Right to Roam Exhibition

I’m delighted to share that Moors of Home is part of the Right to Roam exhibition in the North York Moors.

The exhibition runs from 20 June to 26 July 2026 at the Inspired by Gallery, Danby Lodge National Park Centre, Lodge Ln, Danby, Whitby YO21 2NB.

Right to Roam
Moors of Home

Right to Roam Exhibition

Who gets to roam the countryside? Who gets to care for it?

“Nearly a century ago, workers from the industrial towns and cities of northern England began organising, not for better wages or shorter hours, but for something many now take for granted: the opportunity to walk freely in the countryside. Their campaign culminated in the 1932 Kinder Scout Mass Trespass, a landmark moment that helped shape the future of public access and contributed to the creation of Britain’s National Parks……

Right to Roam - Moors of Home
Right to Roam exhibition – Moors of Home

……This exhibition reflects on the history of the right to roam movement and its impact on the creation of England’s National Parks and public rights of way. Bringing together artists passionate about access to our shared landscape and artefacts from the Working-Class Movement Library, this display delves into what access to the countryside means to artists……

Right to Roam exhibition
Moors of Home – detail

Right to Roam invites visitors to consider the legacy of those early campaigners and to reflect on their own connection to the landscape. It is an exhibition about access, but also about care, belonging, memory and ways people find meaning in the natural world.” – Inspired by Gallery.

Feast

Breaking bread -

I’m delighted to share that Breaking Bread is part of Feast – the Embroiderers’ Guild 2025/6 Members Challenge.

There’s something fitting about a piece called Breaking Bread sitting alongside other makers’ responses to the idea of feast. Food, and the rituals around it, carry so much of what we mean by home, gathering and sharing – it’s also the kind of ordinary everyday moments that I keep returning to in my work.

The Guild set a theme open to interpretation – food and celebration, a “feast for the eyes,” or something closer to indulgence and excess. All the submitted artworks feature in a Guild digital flip book, alongside the makers’ own descriptions and notes – it’s well worth a browse.

Breaking Bread - part of Feast EG Members' Challenge Flip Book
Screenshot – Breaking Bread – part of the EG Members’ Challenge Flip Book
Breaking Bread - part of Feast EG Members' Challenge Flip Book
Screenshot – Breaking Bread – part of the Feast EG Members’ Challenge Flip Book

The pieces will also be on show at the Embroiderers’ Guild stand at the Knit and Stitch shows in London and Harrogate later this autumn, so there’ll be a chance to see them in person too.

A Textile Retreat in Fes — an update

Sunrise over the city of Fes

I’m sorry to say that I have made the decision not to take the retreat in Fes forward.

This wasn’t an easy decision. Fes is a place that does something to you creatively, and I genuinely wanted to share that experience.

Ultimately, regional uncertainties and logistical challenges have made it impossible for me to finalise an itinerary with enough certainty — and I didn’t feel comfortable asking anyone to make plans or commit to something I couldn’t guarantee. That didn’t feel right.

To everyone who got in touch to register their interest — thank you for your understanding. Your enthusiasm meant so much, and I’m genuinely sorry this won’t be the adventure we get to share.

Retreat in Fes - Moroccan mint tea
Moroccan mint tea