Gold Hills, Gold Sun Wood

Gold Hills, Gold Sun WoodLinda uses fibre and thread to add rich, sumptuous texture to her painting. She revels in the bright colours that can be found in gardens and landscapes. Linda's sewing machine, Thread Dragon, claims to do most of the work since Linda only "holds" the fabric.

brass and mica powder between layers of glass that are fused and slumped in a kiln at temperature reaching 1500F

textured surfaces

they utilize the grid and a tension between nature and structure

Sewn Fabric Collage Landscape "Coastal Blue"

This work fuses an assortment of materials and eras together using mismatched yet complementary design elements

with a focus on narrative and figurative elements

After much experimentation

Charles Lewton-Brain rings cannot be resized

embroidery floss

and she spends many hours scavenging the forests and shorelines for items to incorporate into her art

Since this series began

Rather than employing the use of dyes