Prism at the RBSA
22 May 2017These photos are from a recent exhibition by Prism on at the RBSA (which has sadly now ended) but I wanted to share them none-the-less. Called ‘Another View’ it aimed to demonstrate just how broad Textiles can be and it delivered on that and some – it was both ingenious and thoughtful. Members of this Textile […]
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Pattern design in production
18 May 2017Exciting news this week! A design of mine that I sold to Huggies through my agent in North America, has hit the shop shelves. It’s exciting because I don’t often get to see what becomes of my patterns once they are sold. They are each like my little babies so it’s fitting it’s on a baby […]
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Patchwork Campagne
12 May 2017I’m finishing this week with a big painting under my belt. I have been slowly working my way through my French countryside inspiration (that’s dating back to last summer; that’s how slowly!) I’ve fairly recently discovered Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylics and I. AM. IN. LOVE. I love the texture of them when painting with it […]
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Fish sketchbook
5 May 2017Angela, this one is just for you 🙂 Thanks for asking 😉 Some more snippets from the pages of my Fish Sketchbook (see previous post) showing bits of pattern exploration, a little painting, rust dying, block printing, collage, string printing, applique and free motion embroidery.
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Fish project
1 May 2017I’ve been Spring cleaning of late – you know all those little jobs that you put off but need resolving eventually. So I’ve cleared and filed my desktop…dating back two years! collated all my pattern designing files into one place which was a major task and I’m making inroads into clearing out iphoto. Which has […]
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Re-charged
17 April 2017We are just back from a week away in the Peak District and I had forgotten just how beautiful it was up there. We did lots of walking as the weather was extremely kind to us and I even got to sit and sketch on a couple of days. And we took in a lot […]
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Lubaina Himid exhibition
5 April 2017A few weekends ago, HB and I had a little sojourn in Bristol and whilst there came across the Lubaina Himid exhibition showing at Spike Island. Naming The Money is an installation of 100 life-sized wooden cutout figures representing Africans brought to Europe as servants. Historically these slaves were given new names and roles and Himid attached […]
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New workshop at Winterbourne
24 March 2017I’m popping in to let you know that Winterbourne House and Gardens have booked me for a day of painting fun on July 2nd. You can view the details here if you’re interested – we will be collaging canvases, having fun mark making and using the beautiful gardens to gather and sketch ideas to paint. And […]
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I made a lampshade!
15 March 2017Over the last few weeks I’ve been inspired to have a go at making a lampshade. It’s based upon the woods that we live opposite from and can see from our front windows and it’s also where we walk the dog everyday, so of course she features too! I began by measuring (and measuring again) […]
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