red flowers

The turkey red comes from the back of a quilt I unpicked. Applique is just my favourite thing particularly when I have patchwork underneath.

My Etsy Shop now open!

Over the last few weeks I have been uploading information to to Etsy and I can now declare my shop officially open! Link to it HERE

I have put on some textiles and some prints. Here is a taste of what you can buy if you haven't been to my studio but want to purchase a little bit of me.

People and Portraits

I have two places left on my People and Portraits course on Sunday 10th March. More details HERE
This is the sort of thing you will learn to make in this one day course where all the materials are provided . Please contact me through my web site if you are interested in booking. Link to web site HERE

stag and stools

My stag is now upholstering low industrial stools. Check out http://www.ormstonsaint-antiquefurniture.co.uk/set-of-vintage-industrial-low-stools-uk

Textile Artist

Textile Artist at http://www.textileartist.org/ is an online community for  artists working with textile techniques as well as  art enthusiasts. It was started last October by Samuel and Joseph Pitcher, the sons of 62 Group member Sue Stone. Its a great site to read interviews with contemporary textile artists and to be inspired and to keep up with whats happening in the textile calendar. Today they published a feature on my Memento Mori series of work which some of you who follow my blog might not be aware about. Read about it HERE.

Valentine

Bleak Mid Winter

It is bleak here in the North East today. The other day I was starting to think of Spring, chitting potatoes etc but we have returned to winter with sleet and snow and being quite happy sitting inside!