UPPERCASE Magazine Issue 59

I’m pleased to announce that my hand embroidered work has been mentioned in the Canadian UPPERCASE Magazine issue 59. The article features a close up of my artwork Summer ’76.

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Uppercase Magazine issue 59
Uppercase Magazine issue 59
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Catherine Hill is a multi-award-winning contemporary textile artist from Lancashire, based in the UK.
Interested in the connections between landscape & home, her pieces journal local dialect and domestic life in Lancashire during the 1970’s.

Vintage thread, cotton cloth & the colour red, inspired by the Red Rose of Lancashire, form the basis for her hand stitched art.
Easily recognised for her creative use of hand embroidered text, she has been invited to publish work in several publications and has been exhibited across the UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Brazil and Australia.

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Thank you to editor Janine Vangool for including my work.

Issue 59 is available to purchase via Central Books in the UK.

Bulgarian Triennial of Mini Textile 2023

I’m pleased to announce that my hand embroidered artworks – Reel Stories 1 & 2 – are part of the Bulgarian Triennial of Mini Textile 2023, held in the city of Sofia. The exhibition on theme of ‘CONNECTING’ is curated by the Union of Bulgarian Artists.

The exhibition takes place 20th November – 11th December 2023 at the Gallery to the UBA, SofiaPress, 29 Slavyanska Street, Sofia, Bulgaria.

There are 217 artists from 32 countries taking part in the Micro Textile category.

Bulgarian Triennial of Mini Textile 2023
Bulgarian Triennial of Mini Textile 2023

Artworks were jury selected from an international group of artists – Beatrijs Sterk (Germany), Snezana Skoko (Serbia), Asadour Markarov (China), Antonia Tabakova (Bulgaria), Dima Nedialkova-Kaprieva (Bulgaria), Margarita Dopcheva (Bulgaria) and Michaela Padeva (Bulgaria).

Reel Stories 1 - Cotton Weavers Poem
Reel Stories 1 – Cotton Weavers Poem
Reel Stories 1 - Cotton Weavers Poem
Reel Stories 1 – Cotton Weavers Poem
Reel Stories 2 - Cotton Mill Jobs
Reel Stories 2 – Cotton Mill Jobs
Reel Stories 2 - Cotton Weavers Poem
Reel Stories 2 – Cotton Weavers Poem

These pieces are part of a body of work about the Lancashire cotton industry.

Update: December 2023

I’m pleased to share images of Reel Stories on exhibition in Bulgaria.

Embroidery Magazine Issue 74

Embroidery Magazine Issue 74

I’m please to announce that Darning Sampler and Bunting Butties and a Brew are included in Embroidery Magazine Issue 74.

Embroidery Magazine Issue 74

The two page spread article showcases the winning entries in the Embroiderers’ Guild Members’ Challenge 2023 plus pieces from the ‘Fit for a King’ exhibition.

Bunting, Butties and a Brew & Darning Sampler are part of Embroidery Magazine Issue 74
Bunting, Butties and a Brew & Darning Sampler are part of Embroidery Magazine Issue 74
Darning Sampler
Darning Sampler
Bunting, Butties and a Brew
Bunting, Butties and a Brew

Please purchase your copies via the Embroidery Magazine website.