Kaleidoscope 1 & 2
Kaleidoscope 1 & 2These 2 felt paintings are an abstract of the land and seascapes on the Mull of Galloway. Leaning more towards playing with colour and textures in an abstract way, I still nod to the realism of the lay of the land introducing more vibrant hand...
Flight
Flight Being awake at 5am with the dawn chorus inspired me to go into the studio to create. ‘Flight’ is an abstract of the birds rising from freshly ploughed fields on the Mull of Galloway. Using hand dyed merino fibres, some art yarns and mulbery silks, I wanted to...
Portankill Bay
Portankill Bay Portankill Bay is just along the coast from my studio, it lies on the East coast of the Mull of Galloway. You have a wonderful ramble down a colourful pathway gently sloping down to the sea. Suddenly, the view opens out and there lies a rocky and...
Blue Gorse
Blue GorseContinuing with the theme of the beautiful coconut-smelling gorse we have on the Mull of Galloway, I was inspired by the depth of the sea colour againt the dark sea with purple shades through it and created this 8″ wet felted and free stitched image.It has...
Jade Gorse
Jade GorseContinuing with the theme of the beautiful coconut-smelling gorse we have on the Mull of Galloway, I was inspired by the recent jade coloured light of early evening and created this 8" wet felted and free stitched image.It has some wonderfully hand dyed...
The making of Hedgerow Collection
The making of Hedgerow Collection greeting cards/miniature felt paintings that can be framed.From initially laying out the long strips of prefelt, I selected the colours I wanted to use to reflect our stunning hedgerows at different times of the day on the Mull of...
Miniature felt paintings – hedgerows
24.5.2020 #SpringFling #SFatHome2020Something else to delight the colour senses today, I am laying out strips of miniature felts which will either be used for 10cm square frames or used on greeting cards that are miniature felt paintings that can be kept, once sent,...
Covid 19
As much as I would love to be able to give dates to resume my planned workshops at my studio and those in the community at Glentrool and Long Eaton Art Room, I am in the same position as everyone else. I cannot offer alternative dates at present.I will honour all the...
Sets of themed felted greeting cards/miniature pictures for frames
UPDATE 27.5.2020TOORS WARREN, ORANGE ZEST AND HEDGEROWS SOLD.Please see my new Hedgerows collection under 'works for sale'.Thank you....Linda Greeting Cards in themed sets - each set is unique and individual, they are wet felted, free stitched and edge finished with...
Wet Felted Silk Flower Brooches
Handmade Brooches - sold in these pairs so that you can keep one and gift one! Ideal for adorning that favourite hat, bag, scarf or the lapel of a lovey coat! Each pair is £22 including postage to UK - please enquire for rest of world postage rates.Each one is wet...
Gorse Breeze and Early Evening
UPDATE 23.5.2020 GORSE BREEZE SOLDGorse Breeze and Early Evening are two wet felted paintings I have had in process since Wednesday this week.They are both now finished and framed.They are both constructed from wet felted merino fibres, some hand dyed and variagated...
Spring Fling 2020 Linda Irving & Jane Fraser
Spring Fling 2020 On the eve of would have been our exciting set-up day for this weekends event, Blue Route O1 and 02 entries in the Spring Fling brochure, myself and Jane Fraser would have been plotting and planning how to best set up and show you our work! We had...
Gorse Field
Spring Fling At Home #SFatHome #SpringFling #SF2020This week I am sharing some work I am currently making in my studio as part of my on going portfolio of felted paintings. On the Mull of Galloway we have the most amazing gorse, the coconut smell is intoxicating and...
Nuno Felted Tunic – part 3
Nuno felted tunic - part 3 During Spring Fling At Home week I am sharing an experimental piece which is intended to be a reversible tunic! Very 'bo-ho' in style it has the most amazing colours and my style of free stitching (never in a straight line!) really adds to...
Wet felting Kits
Wet felting kits; these are very popular and designed for the absolute beginner as well as those with some felting experience. I have three 'Bag-a-workshop' kits available. Have a look through my gallery to find examples of pictures of seascapes, sunsets and flowers...
Nuno Felted Tunic – part 2
Tunic part 2!During the Spring Fling At Home week I am sharing an ongoing project I'm expreimenting with! Yesterday I nuno felted some pre painted silk which is on the previous blog post and today I dipped into my archives of silk to find some rather lovely offcuts...
Nuno felted tunic
During this Spring Fling At Home week I am aiming to share daily work from my studio!Today, I am upcycling some silk kindly gifted to me by a friend. Nuno in Japanese means cloth and to nuno felt means to bond loose wool fibres onto fabric, such as silk, creating a...
Spring Fling 2020
https://www.dgwgo.com/dg-arts-news/spring-fling-at-home-artists-and-makers-go-digital/ Coming next week Spring Fling At Home 18th to 25th May 2020.
A5 Sketchbooks
Update - Sold Seaweed 17.05.2020Two sea themed sketchbooks A5 hardbacks with wet felted and free stitched removable and reusable covers. Sea Slug and Seaweed each have a hand stitched bookmark and are partly nuno felted with silk. Each has a 3D aspect to the cover of...
Sketchbook Three Fishy Wishes
A5 felted and appliqued sketchbook with reusable cover is great fun! This is a one off unique design and contains a quality sketchbook with 140gsm cartridge paper, hard bound book. Wet felted merino fibres with silks and cut out fish free stitched onto the front with...
A6 Mini sketchbooks
Four miniature A6 sketchbooks, wet felted with additional mulberry silks and free stitch. Quality hardback 140gsm paper inner, the covers are removable and reusable! Great fun! £22 each incl pp UK. Please email for payment details.
Mull Cove
Newly finished ‘Mull Cove’ is slightly more abstract in my approach to felt and free stitch. I have used some of Glenda Waterworth’s hand dyed variegated fibres and some standard colours to make this felt painting. It has additional nepps and mulberry silks. At 12.5...
Gorse Sheep
Gorse Sheep Wet felted merino fibre and free stitched painting with locks, mulberry silks and wool nepps, this image is my interpretation of a typical scene in and around the stunning Mull of Galloway at this time of year. SOLD Please email me for payment details.
Blueberry Sea
Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with locks and mulberry silks this image is my interpretation of a typical scene in and around the stunning Mull of Galloway seashores at this time of year. Framed in grey 8 “ square £48 incl pp UK....
Rich grass
SOLD Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with locks, will yarns and mulberry silks this image is my interpretation of a typical scene in and around the stunning Mull of Galloway seashores, with beautiful grasses in the foreground, at...
Foam
Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with white locks, sari silks and mulberry silks this image is my interpretation of a typical scene in and around the stunning Mull of Galloway seashores at this time of year. Framed in grey 8 “ square...
Jade play
Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with wool yarn, sari silks, mulberry silks and seed beaded, this image is my interpretation of an abstract scene of hedgerows in and around the stunning Mull of Galloway at this time of year. Framed...
Dusk teasels
UPDATE SOLD 29.05.2020 Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with wool yarn, sari silks, mulberry silks this image is my interpretation of my garden at dusk with the impressive silhouette of teasels against the night sky on stunning Mull...
Logan sunset
UPDATE SOLD 18.05.2020 Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with wool yarn, dyed teas water locks, sari silks, mulberry silks and wool nepps, this image is my interpretation of an abstract scene of Port Logan at sunset on the stunning...
Deep Jade
Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with wool yarn, sari silks, mulberry silks, Liberty silk sheet and seed beaded, this image is my interpretation of a winter seashore in and around the stunning Mull of Galloway. Framed in grey 10.5 “...
Sea light
Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with sari silks, mulberry silks and locks, this image is my interpretation of the amazing light on the sea on the stunning Mull of Galloway at this time of year. Framed in grey 12.5 “ square £95 plus...
Jade grass
Wet felted merino fibre, some hand dyed, and free stitched painting with wool yarn, sari silks, mulberry silks and cotton threads, this image is my interpretation of an abstract scene of hedgerows on Luce Bay in the stunning Mull of Galloway in early springtime....
Rockpool
Wet felted merino fibre, and free stitched painting with white locks, sari silks, liberty silk sheet and mulberry silks this image is my interpretation of a rock pool with it’s 3D qualities. I have embedded real limpet shells into the felting process and cut them away...
Splash
This wet felted and free stitched painting was inspired by the many wonderful coastlines around the Mull of Galloway. Framed in black to enhance the wonderful natural colours and coastal themes, I have used textures such as woollen yarn and silk to capture a 3D...
‘Hightide’
‘Hightide ’Wet felted merino fibres and mulberry silks with cashmere nepps and silk hankies then free stitched this piece is based on the gentler waves we get on the Drummore shores looking out over Luce Bay!Size 12.5 inch square grey frame. £95 plus UK pp, please...
Searock
‘Searock’ - wet felted with merino fibre, silk noil and herdwick handmade yarn this vessel is embellished with beading. It is inspired by the intricacies of the structure of the rocks on the coast of the Mull of Galloway. Size approx 12” high. £85 plus £6 UK pp.