
I sat out the very wet, muddy end of February cosied up inside in a little nest of needle and thread.

I was focussing on prepping samples for Threaded Trees at Winterbourne House & Garden and found myself happily revisiting my love of illustrating and embellishing with needle and thread.

When I do a talk for groups, I often mention the importance of play, of making in an open-ended way, of changing up a style, a use of material or approach – it’s always good to benefit from your own words of wisdom and I’ve really enjoyed switching materials and working with something non-paint for a while.