Studio Notes

 “Tell your own story and you will be interesting”.  

  Louise Bourgeois

The Continuing Journey

After finishing my panel about my Granma, I started on Mums scroll, I have fond memories of her helping me with my textile work back in the 1990s, when I started constructing hangings of various sizes out of mini cushions. I was working full time with two young children and I used to machine the cushions myself, then hand them over to Mum to turn and stuff, before I hand stitched them closed, as her hand stitching wasn’t the neatest She even used to take stuffing and bundles of them on holiday to do, whilst relaxing and watching the sea.…

Connecting Threads

It’s been nearly a year since I last connected with you and I apologise for that but I have to admit that I’ve become quite disillusioned with social media in general lately. However this feels the perfect moment to update you on what I’ve been doing over the last year, my original intention was to develop my own personal narrative to my family textile treasures and ephemera, in an authentic way, both in terms of its emotional significance to me and the material connection to previous generations of my family. I’ve been fascinated with these items over the years but…

After a long break…….

Well actually it’s been more than a while, since I posted on this site but I’m planning to rectify that now. Life has taken over somewhat with personal and health issues, for the last three years, some lovely, happy events but some family problems which have been very difficult and my art has had to take backstage for a while. This year has been a fresh start for me, starting with a new commitment to myself to make time for my creativity, as it’s so integral to my well being, which I’ve neglected for too long. I have been helping…

It’s been a while!

It’s been a while since I last posted unfortunately, I’ve been unwell and also working as a coach for an online art course since June, so I’ve not been as creative as I would like. It was a real honour to be asked by Uk artist Louise Fletcher, to be a coach for a second year on her ten week course Find Your Joy, which teaches all level of artists, from absolute beginners to experienced artists. It’s been a really joyful experience to witness how artists all over the world, have embraced Louises teaching and really pushed themselves to learn…

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