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6th September 20231st October 2023

Calderdale Open 2023

I’m pleased to announce that Giant Cauliflower Harvest has been selected for the Calderdale Open 2023.

To mark Calderdale’s Year of Culture in 2024, the theme of this year’s exhibition is the landscape, people, history, and heritage of Calderdale.

My father worked as a builder renovating old farm buildings in the area around Todmorden in Calderdale. I’m honoured to have this artwork in the exhibition.

Hand embroidered art - Giant Cauliflower Harvest — Hand embroidered art – Giant Cauliflower Harvest

Giant Cauliflower Harvest - detail — Giant Cauliflower Harvest – detail

The exhibition takes place at Smith Art Gallery, Halifax Road, Brighouse HD6 2AF, Yorkshire. Open from Saturday 30th September 2023 until Tuesday 9th April 2024.

Judges

All competition works will be submitted to the judging panel below, who will select the works for display,

Paul Bartram

Paul is the owner of the Yorkshire Gallery in the Piece Hall. He is a passionate supporter of Yorkshire based Artists/Designer makers. He is proud to showcase their work in a carefully curated space with a regular programme of exhibitions that reflects passion for fine art, contemporary jewellery, and engaging craft.

Alice Bradshaw

Alice is an artist, curator and writer based in Elland. She is interested in discarded, everyday materials and words. Recycling and repetition are important strategies in her work, which sets up a dialogue around the value of rubbish through objects, publications, exhibitions, and events. Alice runs Art Lab at Dean Clough, a monthly artists’ presentations and social event, and co-produces Dwell Time, an award-winning arts publication reflecting on mental wellbeing.

Dr Jo Neil

Dr Jo Neil is Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Fine Art at Leeds Arts University. The BA (Hons) Fine Art course has studio communities and facilities for painting, sculpture, and time-based practices (performance, moving image and sound). Jo’s first degree is in fine art painting and current practice is multi-disciplinary. It explores the spaces between research, making, writing, presenting and performance

Update October 2023:

I’m pleased to announce that Giant Cauliflower Harvest has received 2nd place in the Calderdale Open 2023. It’s a beautifully curated exhibition.

I’m chuffed to bits and in complete awe at the curation of this stunning exhibition – of the 87 pieces on display, I counted four pieces of beautiful textile artwork.

Thank you to curator Eli Dawson and the judges Paul Bartram of @theyorkshiregallery, Alice Bradshaw alicebradshaw.co.uk and Dr Joanna Neil (Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Fine Art at Leeds Arts University) for the award.

I can heartily recommend a visit and there’s also a visitors choice award so please vote for your favourite work.

28th August 202328th August 2023

Bunting, Butties and a Brew

In the year we crowned our new monarch, the Embroiderers’ Guild has designed a royal themed members’ project to share at the Knitting and Stitching Shows in 2023. ‘Fit for a King’ is the name of the exhibition and my contribution ‘Bunting, Butties and a Brew’ is a new piece of work, designed and stitched especially for exhibition.

Bunting, Butties and a Brew - hand embroidered textile art — Bunting, Butties and a Brew – Hand embroidered textile art

About ‘Bunting, Butties and a Brew’:

With any royal celebration, my family has a long-established tradition that involves bunting, vintage china and a cake stand. This year was no different as London was transformed for the coronation of our new monarch and his queen.

We celebrated with our pile of butties cut into triangles (crusts off), a Victoria Sponge cake, a freshly brewed pot of tea and individual trifles served in vintage glassware – and then toasted our king with a chilled glass of bubbly.

The hand embroidered panel is 12 x 23.5cm. The artwork is entirely hand embroidered and stitched with a variety of vintage Sylko threads.

This piece is a continuation of a body of work based on memory, food and family.

18th August 202318th January 2024

Stitch by Stitch 2023

Fragments & Sylko Addict - Collections Exhibition - hand embroidered art

I’ve checked my records and realised I’ve yet to share with you some of the images from the brilliant Stitch by Stitch 2023 exhibition.

‘Stitch by Stitch Textile Collective’ – “An exhibition for established and emerging textile artists working with stitch, fabric and mixed media” – held at the Willow Gallery, 56 Willow Street, Oswestry, SY11 1AD; Saturday 1st July – Saturday 19th August 2023.

features artwork by Marian Jazmik — Features artwork by Marian Jazmik

Following an invitation from curators Suzette Smart and Alison Holt, Sylko Addict was selected to be part of this prestigious exhibition.

The exhibition included art from many high profile UK textile artists including Jan Beaney, Jean Littlejohn, Christine Kelly of Gentlework, Vivienne Beaumont, Emily Tull, Fiona Gill plus many more. An online gallery of the artworks is available here.

Meet the Artists: Catherine Hill & Vivienne Beaumont

On the 15th July 2023, Vivienne and I took part in a Meet the Artist event at the exhibition.

It was a perfect space to meet and chat to visitors and to share our creative journeys with them. Most of the visitors were embroiderers who asked questions about our process and our choices of materials.

Meet the artists - Catherine Hill & Vivienne Beaumont — Meet the artists – Catherine Hill & Vivienne Beaumont

Embroidery Magazine – July / August 2023

I’m delighted that there is an article about the exhibition in Embroidery Magazine – July / August 2023. This wonderful article is written by textile artist Ailish Henderson and shares several pieces selected for exhibition – including Sylko Addict.

The article also shares work by textile artists Suzette Smart, Jane Sanders, Alison Holt and Pauline Kiernan.

Thank you to Allish Henderson for your kind words — Thank you to Ailish Henderson for your kind words

Thank you to Ailish Henderson for your kind words about my work.

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