
Alice Kettle asked The University Of Chichester to help in her floor installation called The Garden of England which is now displayed at The Queens House, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. I went to see Kettle’s exhibition.

The brief was to produce, up to 7cm in diameter, flowers made from anything except wool or silk. They were to respond to the portraits which are hung in the room. This piece is called Flowerbed and in the fireplace Contributions.

I made five flowers. Here you can see two of them positioned in the centre of the rug. It looks amazing with so many layers, patched together. Alice Kettle is an inspiration to my work. I am proud to be able to collaborate with my art hero in this way.

This installation is called Flower Helix and is located in the Tulip Stairs at The Queens House. Kettle put a call out on Facebook for help. I didn’t make any of the flowers for this piece. It looked amazing and can be viewed from all angles, by the audience, as they walk around the spiral stairs. For more details visit:
The Garden of England, Queen’s House : Search events : Visit : RMG