Tag: exhibition
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On My Mother’s Knee Exhibition in Bangor
I’m very pleased to say that the fantastic exhibition On My Mother’s Knee, created by Llantarnam Grange Art Centre, is moving to Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor, 17th January to 28th February. This exhibition features work from my series’ Tool Shed and Time Bubble. I’m delighted to have my work alongside brilliant makers…
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Interlace on show in Craft and Conflict at Bilston Craft Gallery
Work by Interlace is on show in Craft and Conflict at Bilston Craft Gallery until 22nd November 2014. We created work specifically for this show, using white petals instead of our usual colours. By creating fragile textile forms fixed into concrete, we explore making the ephemeral permanent and preserving memories set in stone. The…
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Show Season!
I’ve barely unpacked all the goodies I bought at the Festival of Quilts (last month) and apparently it is almost time for the Knitting & Stitching Show** – with the local Big Textile Show* in between. Festival of Quilts at the NEC Birmingham is always a favourite of mine – it is an hour away so…
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Travelling Tool Shed
Today would have been my Grandad’s 98th birthday. My work, Tool Shed, inspired by his collection of tools, is heading off for a new exhibition later this month. What’s in Your Shed opens at Snibston, Coalville, Leicestershire 26th July – 26th September 2014 curated and conceived by Transform, an arts project working to create artistic interventions…
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Unfold – exploring the process of collaboration
I’m delighted to be showing my collaboration with Alys Power at this new exhibition at Walford Mill Crafts from 5th April – 18th May 2014. I’m just starting work on two new collaborations with makers for exhibition later this summer too, one with Bethany Walker and one with Sharyn Dunn.
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New exhibitions
Two pieces of my collaboration with Alys Power are now on display at Unit Twelve Contemporary Craft Open (the show that I won a prize at last year!). They’ve been beautifully displayed as usual, and the rest of the show looks stunning. I’m looking forward to getting over to see it. The show continues until…
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Selvedge Fair
The fantastic Selvedge Winter Fair is coming up next week! I have visited the show a few times but this will be my first time exhibiting. The fair is always amazing. Chelsea Old Town Hall is a stunning building and the main hall, side rooms and corridors are crammed with textile gorgeousness. There are designer-makers,…
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On My Mother’s Knee
I’m exhibiting at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, in a show called On My Mother’s Knee, opening later this month. I’ve created a new series especially for this show called Tool Shed. I’ll also be showing these two aprons. The exhibition catalogue is available online. When I was approached for this show in February this year, I…
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Ornamentum Regeneration Exhibition Launch
Exhibition Launch! Please come along to see the work of Ornamentum 10 contemporary craft makers in my studio building including my new installation in the nooks and crannies of the building.
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The Beauty of Stains
I’ve recently been invited put together a major solo exhibition at The National Centre for Craft & Design in late 2015. The exhibition theme is loosely around physical and emotional engagement with cloth, exploring tactility, memory and personal stories, mostly around old domestic textiles. The working title of the show is The Beauty of Stains. I’m interested…