All Stitched Up

“If we don’t transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it ” Richard Rohr So you may be wondering…

Diva Cadenza Exhibition!

     I have a solo show in Bandon Library West Cork throughout the month of April 2023

Murals and Decorative Wall Panels

As for murals and decorative wall panels – Im taking commissions !

Murals and decorative wall panels add the wow factor to many spaces. If you want to see a few examples check out Murals in my Portfolio .

The time has come for me to revisit this passion for making spaces POP and open for commisions.

Highly colourful and densly patterned images for walls in pubs, resturants, shops , gardens is whats on offer here, infact your blank wall is my blank canvas! So why not start and informal chat about your requirements by emailing me at karenbillingcreative@gmail.com

Here is a recent work imagined as mural

“Hommage to Leonora ” imagined as interior wall mural

If this is TOO BIG you can order the picture as a A4 sized print in my shop

All Stitched Up

“If we don’t transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it ” Richard Rohr

So you may be wondering what has transforming pain got to do with “Just Making Art” well, at the moment I am engrossed in a book entitled The Treads of Life : A history of the World Through The Eye of Needle by Clare Hunter and in it the author describes the

Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle: Amazon.co.uk: Hunter, Clare: 9781473687936: Books

 (mostly untutored) textile work of various embroiders who used the skill of stitching cloth as a way of attempting alleviate and hopefully transform their pain. Its a beautifully written book and well worth reading. 

I can understand this mode of self soothing .

Recently I’ve taken to stitching out my anxieties and find it really helps  to use  hand eye coordination to feel more grounded.

stiched up . embroidered self portrait