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I am really delighted that my exhibition ‘Well Travelled’ from the Ruthin Craft Centre is now installed at the Harley Gallery in Welbeck, near Mansfield on the Harley Foundation estate. My thanks to the Directors and staff at Ruthin and the Harley for making it happen! It has been been beautifully curated and is onContinue reading “‘Well Travelled’ at the Harley Gallery”

It has been a while since I have posted here – it has been a very busy autumn with some lovely events and teaching throughout. I’ll give a short summary here as well as looking forward to 2023. TEACHING I am enjoying catching up with students at venues throughout the UK. I update my workshopsContinue reading “Looking Back and Forward”

I am delighted to be showing a range of work based on the Travel theme – some from my ‘Well Travelled’ exhibition at Ruthin Craft Centre last year and a selection of Australian influenced pieces. The exhibition is with the Wednesday Makers Group at Timeless Textiles Gallery in Newcastle, Australia until 7 August. The exhibitionContinue reading “‘Travelled’ Exhibition”

It has been a really busy few months since I last blogged. I’ve been catching up on courses postponed due to the pandemic and new courses like this one at Hope and Elvis. The lovely Louise Asher is moving and I am looking forward to working with Wendy Shaw who is a great collector ofContinue reading “Summertime”

I was delighted to be photographed in my studio by renowned photographer Alun Callender in March, and very pleased that some of the shoot is featured in the current edition of ‘Embroidery’ magazine. The interview is about my practice and current events. I have been teaching a very successful and oversubscribed series of courses onlineContinue reading “Summer Spaces”

I have just finished a lovely two week course with the textile.artist.org/stitchclub. ‘Inspiration Boards’ proved popular – here is mine based on Italian journeys. As I write this the clocks have just gone forward and life continues, despite a terrible war in Ukraine and some turmoil here in the UK too. I was delighted toContinue reading “More Spring News”

I write this with the current war in Ukraine dominating the news. My thoughts are with Ukranians, their relatives and friends, wherever they may be. Watching women and children fleeing on trains echoes and resonates with my family history. My father was nine when he and his brother were put on a train to London,Continue reading “Spring 2022”

My book ‘Textile Travels’ is still proving popular and it is great to see it on sale in my travels around the UK – as here in London: I am also delighted to be featured in the new edition of Maggie Grey’s WOW Book 8. It is called ‘Well Travelled’ after my exhibition of theContinue reading “Travels in Textiles”

It has been a very challenging year for everyone who is self employed again as events and teaching have been cancelled, postponed and rebooked. I have continued to teach and speak online throughout the year as well as finally honouring commitments from 2020 in person. The highlight of the year for me has to beContinue reading “Review of 2021”

I know how much my course participants have enjoyed getting back to working together’ in real life’ this year – it has been so good for everyone’s creative health and well being. A course is a wonderful gift and opportunity for a friend or loved one and I like to support small businesses and makersContinue reading “2022 Courses and Christmas!”