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 Penny Turnbull
Illium

This vessel standing around 8ft high was created as my final piece for Hereford Art College. It retells the story of the Trojan War as told by the Greek poet Homer.

The story spirals from the base until it reaches its conclusion with the fall of Troy at the top of the vessel. Whilst owing something to the Roman collumns that commemorated a successful campaign, Illium's shape is more like a tornado, with the main protagonists of the story being caught up in events out of their control, manipulated by the meddling and vengeful gods.

My stitched thread bowls are delicate pieces, designed to be decorative  rather than functional.

They are created by free-machine  embroidery on a soluble film stabilizer, which is molded into the desired
shape.

Bowls can be commissioned for a special occasion, wedding, christening, engagement or birthday. Words, dates, names or a message can be incorporated into the design with free-machine embroidery.

Stitched, printed and manipulated fabric vessels

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Lily Vase

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Mixed media, fabrics, paper and stitch.

Lily Vase

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Icarus

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Stitched, printed and manipulated vessel depicting the Greek myth of Icarus who flew too close to the sun, melting the wax that held his feathers, and fell to his death.

Stitched thread bowl

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Engagement thread bowl

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Bowl commissioned to celebrate an engagement. Quote from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.


Embellished felted bowl

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Thread bowl inspired by Monet's Garden

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Daisy, daisy bowl

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Embellished needle felted poppy bowl

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Daisy, daisy bowl

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Daisy, daisy bowl

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Thread daisy bowl

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Small posy thread bowl

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Selection of thread "oyster shell" bowls

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Small posy bowl

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Thread bowl

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Fishes thread bowl

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Fly Away Birdie thread bowl

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Thread bowl

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In the Valleys thread bowl

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Christmas Wishes thread bowl

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Small posy bowl

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Thread bowls

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Thread and embellished bowls

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Selection of thread bowls

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Selection of thread bowls

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