Tag: craft
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Red clay and faded madder
Following the day’s colour prompt, I looked for a summer orange but what I found was an autumn russet, terracotta, brick. Had it been a sunny day, I might have thought of Tuscan roof tiles, glowing at sunset, but on an overcast, post-heatwave day when everything seems faded, it’s brick I see. Good, solid English…
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Hand & Heart textile days
A new series of events for textile folk in and around Loughborough Hand & Heart is my new project exploring sense of touch, textiles and sewing and I would like to invite you to join me for the first events in September and October. Do you love textiles & sewing? We invite you to join…
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21 Years of Ruth Singer, artist and writer. Making Meaning Episode 65
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This month, July 2026 marks 21 years since I left a very nice, well-paid job in the museum sector (at the V&A no less) and set off on this journey of second-career self-employment. It’s been varied to say the least and full of successes and failures, risks and rewards. In this new podcast episode I…
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Family Stories
How I use my own and others’ family histories and and objects in my work Pieces from Tool Shed, my grandad’s tools, stitched onto his handkerchiefs. Family histories, memorials, personal collections and individual stories have been part of my practice for a long time, since I first worked with my grandad’s tools and handkerchiefs in…
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Book Launch
Online and in-person launch events for Tangled; Textile Stories of Care & Connection, my new book out very soon Over the weekend of 14th & 15th August, I am celebrating my new book Tangled; Textile Stories of Care & Connection with an online launch on Friday 14th August at 6.30pm and an in-person exhibition and…
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Inside the covers of Tangled
What is actually in this new book? A week ago I soft-launched my new self-published book, opening up for pre-sales while the book is still in production. On Saturday I was visiting speaker for a conference about textiles and I talked about Mary Linwood. I also mentioned my new book and was asked “what is…
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How I accidentally became a writer
And how self-publishing has shaped my career I never expected to call myself a writer. I never expected to call myself an artist, either, but here I am, aged 51 and very much both writer and artist. I started my working life as a museum professional after a couple of academic degrees and from the…
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Business Birthday Sale!
It’s my 21st business birthday so I’ve added books, online courses and downloads into a great big birthday sale I find it hard to believe that I’ve managed 21 years of this self employment rollercoaster. I am due a lengthy reflection and review but that is going to have to wait because I am launching…
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Introducing my new book ‘Tangled’ Textile Stories of Care & Connection
Available for pre-order before publication in August My new book, Tangled; Textile Stories of Care and Connection, is almost ready! It’s taken me a really long time to get to this point, but in the end, it has worked out really well. This summer I celebrate 21 years of self-employment as an artist and writer,…
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Nature connection and colour
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Exploring green in the garden During my first nature-based residency in 2023, I read that humans can see more variations of green than of any other colour. That’s because we evolved to live in green places, needing to identify plants and food. I developed a lovely activity to explore this, using threads in many shades…