Back from Extinction
Needle felted wool and modelled clay cast in resin, hand painted by Mei Mei (2022).
Sculpture size: 21 x 14 x 21 cm (8.3" x 5.5" x 8.3")
Copenhagen Street life (2019)
101 x 101 cms
Applique and layered cotton and polyester foil, orange threads
Born to be Wild (2018)
100 x 68 cms
Applique and screen print on cotton canvas
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Appliqué, sewing technique in which fabric patches are layered on a foundation fabric, then stitched in place by hand or machine with the raw edges turned under or covered with decorative stitching. From the French appliquer, “to put on,” appliqué is sometimes used to embellish clothing or household linens. Like patchwork (piecing), it is a method of constructing or embellishing quilts. (See quilting.)
Eighteenth-century American quilts often combined appliquéd motifs with pieced patchwork. Quilters cut printed motifs from expensive imported chintz—usually florals and birds, but sometimes animals—and appliquéd them to plain muslin in a process known as broderie perse (“Persian embroidery”). It remained a favourite technique for “best quilts” until replaced toward the mid-19th century by the elaborate appliqué patterns—wreaths, urns of flowers, sentimental and patriotic designs—of Baltimore Album quilts and other red and green floral appliquéd styles.
Like patchwork, appliqué designs were often inspired by everyday life, especially the flower garden. They also commemorated political and philosophical views. Nineteenth-century appliqué designs were often made in larger scale; as few as four blocks were needed for a full-sized quilt. The 20th century, especially the Depression era of the 1930s, produced its own crop of appliqué designs like Sunbonnet Sue and Dresden Plate, often embellished with embroidery and rendered in the pastels popular during the period. Large-scale Hawaiian appliqués feature abstract motifs inspired by local flowers and plants that are cut out of a single piece of folded cloth. They are usually made of solid colours rather than prints and are outline quilted around the motif in ever-increasing ripples.
The collection incorporates designs found in Turkish, Egyptian and Peruvian rugs. Kate merged ideas and perceptions from time she spent in Paris with these historic rug designs. From left to right: Turkey, Peru, Egypt.
Kate Barker Silk Painting 2020 40" x 25' Timaree McKinney Silk Painting 2021 40" x 25'
