Voices in cloth
Thursday 12th to Tuesday 24th October 2023
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You can see more of the Blue Spaces series at this exhibition with Voices in Cloth at the Old Fire Station Gallery in Henley. No theme this time, just everybody playing to their strengths and producing stunning stitched textile work.
Come and say hello, meet the artists, who will be stewarding daily, and enjoy the work. Time: 10am-4pm daily Venue: The Old Fire Station Gallery, 52 Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AG |
Consuo: reflections of south hill park
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Wednesday 30th September to Sunday 5th November 2023
Consuo is an exhibiting group of textile artists who create 2D and 3D artworks using a variety of processes, techniques and materials, including fabric manipulation, dyeing, weaving, knitting, stitching, printing, basketry and mixed media. Taking their name from the Latin for ‘to sew together’, Consuo Textile Art comprises alumni from textile courses at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham.
2023 marks 50 years since South Hill Park became an arts centre. Members of Consuo have responded to various aspects of the centre - the buildings, grounds, activities, people, history, events - to create an exhibition which is part of the celebration of this anniversary. Responding to the blue spaces in the grounds of SHP, I have created a new body of work; come and see it and a huge variety of work from the other members, displayed throughout this amazing building. Curator: Loucia Manopoulou Venue: South Hill Park Arts Centre (throughout the building), Ringmead, Bracknell Time: 10am - 5pm daily |
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Diversity - SUrface:tension
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Wednesday 10 to Sunday 21 May 2023
Delighted to be exhibiting with Diversity again in the Robert Phillips Gallery at Walton.
Each of us has responded to the Surface:Tension theme in our own unique way - it promises to be an interesting, varied exhibition. We have a Meet the Artists day on Saturday 13th May - it would be lovely to see you there. We will also be stewarding daily, so do come and say hello. Time: Mon-Sat: 10am - 4pm Sun: 11am - 4pm Gallery: The Robert Phillips Gallery, Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2PF www.riverhousebarn.co.uk |
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new memberships
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I am pleased to say I am now a member of the textile collective Consuo Textiles. Consuo is an exhibiting group of textile artists who create 2D and 3D artworks using a variety of processes, techniques and materials, including fabric manipulation, dyeing, weaving, knitting, stitching, printing, basketry and mixed media. Taking their name from the Latin for ‘to sew together’, Consuo Textile Art comprises alumni from textile courses at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham.
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I have also been invited to join the craft & design collective Craft Continuum, a unique collaboration of MA and PhD alumni artist-makers from the UCA network in Farnham.
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MA Show
Friday 26th August to Saturday 3rd September 2022
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MA show finally hung and everyone’s work looks stunning - a great achievement.
Show is open till Saturday 3rd September (closed Sunday and BH Monday), and there is wonderful work from all the craft and fine art disciplines at UCA Farnham. Do come along - it would be great to see you there… |
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MA Show - save the date
Wednesday 16th March 2022
I've spent the last two years doing an MA in Textiles at UCA in Farnham. All that hard work will culminate in our final show - further details coming soon, but meanwhile the date will be on or around w/c 29/08/2022.
I've spent the last two years doing an MA in Textiles at UCA in Farnham. All that hard work will culminate in our final show - further details coming soon, but meanwhile the date will be on or around w/c 29/08/2022.
Town Mill Arts Open |
August 2019
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I have two pieces of work from the Coast Path series selected for the Open Exhibition at the Town Mill Galleries in Lyme Regis this August.
The exhibition runs from the 7th to the 23rd of August, with both galleries open from 10.30 am to 4.30pm. This is a rare opportunity to view and purchase works of art from new and established artists local to the area. The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PU |
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Diversity: Edge |
April 2019
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Building on our work for On the Edge last year, Diversity will present EDGE at Chelsea Waterside ArtSpace in May and June 2019.
I will be showing three new pieces from the Unseen Forces series, drawing inspiration from the forces which shape our fragile coastline. These focus on the process of longshore drift, which creates spectacular landforms such as Chesil Beach and Spurn. Opens: Wednesday 1st May Closes: Wednesday 26th June Gallery: Chelsea Waterside ArtSpace, Hepworth Court, Grosvenor Waterside, Gatliff Road, London SW1W 8QP (Just off Ebury Bridge Road) Telephone: 020 7824 5580 www.chelseawaterside.org |
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Article in Today's Quilter |
December 2018
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Delighted to announce that I have been featured in the December 2018 edition of Today's Quilter (Issue 43), with an article written by Anne Williams.
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Diversity: On the Edge |
September 2018
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Diversity's next exhibition takes place from Tuesday 11th September to Saturday 13th October 2018 in The Gallery at The Capitol Horsham, RH12 1RG.
Each artist has made new work interpreting the theme On the Edge. I am exhibiting three pieces in the Coast Path series, there's a sneak preview of one of them, entitled Night, on the flyer below. Come and join us...
Each artist has made new work interpreting the theme On the Edge. I am exhibiting three pieces in the Coast Path series, there's a sneak preview of one of them, entitled Night, on the flyer below. Come and join us...
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Lyme Regis: Town Mill Arts Open |
August 2018
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I have three pieces of work in the Town Mill Arts Open in the Malthouse Gallery at Lyme Regis Town Mill. It's a great space and the whole complex is well worth a visit - two galleries, tours of a working watermill, a 'watch them work' pottery, a brewery and of course a café (with cakes to die for).
The Open runs from 3rd to 15th August and as always there will be a huge variety of work on display. The Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3PU |
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Wokingham Arts Trail |
September 2017
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I am very pleased to part of Wokingham Arts Trail weekend this year. I will be exhibiting my work at InStitches' studio with Hazel Ryder, and we will be sharing the studio with jeweller Dana Kidson and ceramicist Suzanne Needham.
There is a wide variety of artists exhibiting throughout the weekend, some opening their individual studios, and others in group venues. like us, several will be offering refreshments, so why not make a day of it and follow the trail? All the details are on the WAT website . Looking forward to meeting you ...
Wokingham Arts Trail takes place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September and all venues will be open from 10:30am to 5:30pm.
There is a wide variety of artists exhibiting throughout the weekend, some opening their individual studios, and others in group venues. like us, several will be offering refreshments, so why not make a day of it and follow the trail? All the details are on the WAT website . Looking forward to meeting you ...
Wokingham Arts Trail takes place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September and all venues will be open from 10:30am to 5:30pm.
Diversity: TEN |
May 2017
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Diversity are holding a retrospective of their ten years together at The Old Fire Station Gallery in Henley-on-Thames this May. although I've only been a member for a year I'm looking forward to being a part of it. It will be a great opportunity to see a wide range of textile art from over the years, plus some new work.
Come along and say hello...
Thursday 11th to Tuesday 16th May | 10am to 5pm daily
www.diversity-textileart.com
Come along and say hello...
Thursday 11th to Tuesday 16th May | 10am to 5pm daily
www.diversity-textileart.com
Narrative Thread exhibition |
November 2016
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I'm very happy to be exhibiting with Diversity, a group of textile artists working in a variety of media. If you're near Walton-on-Thames do come and meet us . . .
09.11.2016 - 20.11.2016 Monday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm Sunday: 11am - 4pm Meet the artists for drinks Saturday 12th November, 12noon - 3pm Robert Phillips Gallery Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre Walton-on-Thames Surrey, KT12 2PF www.riverhousebarn.co.uk www.diversity-textileart.com Lois Bellew | Terry Donaldson | Julia Gahagan Chris Griffith | Madelaine Hutchin | Elaine Izod | Joan McQuillan Barbara Phelps | Marian Spencer | Julie Winter |
InStitches' new teaching studio |
August 2016
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After years of planning InStitches have finally found a studio that we can make our permanent home. This is great news as it means we will be able to teach more dyeing and printing workshops, and invite a wider variety of guest tutors to inspire you. Sunfield Studio is at Sunfield Business Park, New Mill Road, Wokingham, RG40 4QT.
All the details are on InStitches website.
Click here to see what workshops we have planned.
All the details are on InStitches website.
Click here to see what workshops we have planned.
Elements |
August 2015
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Contemporary Quilt's latest exhibition Elements opened at the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Brimingham in August 2015. My quilt, Iron, was among those selected to be hung.
Made from cotton fabric rusted with found items - mainly old car parts from the landslip on Lyme Regis beach - it has been hand and machine quilted before adding extra definition with fabric paint. Iron is the most abundant element on earth by mass and oxidises readily in earth's atmosphere. It is also essential to life. The quilt is a comment on our attempts to impose order on the natural world - everything will revert to its natural state unless constantly maintained or chemically altered. The exhibition will be shown at the following venues in 2015 & 2016: West Country Quilt & Textiles Show Exhibition Centre, UWE, Bristol, BS34 8QZ 12th - 14th November 2015 Quilt Expo en Beaujolais ParcExpo, Villefranche sur Saone , France 13th - 16th April 2016 Bramble Patch West Street, Weedon, Northamptonshire NN7 4QU 30th July - 31st August 2016 |
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Grosvenor Shows
I have been invited to have a display with Grosvenor Shows in spring 2015. The quilts will be at the Spring Quilt Festival in Exeter from 27th to 29th March, then at Quilts UK in Malvern from 14th to 17th May, and finally at Springfields Quilt Show in Spalding on 5th and 6th June.
Dislocation
My quilt, Black Across the Sun, has been selected for Contemporary Quilt's Dislocation exhibition, which opens at the Festival of Quilts 2014 and then travels to Compton Verney and The Bramble Patch. It is one of 44 chosen in what promises to be a diverse interpretation of the theme.
A new banner for Region Three of the Quilters' Guild
In January 2014 I was asked to design a new banner for my local region of the Quilters' Guild, to be displayed at the AGM which they were hosting in Portsmouth.
It was a challenge to come up with a simple modern design which represented the four parts of our region - Hampshire, Wiltshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. The regional committee suggested many local landmarks and customs which could be incorporated in the design. Eventually these were distilled into a line of silhouettes at the bottom: L-R La Corbiere Lighthouse, Jersey; Fort Grey, Guernsey; Salisbury Cathedral; Stonehenge; Winchester Cathedral; the Spinnaker Tower and The Needles, IoW.
Southern Star, the emblem of Region Three, was foundation pieced and appliquéd to the surface, and the lettering was stencilled using Markal Paintsticks through hand-cut freezer paper stencils.
It was a challenge to come up with a simple modern design which represented the four parts of our region - Hampshire, Wiltshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. The regional committee suggested many local landmarks and customs which could be incorporated in the design. Eventually these were distilled into a line of silhouettes at the bottom: L-R La Corbiere Lighthouse, Jersey; Fort Grey, Guernsey; Salisbury Cathedral; Stonehenge; Winchester Cathedral; the Spinnaker Tower and The Needles, IoW.
Southern Star, the emblem of Region Three, was foundation pieced and appliquéd to the surface, and the lettering was stencilled using Markal Paintsticks through hand-cut freezer paper stencils.
Best in show!
Great news! All that Remains II was awarded Best in Show at the Great British Quilt Championships in Sandown in June 2013. It also won the theme category (A Touch of Yellow) and best Art Quilt. Read more on my blog here.
InStitches official launch
Well we've done it!
Hazel Ryder and I have officially launched our textile courses business, InStitches. For more information on courses from September 2013 visit our website.
Hazel Ryder and I have officially launched our textile courses business, InStitches. For more information on courses from September 2013 visit our website.
Come and join us: be inspired!
City & Guilds exhibition 2013
This year we are exhibiting the City & Guilds Patchwork and Quilting
Level 3 Certificate students' varied and interesting work together with
exciting sketchbooks from our first Inspiration to Stitch course.
Where: Upstairs at Odiham Library, The Bury, Odiham, RG29 1NB
When: Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June 2013, 10am – 4pm
For more information, contact the tutors
CQ@10 touring exhibition 2012
Contemporary Quilt, a special interest group of the QGBI, were ten years old in 2012. To celebrate they are holding a juried exhibition of quilts inspired by a stunning photograph of a tin mine by Tony Howell.
The exhibition will premier at the Festival of Quilts in Brimingham, before travelling to other venues in the UK. My quilt, All that Remains (detail right), was one of the 23 selected for the exhibition.
A book with details of the exhibition and charting the development of the group for its first ten years is also available - details here.
You can see CQ@10 at the following venues throughout 2013:
Aldwark Gallery, Quilt Museum and Gallery, York (a small gallery with a selection of 11 of the original quilts, including mine) -
26 January - 30 March 2013 www.quiltmuseum.org.uk
Loch Lomond Quilt Show - 15 - 18 May 2013 www.lochlomondquiltshow.com
Llangollen Museum, Llangollen, Wales - 5 June - 3 July www.llangollenmuseum.org.uk
Helmsley Art Centre, Helmsley, Yorkshire - 30 July - 30 August www.helmsleyarts.co.uk
The exhibition will premier at the Festival of Quilts in Brimingham, before travelling to other venues in the UK. My quilt, All that Remains (detail right), was one of the 23 selected for the exhibition.
A book with details of the exhibition and charting the development of the group for its first ten years is also available - details here.
You can see CQ@10 at the following venues throughout 2013:
Aldwark Gallery, Quilt Museum and Gallery, York (a small gallery with a selection of 11 of the original quilts, including mine) -
26 January - 30 March 2013 www.quiltmuseum.org.uk
Loch Lomond Quilt Show - 15 - 18 May 2013 www.lochlomondquiltshow.com
Llangollen Museum, Llangollen, Wales - 5 June - 3 July www.llangollenmuseum.org.uk
Helmsley Art Centre, Helmsley, Yorkshire - 30 July - 30 August www.helmsleyarts.co.uk
Chain Reaction Exhibition by the Stitch Witches - November 2012
The Stitch Witches held their third exhibition in November 2012 at Alton Assembly Rooms. On display was new individual and group work.
| 30 November - 02 December 2012 | 10am - 4pm |
The Assembly Rooms, High Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1BA
For further information visit www.stitchwitches.co.uk
| 30 November - 02 December 2012 | 10am - 4pm |
The Assembly Rooms, High Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1BA
For further information visit www.stitchwitches.co.uk
CQ@10 at Festival of Quilts - 16-19 August 2012
Contemporary Quilt, a special interest group of the QGBI, are ten years old this year. To celebrate they are holding a juried exhibition of quilts inspired by a stunning photograph of a tin mine by Tony Howell.
The exhibition will premier at the Festival of Quilts in Brimingham, before travelling to other venues in the UK. My quilt, All that Remains (detail right), was one of the 23 selected for the exhibition.
A book with details of the exhibition and charting the development of the group for its first ten years will also be available.
The exhibition will premier at the Festival of Quilts in Brimingham, before travelling to other venues in the UK. My quilt, All that Remains (detail right), was one of the 23 selected for the exhibition.
A book with details of the exhibition and charting the development of the group for its first ten years will also be available.
By the Sea quilts at the Quilt Museum - August 2012
Quilts from Region Three of the Quilters' Guild were on display in the Aldwark Gallery throughout August at the Quilt Museum and Gallery in York.
These quilts were made for the By the Sea challenge at our April regional day. Entrants were asked to make a wall hanging on the theme of the sea, with dimensions 10" x 60". There were almost thirty entries, representing all aspects of the sea and using a wide variety of techniques. My entry (detail left) was inspired by West Wittering beach, and was awarded first prize.
This quote from Liz Whitehouse, Chief Exec of the Quilters' Guild: The regional exhibition in the Aldwark Gallery is Region 3, which in addition to Hampshire and Wiltshire encompasses the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, so the sea is really central to their regional identity. The pieces are all absolutely stunning and I know our visitors are really enjoying them as my office is next door to the Aldwark and I can (sometimes) hear the comments!
These quilts were made for the By the Sea challenge at our April regional day. Entrants were asked to make a wall hanging on the theme of the sea, with dimensions 10" x 60". There were almost thirty entries, representing all aspects of the sea and using a wide variety of techniques. My entry (detail left) was inspired by West Wittering beach, and was awarded first prize.
This quote from Liz Whitehouse, Chief Exec of the Quilters' Guild: The regional exhibition in the Aldwark Gallery is Region 3, which in addition to Hampshire and Wiltshire encompasses the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, so the sea is really central to their regional identity. The pieces are all absolutely stunning and I know our visitors are really enjoying them as my office is next door to the Aldwark and I can (sometimes) hear the comments!
City and Guilds Student Exhibition 2012
Friday 6th July - Sunday 8th July
10am - 4pm
At Petersfield Library exhibition room
27 The Square, Petersfield,GU32 3HH
There was a wide range of work on display from the very talented students on our level 3 Certificate and Diploma courses. The exhibition looked stunning and we are very proud of our students' achievements. The staff at Petersfield Library made us very welcome. Photos of the event are here.
For more information visit www.institchestextilecourses.co.uk
Come and join us and be inspired!
Witchcraft by the Stitch Witches at Grosvenor shows 2011
You can see a retrospective of the Stitch Witches' work at the Grosvenor shows this summer and autumn, starting with The National Quilt Championships at Sandown in June.
The exhibition will then be travelling to The Great Northern Quilt Show, Harrogate and the Scottish Quilt Championships, Edinburgh in September, followed by the Autumn Quilt Festivals at Malvern and Chilford.
For more details see www.grosvenorshows.co.uk
The exhibition will then be travelling to The Great Northern Quilt Show, Harrogate and the Scottish Quilt Championships, Edinburgh in September, followed by the Autumn Quilt Festivals at Malvern and Chilford.
For more details see www.grosvenorshows.co.uk
City and Guilds Student Exhibition 2010
Saturday 3rd July 9.30am - 5pm
Sunday 4th July 9.30am - 4pm
The Harlington Centre
236 Fleet Road
Fleet, GU51 4BX
An exciting range of work was on display from the very talented students on our level 3 Certificate course.