Taking a Larger View
In recent days, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking (not always a good thing!) but this time it’s been […]
Open Exhibition at the MAC
Today I submitted my offering to the Open Exhibition at the Midlands Art Centre in Birmingham (MAC). The submission process
Bokhara Couching Tutorial – WOW
My first ever published embroidery tutorial has come out in the summer edition of Workshop on the Web! I’ve chosen
Lush – The Life of a Peacock
Here’s an update of my peacock embroidery. It is proving one of those embroideries that never seems to be quite
On the Edge of a Feather
[wpg] I’ve been planning a large peacock embroidery involving the whole peacock not just the imagery of tail feathers. I
Wild About Poppies
I feel like I’ve come to the end of this particular poppy piece; “Large Poppies” and it is now ready
Passion for Poppies
My love of poppies was rekindled yet again (!) by the late appearance of clumps of sumptuous oriental ones in
Make Your Own Fabric Markers
[wpg] I’ve fallen in love with Copic markers recently but after some research, found out they are not very light
Bokhara Couching
[wpg] I’ve been having a little go with some hand stitching trying out various stitches. One of my favourites that
Textile Experiments
[wpg] I’ve recently become interested in doing something different with fabric painting – so trying a few textile experiments. I
Brown Grasses
“Brown Grasses”. It was created from Bogoak tweed bought in Donegal Town, Ireland at McGees. It’s gorgeous fabric and
Peacock Goddess
I created this silk scarf for a private commission. Interestingly when the person received the scarf she told me