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4th September 20234th September 2023

Embroidery Magazine September 2023

I’m pleased to announce that an article about my hand embroidered work has been published in the Embroidery Magazine September 2023 issue.

The process started a few months ago with an enquiry from the magazine followed by an interview, about my journey into textiles, with artist and journalist Ellen Bell.

We chatted about my design process and several artworks including Accrington Pals, and Sylko Addict.

Article in Embroidery Magazine September 2023

Thank you to Christopher James Hall for the brilliant photography.

It’s available to purchase on the Magazine website.

I’m chuffed to bits with the article and I hope you enjoy reading it.

25th August 20233rd February 2024

Millstone Grit

A new exhibition at the House of Smalls prompted me to create a new piece of work called Millstone Grit for the Dollhouse gallery.

The exhibition takes place at The House of Smalls, Cambrook Court, High Street, Chipping Campden, Glos GL55 6AT from 26th August – 16th September 2023.

With an exhibition titled ‘In Memory Of’ I designed an artwork in memory of my Dad.

About ‘Millstone Grit’ :

“Stoic, solid, immovable …. millstone grit is as perfect a symbol for the North of England – the old North – as one can imagine.” Ben Myers.

A hill farmer’s son, father to six kids and a veteran of the Korean War. A quiet man of few words – My Dad.

Size 11.5 x 11.5 cm. Hand embroidered textile art. Vintage Sylko cotton thread, cotton cloth.

“A show for artworks made in remembrance of someone lost/left.” House of Smalls.

List of Artists taking part in the exhibition — Artists taking part in the exhibition.

I’m enjoying making small artworks that fit in perfectly with the scale of the Dollhouse exhibition.

Update – Images from the ‘In Memory Of’ dollhouse exhibition

9th August 20239th August 2023

Grenfell Memorial Quilt

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Collection. Today it features the community textile project – the Grenfell Memorial Quilt.

On the night of June 14th 2017, 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in London.

The memorial quilt project was created by the ‘artivist’ Tuesday Greenidge, whose daughter escaped from the tower fire. When Grenfell Tower caught alight her daughter was in the lift. She managed to escape and safely get to her mother’s home to tell her Grenfell was on fire. Tuesday guides us through the quilts and explains the hidden meaning in some of the pieces.

The Grenfell Quilt Logo

In the five years since, Greenidge has been working on a quilt in memory of the 72 people who lost their lives that night. The individual artworks will be pieced together to create a single quilt the height of Grenfell Tower.