixed media visual artist, art educator, published writer, experimenter. She specializes in Free Motion machine embroidery.

Textile artist wendy hermelin | Stitched textile art | Dorset

A piece using a shisha technique to attach fragments of shell and sea glass onto a quilted and textured background.

Look at the textile art our group members have created, and where our next exhibitions will be. Learn about the tutors that come to us for workshops and what they teach us.

Leisa Rich is a fiber sculptor and mixed media visual artist, art educator, published writer, experimenter. She specializes in Free Motion machine embroidery.

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INSPIRATION

Capturing luminosity of moon-like honesty seedcases gathered from my garden. Techniques: pieced background;Photoshop manipulated photos printed on cotton poplin; applique;machine and hand quilted; painted with pearlescent inks and iridescent acrylic paints Size : 76 x 116 cm Date: 2009 £800

When you combine vintage textiles, bone, stone, historic embroidery techniques & some academic study on reliquaries ... what's the result?

Experimental piece on organza using snippets of fabric, shells, beads, hand/machine embroidery.