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25th September 202425th September 2024

A Letter in Mind 2024

I’m honoured to be taking part in A Letter in Mind 2024. An exhibition where all work is sold anonymously for £85 each to raise funds for the National Brain Appeal.

A letter in Mind 2024 raising funds for The National Brain Appeal

The theme of this year’s exhibition is ‘The Wonder of Colour’.

In this its 11th year, over 800 plus artworks will be on exhibition at Gallery Different, 14 Percy St, London W1T 1DR.

The gallery is open to the public on Tuesday 29 October, 10am-8pm and from Wednesday 30 October – Saturday 2 November 10am-6pm.

You will be able to preview the artworks online at aletterinmind.org from 11am on 30 October – and artworks will go on sale online on Thursday 31 October from 11am.

All proceeds will fund projects at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. The National Hospital in Queen Square is one of the world’s leading centres for the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with neurological and neuromuscular conditions. The Institute of Neurology has a world-class reputation for neuroscience. Its mission is to translate neuroscience discovery research into treatments for patients with neurological diseases, including stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), brain cancer, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and dementia among many others.

A Letter in Mind

“The idea is simple: use a plain, white envelope as your starting point to create an artwork based on a theme…. All proceeds from sales help to transform life for the millions of people affected by neurological and neuromuscular conditions in the UK. Last year, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of ALIM and saw the total raised exceed £300,000…. We provide much-needed funds to support The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery and the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology …. One of the world’s leading centres for the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with neurological and neuromuscular conditions. These include stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain cancer, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and dementia.

Each year hundreds of artists put time, effort and creativity into making unique artworks for ALIM. We are so grateful for the commitment of all contributing artists, some of whom have submitted work every year since the event launched in 2013! They come from across the UK and beyond, and include household names and professional artists, people who have been creating art for a lifetime and people who are just starting to dip their toe into drawing or painting.

Well-known contributors this year include: Orlanda Broom, Mark Dion, Polly Dunbar, Kevin Eldon, Mark Entwisle, James Fleet, Leigh Francis, Stephen Graham, Harry Hill, Frank Kiely, Anita Mangan, Ishbel Myerscough, Morag Myerscough, Chris Riddell, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Axel Scheffler, Indira Varma and Hannah Walters.

Set an alert for 11am on 29 October to preview the artworks, with sales launching at 11am on 31 October. We hope you find a piece you love!” A Letter in Mind.

I feel honoured to be part of A Letter in Mind 2024. It’s a charity that’s very close to my heart and one I’ve supported in previous years with my embroidered work.

31st July 202431st July 2024

Batool Showghi – Meet the Artist

Mixed media artist Batool Showghi explores themes of cultural heritage, memory, identity, and loss. Her work is concerned with the experience of women and the way in which this experience relates to cultural and religious boundaries. Pieces reflect on the theme of turbulence, immigration, disintegration of the family and the experience of displacement.

In response to the recent uprising of Iranian women, Batool has created a series of textile works around the theme of Struggle and Rise of Women.

Join Batool as she shares the stories that inspired her work.

Batool Showghi: https://batoolshowghi.com/

Batool Showghi

Showghi uses family birth certificates, passports, old photographs and documents to create her pieces. Her work and writings in Farsi are a poetic reflection on her memories, the environment she grew up in, the family, and a city which was lost during the war. These visual autobiographical artworks are designed to narrate and show the beauty and sadness of this struggle which will always be there.

Her figures come to life on canvas. The sewing machine and its needle are her drawing tools. She creates these heads, bodies, and hands intuitively, as if they look at the audience and question their plight. There is a sense of solidarity and movement between them. They know that they will succeed and overcome their struggle.

Showghi was born in Iran and moved to England in 1985. She received a merit for her MA in Design & Media Arts from the University of Westminster in 1997. Batool’s mixed media work and artist’s books can be found at: The Tate Britain, British Library, The Royal Navy Museum in Portsmouth, The Museum of Art and Literature, Yerevan, Armenia, and in many public and private collections.

Filmed at the Knitting & Stitching Show, London 2023.

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

12th June 202412th June 2024

Beryl Dean Award for Hand Embroidery

I’m delighted to share that ‘Good Grub‘ had been awarded ‘Winner of the Beryl Dean Award for Hand Embroidery’ in the Embroiderers’ Guild 2024 Members’ Challenge ‘Opposites Attract’.