Remember me

My family know me so well. Here is my best Christmas present this year. I love not far from Durham and the Durham Light Infantry Museum is one of my favourite plCes in the North East so a very special present.

Exhibition round up

Today I have been catching up with exhibitions locally in the North East.
First up Katharine Morling's ceramic sculptures at the Shipley Art Gallery.

Then on to Gateshead Library Gallery to see an exhibition of work produced by artists living in Bill Quay. One of my favourite places in Gateshead and the city farm was much visited when my children were little. This screen print was produced by my friend Clare Satow who lives there and run Bill Quay Fabric Workshop

Then on to The Customs House in South Shields to see an excellent exhibition about illustrative and stitched drawing. I have a couple of pieces of work in this show. Some lovely stitched drawings by stitched artists including Louise Sambrook Underwood who had embroidered a great portrait of Wilfred Owen, Reiko Koga and Sharmistha Kar . If you live in the North east and are a stitcher then you need to go and see this.

Season's Greetings

Panorama

I have been experimenting with the panorama setting on my camera. I don't think I am very good at it but it is helpful to be able to take a picture of something quite long. This is an old piece of work found while tidying a cupboard. I made it after a Janet Bolton workshop and I strongly acknowledge herinfluence!

Please join at Chateau Dumas

Please join me next year in the South of France! Yes, its official, I am teaching  a full week's residential course at the beautiful Chateau Dumas near Toulouse in association with Selvedge Magazine. Please click on this LINK to find out more.

I  have just delivered work to The Customs House in South Shields. The exhibition is described below. My stitched drawings are my own designs but taken from years of looking at crewel work designs and old embroidery transfers. They incorporate pieces of the original transfers and my own drawing within the backgrounds.

Illustrative & Stitched Drawings
Various Artists   
28 November 2015 – 10 January 2016
Main Gallery

Featuring the work of illustrators and artists working with stitch, this exhibition explores the role of drawing in their practice - challenging traditional perceptions of ‘what is drawing’ and the ‘finished’ product within illustration and textiles. The exhibition includes work by regional, national and international artists, including: Ailish Henderson, Alice Pattullo, Alma Vescovi, Bethan Laker, Claudia Sacher, Esen Kaya, Gaynor Devaney, Helen Edling, Louise Edwards, Mandy Pattullo, Manuela Adreani, Melodie Stacey, Rieko Koga, Sharmistha Kar, Sue Stone, Tracey Long and Viv Sliwka.

Place on Doll course

Some one has cancelled their place on my very popular annual doll making course on Monday 30th November. Think Xmas fairies or angels! The course costs £45 and includes all materials and will take place in my studio. If you would like a place please contact me through my web site  HERE