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Paris 2022

I’m out of sync I know but as I write this blog mostly for myself and posterity, I’m feeling free to update it after the event – one month after the event! I love Paris, I love France, I love learning & (trying at) speaking French. My eldest is currently living & working in the […]

An arty trip to The Hebrides

When I go on a trip anywhere I love to find recommendations from people whose interests I share. So in that spirit here a few of my favourite places from our trip to some of the Hebridean islands (see previous post) My favourite yarn shop was the very inspiring Shilasdair yarns – also known as […]

Outer Hebrides trip April 2022

I am just now finding time to leave a post here about the most wonderful trip we took for 3 weeks of April to some of the Hebridean islands. It was the most beautiful, relaxing and inspiring holiday we’ve had in many years. We hired a motor home from a firm in Glasgow and drove […]

Britta Marakatt-Labba at Ikon

Last weekend I visited the Britta Marakatt-Labba exhibition at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. I went expecting to enjoy it but also came away really touched by the deep, unwavering meaning woven into the creation of the pieces and by the obvious beautifulness of the work. Marakatt-Labba creates “embroidered resistance” art using embroidery to illustrate stories of […]

March 2022

Stitched Garden Landscapes – Embroidery Workshop

On Saturday 7th May I’m running a lovely workshop at Winterbourne House & Gardens, Birmingham, where we will create little garden landscapes using heat reactive dyes, fabric markers and hand stitches. I’ve also booked wall to wall sunshine so we can fully enjoy the gardens 😉 If it sounds like something you’d like to do […]

New Year, new inspiration

Happy New Year. It’s been a busy start but I find being out teaching has a positive effect on the time I have at home to create my own work – better time management when there’s less of it to ‘waste’! Early in 2019 we took a trip to SE Asia – Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia […]

Christmas 2021

Happy Christmas to you and thank you for being here to read this. 2021 was the year that made me want to re-kindle my blog in a meaningful way. With connections, face-to-face workshops and just the equilibrium of life stretched thin due to Covid, it has been reassuring to find this quiet corner and a […]

Embroidered garden

Finding time to create is a juggle when teaching creativity is my mainstay. Being around students in itself is exciting and inspiring; watching them run with new concepts and dedicate their time to learning and evolving always rubs back off onto me. So with term winding down I’ve found some spaces to attend to my […]