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It has been wonderful connecting with students in person again. I have really enjoyed my online teaching this past year and a bit and am sure it will continue too. My first live workshop of the season was at Sussex Prairies Garden and on the theme of gardens. Lovely as always to be back andContinue reading “Workshops are Back!”

I am delighted and honoured to be showing a solo exhibition of recent work at the Ruthin Craft Centre. It opened on the 28th May and runs until 17 July, alongside two other exhibitions. If you are anywhere nearby it is a destination venue and a lovely town nestled between the mountains and the seaContinue reading “‘Well Travelled’ at Ruthin Craft Centre”

After a very long time at home and participating in mainly online activities, it feels as if the UK is opening up a bit with a busy few months ahead. It was wonderful to drop off my work, including ‘Italian Landscape’ (below) at the wonderful West Dean College for a tutor’s exhibition. It will beContinue reading “Exciting Times”

Spring is definitely on the way – I am being ‘jabbed’ today by our wonderful NHS and things feel more hopeful. Recently as the road map out of lockdown has become clearer, I have been rescheduling classes and events for later this year and next. It has been a very busy few weeks teaching onlineContinue reading “Spring and New Courses”

January always seems the longest month, but more so this year as the UK continues its third lockdown. Happily my online teaching has resumed and my Kent Adult Education students from all over the UK are continuing to make work on our ‘Nature Stitchbook’ course. There are a few spaces available on the next seriesContinue reading “The Longest Month”

And what a year it has been! A most stressful and exhausting one (emotionally and physically) is finally almost done. It has been difficult but not entirely without some good moments, which I am highlighting here. The year started with some terrible wildfires in Australia, and a growing recognition of the climate emergency which isContinue reading “2020 Review”

The days are definitely getting shorter and cooler as we head into winter proper. I have had a busy few weeks and am still managing to go for my ‘park walks’ in the locality – making new work for my exhibition ‘Well Travelled’ at Ruthin Craft Centre in the spring next year. I was delightedContinue reading “Winter News”

It has been lovely to be a part of two ‘real life’ exhibitions recently. I received some photos of my work at the opening of Un/Framed – a selected hoop art exhibition touring Switzerland at present. The photos show the vernissage at the museum in Winterthur with Annina Pandiani – a professor at the UniversityContinue reading “Recent Exhibitions”

I am very excited and proud to announce the arrival of ‘Textile Travels’ , my fourth title for Batsford Books on the 1st October. In these challenging times it is wonderful to have a new book to celebrate. The book is as the Batsford advance information says: ‘An evocative exploration of how travel – localContinue reading “‘Textile Travels’ is arriving!”

We are experiencing a heatwave here in parts of the UK and I was fortunate to get away last week for a short family visit in the south west and to Cornwall. It was lovely after working straight through lockdown and being very busy to see some new scenery and have a break. I madeContinue reading “Summer Stories”