Using colour
To make my stitched drawings I use rayon embroidery thread and now have a collection of approximately 100 colours. However, this vast collection of colours are still not perfect for…
Sorry for the delay in posting
It is time to start posting again and I do apologise for the delay. March and April were very slow due to a persistent chest infection - as the consultant…
Drawing people
I have had some pretty rubbish attempts at drawing people on paper and whilst at uni, it was suggested that I should avoid it altogether. Also, I am not a painter so the…
Back to work …
It has been a while since I have picked up my work and switched my sewing machine on, but today it was time to start. A very difficult Christmas period is over,…
Bronchiectasis – the finished shift dress
I have finally completed my free machine embroidered shift dress and safely delivered it to Penny Wheeler. Monday it was packed ready to send to the National Centre for Craft and…
Make a shift dress in a day at the National Centre for Craft and Design
This week I have been preparing a workshop that I will run at the NCCD in Sleaford. Whilst being very used to running classes at Art in Action over the last nine…
A difficult project…
During the time that I was drawing / making the white fabric of my dress, I had felt excited about making the final image that would form the main design. A toil had…
Making an image from the CT scan
Whilst many projects initially seem like a very good idea, I often find that the early days are quick to throw up problems, and make you wonder how it might work out.…
Bronchiectasis and my next creative project
Last year I was diagnosed with mild bronchiectasis. Whilst this was disappointing news it did help me to realise that the symptoms of shortness of breath, tiredness and chest pains…
A wonderful summer
What a lovely summer my boys and I have had. Whilst it was initially hard to get very excited about all the new happenings due to a very hectic workload…