Flower festival and Open Studios Event

My studio will be open for a whole weekend soon ( 25/26 August) in conjunction with a Flower Festival at Horsley Village Church. Please come as not only will the Church be full of flowers we have some really good guest artists in the hall with work on a floral theme.

Talk at Shipley Art Gallery 23 August

I will be giving an illustrated talk about my work at The Shipley Art Gallery Gateshead next Thursday 23rd August. It is £2 unless you are a "Friend of the Shipley". The talk is at 7.30 with refreshments and doors opening at 7.

I shall be talking about my Maidens Garlands exhibition in North Yorkshire last year. If you don't know what a Maidens garland is then  come to the talk to find out! For info about the Shipley click HERE

My Newsletter

Every now and then I send out a newsletter via Mailchimp to all those who might be interested in my work, courses and exhibitions. If you don't get it but would like to then contact me through the comments box or through my web site and I will add you to the mailing list and send you the latest issue.

The Textile Hub

Our new brochure has just been printed so you will start to see it around the place. In the mean time check out our web site www.thetextilehub.co.uk for a list of all the courses. This term we are joined by Jayne Turner, Some of you will know her as we organise the vintage fairs together.

Textile histories

Some of us hold on to things for a long time because of their sentimental value. This windbreak had been in my family for 70 years or so and has its own story to tell. My father's side of the family come from North Norfolk and during WW2 this parachute was shot down over my family's farmland in Norfolk. You were supposed to report incidents like this but most families just scooped them up to turn them into other things. My grandmother made windbreaks for everyone in the family and because we are the sort of people who never throw anything away it is still in my Dad's garage!

Italy

I have just come home from a holiday in lovely, hot, culturally rich Italy. I took many many photographs but here a re a few with a bit of a textile theme going on.

Fabric Flowers

I have been making these to sell in my studio at an Open Studios event we are having at The Hearth on the weekend of August  25th and 26th. It is a floral based weekend with a Flower Festival in Horsley Village Church and guest artists in the Hall all with work to do with flowers, including Louise Bradley whose work I have bought myself over the years.