Starry Starry / Holy Holy

 Starry Starry  84 x 61 inches  (213 x 155 cm)  linen, velvet, hand stitch 2023

Starry Starry uses reverse applique for the velvet dots in the centre of hand embroidered floral/stars.

It is densely hand stitched.

The second side of this textile is layered with organza.  Holes in the organza reveal the reverse side of the velvet dots.  There is also a layer of naturally dyed silk velvet, hand quilted, as a lower border.

The title of the second side is Holy Holy.  

Completed in 2023 after 10 years in themaking, Starry Starry / Holy Holy has shown three times in public before entering private collection in September 2025.  

2023:  Inside Out solo exhibition at Homer Watson House / Gallery in Kitchener Ontario Canada

2024:  Softer and Dreamier solo exhibition at Festival of Quilts Birmingham United Kingdom

2025:  The Sky solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada