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26th July 20248th September 2024

2024 Harley Open

I’m pleased to announce that the Giant Cauliflower Harvest and Summer ’76 have been jury selected for the 2024 Harley Open.

Over 1200 artworks entered. After two rounds of jury selections 186 artworks were chosen for the final exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show at The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LW, from Saturday 27 July to Sunday 13 October.

The jury includes guest judge Selina Skipwith, an independent art advisor and curator, who curated previous Harley exhibitions including In Good Company and John Burningham’s Bedtime Stories.

Giant Cauliflower Harvest part of the 2024 Harley Open

Voting for the People’s Prize will take place throughout the exhibition, with the winner announced at the end of the show. The People’s Prize is £750 sponsored by the Welbeck Estates Company.

Update September 2024:

On a sunny September day, I popped over to Welbeck to check out the Harley Open.

Please vote for my work for visitors choice – Vote here!

There is such a high quality of work and I feel honoured to have two artworks accepted.

Summer '76 and the Giant Cauliflower Harvest in the exhibition — Summer ’76 and the Giant Cauliflower Harvest in the exhibition

26th July 202426th July 2024

The Domestic Duster Project with Vanessa Marr

The award-winning Domestic Duster Project, established by Vanessa Marr in 2014, uses the power of stitch to give women a voice in domestic contexts where they are otherwise silenced, unheard, or ignored.

The project invites women to embroider their domestic experiences, complaints, and celebrations as words or images onto a yellow duster. This exhibition showcases a selection of dusters that have been embroidered by women from across the world, challenging the legacy of so-called women’s work.

Join Vanessa, as she shares the personal stories behind some of the dusters.

The Duster Project: https://domesticdusters.wordpress.com/about-this-project/ / https://www.instagram.com/domesticdusters/

“Each duster is unique and hand-stitched, transforming it from cleaning cloth to craftivist act. Whilst conversations often begin around cleaning, this is not the focus, rather it is a route to discussing women’s lived experiences and expectations of care, the mental load, and the sharing (or not) of home-based responsibilities. The experience of embroidering a duster for exhibition also addresses the benefits of stitching for health and wellbeing and the solidarity of group participation and common experience. The ever-growing collection includes hundreds of dusters that have been exhibited and presented widely in community, creative and academic contexts across the UK, mainland Europe, and Florida, USA. ” – Duster project.

This is an on-going project. Anyone, of any ability and from any part of the world can take part.

Filmed at the Knitting & Stitching Show, London 2023.

For a more inspiration, please browse the ‘Meet the Artist’ collection on my YouTube Channel.

17th July 202417th July 2024

Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn – Meet the Artists

Textile artists and authors, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn, have worked together for over 45 years. Their Rhythms & Reflections exhibition builds on their love of detailed hand and machine embroidered surfaces.

Join Jan and Jean, as they share the stitches and techniques that created the work.

Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn: https://doubletrouble-ent.com/

Books by Jan and Jean: https://amzn.to/4bN0G3N

Jan’s work is inspired by the ever-changing landscape of the Wetlands of Lefkada in Greece.

“The colours and organic growth patterns provided the initial fascination. Excitement followed by observations of the lush, overgrown variety of grasses, which offered layers of glorious textures yet still maintain the rhythms and constrictions of the tidal waterways. Intriguing light and atmospheric changes in early evening and after sundown have led to developing new focal points.”

Work from the Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn exhibition

Jean’s work centres on the rhythms and cycles of the moon, and she reflects on how our ancestors viewed these phenomena as evidenced in cultural myths and legends.

“During lockdown, the phases of the moon embodied continuity and reassurance in an uncertain world and became the focus of her work. Moon mythology informed pieces such as ‘Wolf Moon’ and ‘Sturgeon Moon’, whereas other works were responses to night-time observations of atmospheric cloud framed moons.“

Work from the Jan and Jean's exhibition — Work from the Jan and Jean’s exhibition