International and Contemporary  |  Modern British/Post War  |  Photography | Archive  | Index

Valerie Potter was born in England in 1954. She says her drawings are 'like technical drawings of ideas and scientifically precise diagrams which represent the events of another world.' Among the characters of her obsessional inner narratives are gods, goddesses and a foetus. Her embroideries, using black or coloured thread, are another way of drawing for her. Potter's work has been included in several exhibitions of Outsider Art in Great Britain and Ireland. Works by Potter were included in England & Co's 2001 exhibition Obsessive Visions: Art Outside the Mainstream.


Drawings & works on paper   

Life Lies – Free Me
17 x 20 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1001

Escapology – Eschatology
20.25 x 19.5 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1002

Schizopyrotechnic
19.75 x 20.15 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1003

The Drowning Woman
19 x 22 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1004

The Question Is… The Answer Is…
20 x 23.5 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1005

Night Fright – Let the Owl See the Moon
20.75 x 21.75 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1006

Mortality – Escape to the Stars
17.5 x 25 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1007

Survival (Maybe)… Take Off Your Wings and Soar
19 x 25 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1008

For God’s Sake Save Our Souls
21 x 24.5 inches
Black embroidery on calico
Ref: VAP1009

Untitled c 2000
5 x 7 inches
Embroidery

Untitled 1997
17 x 20 inches
Embroidery