This stole is a little bit different from the way I usually work but once I had talked to the client about their ideas for the stole, which is to be used at the wedding of two very dear friends,…
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I Am Like Broken Pottery
The inspiration for this stole came from Psalm 31:12 … I have faded from memory as if I were dead and have become like a piece of broken pottery…. but by using the Japanese art of Kintsugi, stitching things back…
Swirling Swifts
The brief for this commission was definitely to be all about the swifts. The client wanted the stole to capture the fluidity and movements of these annual visitors to where they lived. I loved the idea of trying to give…
Llanwenog Sheep & Wheat
The client who commissioned this stole wanted it to reflect, on one side, their life as a shepherdess, her flock being Llanwenog sheep, a lovely ‘woolly’ sheep with a black face. The other side was a memorial to a beloved…
Falling Oak Leaves
The brief for this stole was that there must be a reference to the Oak tree. The church where they are to serve their curacy has the oak tree as their symbol and my client wanted it referenced. It was…
Rainbow, Cross & Lilies
The brief for this stole was for a rainbow flowing from one side to the other, to reflect the inclusivity of all, a plain cross and some white lilies. The stole was created using ivory Dupion silk and worked with…