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Bankley Open 2021

Bankley Open 2021

I’m absolutely delighted to announce that “Sound of the Kenwood Chef” has been jury selected for the Bankley Open 2021. Bankley received over 325 submissions. Only 20 artworks were selected.

Bankley Open

“The Bankley Open Call is back! We invite submissions from artists working in any discipline. Approximately 20 artists will be chosen by a panel of judges to exhibit in the Bankley Open exhibition opening September 2021. The 1st prize winner will receive a solo show at Bankley Studios + Gallery alongside £500 prize money + £200 production fee. There will also be a £200 prize for the runner-up, as well as a Visitor Choice Prize.”

Bankley Studios and Gallery.
Sound of the Kenwood Chef
Sound of the Kenwood Chef

The exhibition opening night and awards ceremony is on 24th September 2021, 6-9pm
and is open from 25th September – 10th October 2021. Please check the gallery for opening times.

Bankley Studios & Gallery, Bankley Street, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 3PP.

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Bound Part 1

Bound part 1 - vintage kitchen utensils wrapped in vintage cream cloured thread and red sylko thread

Bound Part 1, is a new piece of work featuring pieces from my collection of vintage kitchen utensils.

For generations women have been bound to the home and a life of domesticity. This piece is a celebration of the tools of their trade.

Beautiful Skyline products manufactured in the Lancashire town of Burnley, well-worn wooden spoons and unusual utensils.

Each piece tells a story through the imperfections, scars and dents it has collected through use. Artwork is mounted onto a cotton tea-towel woven in Quarry Bank Mill .

Size 31 x 38 cm. Vintage kitchen utensils, hand bound with vintage crochet and Sylko threads.

Bound part 1 - vintage kitchen utensils wrapped in vintage cream cloured thread and red sylko thread
Bound Part 1
Bound part 1 - vintage kitchen utensils wrapped in vintage cream cloured thread and red sylko thread
Bound in vintage threads with a hint of my favourite Vintage red Sylko thread

This piece forms part of a body of work about my Lancashire roots.

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Water Works Exhibition

I’m pleased to announce that “Moors of Home ” has been selected by Sarah, curator at Spring Up Gallery, for the Water Works Exhibition. This virtual exhibition will be available to view from 15th August to 12th September 2021 via this link.

To read more about this artwork, please visit this post.

Exhibition Poster showing a background of rippling blue water
Exhibition Poster
Moors of Home - red hand embroidered words of a lancashire poem onto cotton cloth
Moors of Home

Size 21 x 27 cm. The piece is hand embroidered and hand stitched with vintage Sylko thread on cotton cloth Eco printed with leaves and petals from my lockdown garden in Summer 2020.

Screen shot of the Gallery
Screen shot of the Virtual Gallery
Screen shot of the Water Works Exhibition Gallery
Screen shot of the Water Works Exhibition Gallery

This is the third time I have exhibited art with the Spring Up Gallery.