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I am a qualified textile artist producing hand stitched artwork for exhibition, commission and interiors. I enjoy researching ideas in paper (and cloth) sketchbooks and produce work on themes such as cave painting, art history and science. The handstitched pieces include a variety of fabrics and embroidery stitches, many of which are recycled. The work ranges in scale from one-off handstitched pieces to smaller handmade fabric postcards and printed greetings cards. I often give talks to interested groups on my work and how the ideas develop. I am an adult education tutor and teach classes in handstitched projects and creative sketchbooks.

Listed below are details from my CV. Please contact me for further information.


Recent Mixed Exhibitions

2010 Crafts at Kedleston

2009 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea (with Linda Blackstone Gallery)

2009 Wirksworth Festival

2009 Ferrers Gallery, Ashby  de la Zouch, 'Best of East' Design Factory exhibition

2007 Connect 07, Usher Gallery, Lincoln

2007 Derbyshire Open Arts: Eyam Hall Craft Centre

2007 Cupola Gallery, Sheffield (and previous years)

2007 The Art House, Emsworth, Hants.

2007 Millyard Gallery, Uppermill

2006 Galleri Excentrisk, Aarhus , Denmark.

2006 The Great Sheffield Art Show (and previous years).

2006 Derbyshire Open Arts: Eyam Hall Craft Centre.

2005 Clocktower Gallery, Northern General Hospital , Sheffield.

2005  Platform Gallery, Clitheroe.

Recent Alive and Stitching Group Shows Top of Page

2010 Derbyshire Open Arts: The Art Room, Barlow.

2008-2010 Cromford Mill

2007 Bankfield Museum , Halifax

2007 Sheffield University Fine Art Society

2006 Farfield Mill, Sedburgh.

2005 Lupton Square Gallery, Honley.

2005 Millyard Gallery, Uppermill.

2005 Harley Art Market.

2004 Rufford Craft Centre.

2004 Upfront Gallery , Cumbria .

2004 Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery.

Book Exhibitions  Top of  Page

2010 'E'motive exhibition, at artworks-mk.

2007 Bibliomania: Manchester Metropolitan University.

2007 ABC: Northampton University.  

Awards Top of Page

1998/99 Embroidery tours Europe as part of Anchor Modern Embroidery Award. Galleries include Galerie Smend , Germany and Textilmuseum, St Gallen, Switzerland .

1999 Winner Hand Stitch prize in Madeira Threads ‘Tomorrows World’ Competition.

Recent Commissions Top of Page

2009 Celebration picture for Wedding Anniversary, Private Commission

2009 Large Picture celebrating a family's life, Private Commission

2007 Large Hanging 'Naomi', Private Commission

2007 Harlequin Picture for ‘Harlequin Frames’, Private Commission

2006 Dancing on Tate Hill Sands, Private Commission

2005 Bright Blessings, Private Commission

2004 Wythenshawe Hospital , Cancer Ward.

2004 Large Hanging ‘Hannah’, Private Commission

2002 ‘Imogen’ and ‘Eleanor’ Pictures, Private Commission  

Public Collection Top of Page

2004 32 Fabric Postcards for Manchester Hospitals  

Profession Top of Page

Part-Time Adult Education Tutor for Derbyshire County Council for over 12 years currently delivering:

    City and Guilds Level 3 Design/Craft (Embroidery)

    City and Guilds Level 2 Design/Craft (Creative Sketchbooks)

    Progressive Stitches - non vocational embroidery

Group Work Top of Page

2000 Designed and co-ordinated a large embroidered Millennium Banner worked by 40 members of Church. Now hangs in St Johns Church, Walton.

Articles Top of Page

2010 The Derbyshire Magazine June.

2008 Pictures featured in ‘Framing and Presenting Textile Art’ published by Fine Art Guild

2007 ‘Back to Bayeux ’ Online Article for ‘Workshop on the Web’ December

2007  Harlequin Frames Commission featured in ‘Art and Business’ August.

2004 ‘Fabric Pictures’ Online Article for ‘Workshop on the Web’ December.

2004 ‘Fabric Postcards’ Online Article for ‘Workshop on the Web’ March.

2003 ‘Mona Lisa – A Life’ August/September issue ‘Workbox’ Magazine.

1999 ‘Collage and Colour; A Suitable Base for Embroidery’ May issue ‘The World of Embroidery’.
Qualifications Top of Page

‘Connect’ @ the Usher Gallery, Post Graduate Certificate in Arts Practice, Derby University

‘Creative Sketchbooks’ City and Guilds Level 2

Art Teachers Certificate, Goldsmiths College , University of London

BA Fashion/Textiles (Embroidery), Birmingham Polytechnic

Art Foundation Course, Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham