Welcome to the site of Shirley Anne Sherris.  I have been sewing since I was a child, in fact, I cannot remember a time when I was not sewing.  I am completely self taught developing my own techniques and skills and picking up additional techniques from books. I particularly enjoy trying and experimenting with new materials and combining many different techniques into a piece creating lots of texture.

     I am well into computer generated designing and have one of the latest computerised embroidery machines.  I am a member of the Computer Textile Design Group which encourages the use of computers in creative design and I regularly write articles for our quarterly magazine Design-IT.

    Photography is another passion of mine, particularly macro. I use my photography as a design source for my fibre and textile work but have recently begun to use it to design digital collage and composite images which I then print onto different surfaces such as textured hand made papers, fabrics and even metal shim.

    Over the decades I have produced many hundreds of pieces which are either hanging on my walls, displayed on shelves or sadly stored away in boxes and cupboards. Some of my work is displayed when I give talks and workshops for embroidery groups otherwise it remains stored away.

    I have decided, therefore, to create this web site to share my creations with other fibre and textile artists out there and hope they will enjoy what they see and appreciate the time and work that goes into every piece.

    The only request I would make is that the copyright on each piece is observed and they are not copied for monetary or personal gain .

    I have not, to date, sold any of my work apart from a couple of commissions, as I find it almost impossible to part with them. With the cost of materials and the considerable amount of time and effort creating them, it would be very difficult to put a price on them. so I don't even try. One day, when I can store no more, I may sell them, but until such time I will keep and enjoy them.

    My collection is catalogued onto the following pages - bags, boxes, books, hangings, panels, thread painting, jewellery, digital imaging and photography and each can be reached by clicking on the appropriate image button on the left.   Enjoy.

 

Regards

Shirley Anne Sherris