Category: fairs & shows
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Reflecting on Stitch Weekend
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A wonderful vibrant event celebrating Mary Linwood and all of us that love to stitch Last weekend I hosted a joyful event at Leicester Guildhall in celebration of Mary Linwood and all things stitch. I had lots of visitors as well as a brilliant team of artists and academics being part of this great event.…
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Leicester Textiles Festival
I’m pleased to be part of this new event in the city this month with two pieces in the Textiles Open 16-24th September. The exhibition is mainly at StudionAme in Leicester although my work may be in another venue. Full details and opening times doesn’t seem to be available yet but check the website and…
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Material Evidence Exhibition & Events
I’m putting on a small exhibition in my garden studio in Loughborough 2-20 August. As well as some of my own recent work, I’ve invited Kathryn Parsons to show some of her work as well. We have a small events programme alongside, details of these are below. Material evidence is an intimate exhibition of recent…
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Stitch with something to say
Before I visited Festival of Quilts earlier this year, I was thinking about another world where something other than quilts were on display in a huge, annual competition. I was inspired by Fashion Fictions which Dr Amy Twigger Holroyd introduced in Making Meaning Live where alternative versions of the world are explored where there are…
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Festival of Quilts
Festival of Quilts is just around the corner! I am scrambling to get my book finished and printed ready for the show, alongside a massive exhibition gallery for Criminal Quilts including older and brand new work, including the collaboration quilt. I also have a piece in the Fine Art Quilt Masters competition exhibition again, which…
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Precious Objects at Lustre 2017
Lustre is a fantastic selling show taking place at Nottingham University over the weekend of 4th-5th November. I will be there with a shed full of tools and remade treasures from my Precious Objects collection. Lustre is open 10am-5pm. SaveSave
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Contemporary Craft Festival preparations
The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey, Devon opens in just over a week. I have been flat out making enough stock to make my stand look convincing, as this is the first show I have done with this work. Until a couple of weeks ago I had less than 10 pieces. Now I’ve got….…
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Made by Hand Online
My precious objects collection are now on sale on Made by Hand online. The first collection of pieces is now up for sale and I will be adding more after Bovey Tracey Craft Festival in June – I am busy making new pieces for the show! There’s an interview with me on madebyhandonline website where…
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Contemporary Craft Festival 2017
It’s an awfully long time since I exhibited at a selling show but the time has come! I am taking the Precious Objects out to the delightful Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey 9-11th June. I’m busy collecting weird and wonderful new tools, agricultural implements and mystery objects and trying out new mixed media techniques and…
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Melbourne & Wirksworth Festivals
I am taking my precious collection of objects on tour! Over two weekends in September, I will be showing and selling a growing collection of precious objects in private homes in the two Derbyshire towns of Melbourne and Wirksworth. Wirksworth 10th & 11th September 10am-5pm at 6 Cromford Road. £7 per person for trail guide which gives entry to…
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