Layers of Meaning

Linda Miller Embroideries

Linda Miller - miniature embroideries. "Working from the Colour Factory Studios and Gallery in Winchester, Hampshire, UK which was set up in 1985 with fellow artist Jenny Muncaster, Linda Miller makes one-off, framed and unframed machine embroideries using an industrial Bernina 950 sewing machine. She embroiders onto a heavyweight cotton using a wide selection of rayon, silk, and metallic threads." These are charming, lighthearted small embroideries. Actually the size ranges from small to tiny. Tiny size embroideries being 4 cm X 4 cm (or roughly 1-1/2 inches square). Small embroideries measure more in the range of 30 X 30 cm (or roughly 12" square).

Her subject matter focuses on lighthearted whimsey. All of her people smile; all of her animals gambol through the grass. While the subject may be amusing, the composition and color are very well planned and effective. Miller understands perfectly the use of shapes and forms as design agents. Trees and hills become abstract compositional masses, focusing the eye motion and direction and creating a stage set for her figurative actions. Miller's works are delightful.

image: Forest Pig Racing 29 x 42cm by Linda Miller