Annabel Wilson: creative artist
Hangings 40 cm wide and 135cm tall on cotton calico or linen. £150 for calico, £170 for linen.
This has been dyed in indigo, and Indian red, ochre and pink clays. The design is created by simple single stitching for the seed head and double stitching for the stem. Assorted buttons, including mother of pearl, bone and glass, have been used on the various colour panels giving different effects.
Three grasses triptych on a lovely soft organic cotton. Shows 3 different grasses including a plantain. Size 150 x 110cm. £450
Detail of 3 grasses triptych. Indigo dyed organic cotton. £450
Three clay dyed rich ochre on calico cotton hangings. Tall grass, carrot flower and dandelion. Size 120cm x 148cm. Each hanging £150 each.
Oak leaf and acorn design on botany wool serge, dyed with weld and overdyed with madder
Noil silk panels dyed with rhubarb and weld to produce a soft terracotta colour bed head panel hanging. Width 140cm x 56cm drop. £395
detail of dandelion seed head, on ochre clay dyed cotton decorated with vintage mother of pearl buttons.
Seed pod detail, clay dyed cotton calico with vintage buttons
Habatoi silk panels of an oval design dyed with mixes of brazilwood, madder and barberry. 140cm width x 67cm drop. £395
Soft wool panels with pink carrot flower design repeated across them. Dyed with madder. 140cm width x 55cm drop. £450
Carrot flower wool panels shown in situ over a double bed.
Indigo dyed calico triptych. £600
The 3 panels create a hanging 111 cm wide and 210 cm long. Fixing by Velcro and batten. From sketches and drawings made while walking in the landscape the mokume shibori and other traditional techniques are used to translate these drawn marks to the cloth. Once it is stitched and the stitching pulled up the cloth is dipped in indigo. The strength of blue depends on the number of times it is dipped.
Vintage linen dyed with indigo in a simple circle design embellished with mother of pearl buttons. 140 cm width x 55cm drop. £450.
Indigo linen circles shown in situ over the bed.
3 inter related panels of elements of landscape. Soft organic cotton dyed with indigo. 110 cm width x 210cm drop. £600.
3 panels interweaving landscape and plant images dyed with yellow clay, yellow oxide and indigo to create different shades of green. 126cm width x 180 cm drop. Sold
Teasel head design on organic cotton panel dyed with indigo
Indigo dyed cotton landscape bedhead triptych, the design flows across the 3 panels creating a calm landscape image. 140cm width x 60cm drop. £395
Landscape elements “flow” triptych on linen dyed with indigo. 117cm width x 137cm drop. £450
Fabric Wall Hangings
Annabel stitches and gathers the fabric to create her patterns. This is called Shibori, a Japanese term for shaping, stitching, binding and folding fabrics before dyeing. Other cultures have used this way of decorating textiles but the Japanese developed it to a high art with many inventive ways of manipulating the fabric.
Traditionally the shibori worked fabrics would be dyed with indigo because indigo seeps into the fabric during the process producing subtle and unexpected results. Annabel uses other natural plant dyes, enabling her to produce a large range of beautiful colours.
Specific motifs and designs in the different colourways are available. Hand-made and finished, each panel is individual and unique. Commissions for site-specific hangings, curtains and panels are most welcome
fabric wall hangings
Bring the countryside into your home, cut out the stresses of everyday life with these images of relaxing plants and natural landscape. Discover an innovative piece of artwork to create a focal point in your home. They are available in a wide range of shades to match your colour scheme.
To help you sleep place one of Annabel’s special hangings over your bed head, light, soft and luxurious.
Annabel’s textiles are made from cotton, silk, wool or linen fabrics, patterned and dyed using traditional methods. Most of her hangings, curtains and panels are decorated using shibori techniques, plus simple block printing and then dyed with indigo and plant dyes. The finishing is all done by hand and they are then often embellished with vintage or hand made buttons.
