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Departures Exhibition

I’m pleased to share that Time Stands Still & Numb have been selected for the Departures Exhibition. 

The exhibition takes place at Natural Endings Funeral Directors located at the Former Mail Sorting Depot, Rise Ln, Todmorden, West Yorkshire OL14 7AA, Friday 10th October – Sunday 12th October 2025.

This multi-discipline exhibition will feature artists’ responses to the subject of Death and Passing. 

Departures Exhibition at the Natural Endings Funeral Directors
Departures Exhibition at the Natural Endings Funeral Directors

Artworks

The grief and heartache of losing loved ones can leave a family completely numb, their world comes to a complete halt, and time stands still. This has occurred a few times in my life most recently with the passing of a very close family member.

These artworks are about the loss, grief and harrowing pain once experienced by all.

Numb part of the Departures Exhibition
Numb part of the Departures Exhibition

Update October 2025:

Thank you to the team at the Departures Exhibition for curating such a sensitive exhibition.

Image from the exhibition
Departures Exhibition
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Time Stands Still 

Time Stands Still is about the grief and heartache of losing a dear loved one.

It’s a very personal and emotional piece of hand embroidery that was difficult to design, compose and stitch. It captures the visceral moments of an emotional trauma. This kind of experience leaves you completely numb, your world comes to a complete halt, and time stands still.

Time Stands Still - close up
Close up

These are moments which I now reflect on as an observer, feeling unable to reconcile the harrowing pain experienced by all.

The work has taken a year to design and stitch and was designed whilst I was mourning a loved one. Creating the piece helped me through my own grieving process.

Time Stands Still 
Time Stands Still 

Size 21 x 21 cm (40 x 40cm framed), hand embroidered vintage dark grey Sylko thread on cotton cloth. 

Created as a companion piece for ‘Numb‘.

Update:

This artwork has been jury selected for the Prism Textiles ‘Any Other Business’ 2025 exhibition, The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, London E3 4QY from 4th-14th April 2025.

Any Other Business
Any Other Business