Christine Benson

Gallery of selected works

  
A DETAIL OF A WORK BY CHRISTINE BENSON
DETAIL FROM 'TIME & TIDE' BY CHRISTINE BENSON
  
Layers of fabrics, fibres and threads, the majority of which are hand dyed silks, are so intensely worked that the stitch becomes an integral part of the whole fabric.

All work is set on natural silk and presented in glazed natural wood frame.

Items 1, 2 and 3 were inspired by the unique atmosphere of Aberglasney Gardens in Carmarthenshire. Aberglasney evokes echoes of the past through the details of the textural architecture and ancient pathways, the abundance of new growth and life in the gardens are reflected symbolically in my work.
1. ECHOES

Inspired by the cloistered walkways, where the past meets the present.

Layers of silk & natural fabrics on Welsh flannel, hand and machine embroidered.

Size:- 47cm x 61cm.
Frame 64cm x 80cm

image: 'echoes' a work by Christine Benson
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2. DREAMS OF GOLDEN YESTERDAY

Inspired by ornamental filigree cornice fragments.The colours are symbolic of the golden Elizabethan period.

Hand stitched layers of silk, filigree work; machine lace made with metallic thread on soluble fabric.

Size:- 27cm x40cm.
Frame 44cm x 59cm. 		image: 'dreams of golden yesterday' by Christine Benson. Click for a larger image.
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3. A WINTERS TALE

Inspired by formal gardens, touched by the frosts of winter.

Hand and machine embroidered.

Size:-28cm x 24cm
Frame 49cm x 43cm.
 image: 'a winters tale' by Christine Benson
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4. TIME & TIDE

I am always inspired by the sea, it's many and varied moods is a constant reminder that time and tide waits for no man.

Hand stitched silks and natural fabrics. 		image: 'time and tide' - a work by Christine Benson, Textile Artist
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MORE PIECES WILL BE ADDED SOON