Any Other Business Exhibition

I’m please to share that Time Stands Still and Numb have been jury selected for the Any Other Business exhibition with Prism Textiles.

The exhibition takes place at The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, London E3 4QY from 4th-14th April 2025.

Any Other Business
Any Other Business
Time Stands Still 
Time Stands Still 
Numb
Numb

Update April 2025:

The exhibition has been beautifully curated and here are a few images of my own work on display.

Numb and Time Stands Still in exhibition
Numb and Time Stands Still in exhibition

National Embroidery Awards 2025

I’m pleased to announce that Lancashire Rich Jam Cake is part of the National Embroidery Awards 2025 at the Fashion & Embroidery Show, NEC Birmingham, England.

This exhibition of machine and hand embroidery features around a 100 stunning artworks from across the UK. The Fashion & Embroidery Show is hosted by the Creative Craft Show in Hall 20 at the NEC centre, Birmingham, England, 13th – 16th March 2025.

National Embroidery Awards 2025

I visited on day two of the show, busy with visitors from both stitching and mixed media backgrounds.

As I popped into the exhibition I snapped the image below – a visitor totally absorbed with my hand embroidered recipe.

Visitor reading the recipe.
National Embroidery Awards 2025
Visitor reading the recipe

Towards the end of the day I took these images showcasing the diverse work on show.

Images from the show.
National Embroidery Awards 2025
Images from the show.
Images from the show.
National Embroidery Awards 2025
Images from the show.

There could only be one overall winner.

The Best in Show was awarded to my dear friend and textile artist Aran Illingworth. Congratulations Aran.

Best in Show at the National Embroidery Awards
Best in Show at the National Embroidery Awards

Fashion and Embroidery Show 2025

I’m pleased to share that my hand embroidered work will be on display on the Embroiderers’ Guild stand at the Fashion & Embroidery Show, NEC Birmingham 13th-16th March 2025.

Darning Sampler 2’ and ‘They Shall Grow Not Old’ created for the ‘Repair Restore Recreate’ Members’ Project plus ‘Good Grub’ created for the Members’ Challenge are available to view on the Embroiderers’ Guild stand H28 at the show.

Darning Sampler 2 - part of the Repair Restore Recreate
Darning Sampler 2 – part of the Repair Restore Recreate
They Shall Grow Not Old
They Shall Grow Not Old
Good Grub part of the Fashion and Embroidery Show 2025
Good Grub part of the Fashion and Embroidery Show 2025

Update from the show:

Thank you to the volunteers at the Embroiderers’ Guild for displaying my work.

Darning Sampler 2
Darning Sampler 2
They Shall Grow Not Old
They Shall Grow Not Old
Good Grub
Good Grub