New show opening this Saturday in Dave King’s beautiful Shippon Gallery at his home deep in the Blackdown Hills. Finding the venue is the first challenge, and a very beautiful one at this time of year. I, Dave and good friend Jenny Graham are showing work that has not been seen before. Dave, best known … Read more
I’m delighted that Cavaliero Finn will have my tapestries at their stand at Collect 2022 this weekend, including this one, ‘Scabard’, woven in wool and linen, with vintage nail, measuring circa 20×90 cms.
I will be opening my studio as part of Dorset Artweeks 2021. This little piece will be there, along with a large new all black tapestry as well as other smaller textile pieces, prints AND ceramics. I have been experimenting with clay as partner pieces to my textile work. We will be open May 22nd … Read more
Threnody is a new tapestry, made during 2020, and is one of five of my tapestries being shown by www.cavalierofinn.com as part of their Collect Edition for the Crafts Council Collect2021 fair. As all Fairs at the moment, Collect is online at artsy.net or through the Cavaliero Finn or Collect Artfair websites. So pleased to … Read more
I am delighted to have been selected by Brian Kennedy, through Cavaliero Finn, to be part of this brilliant show. A partnership of 5 galleries have come together to create this show. Visit http://www.craftingadifference.com for full details, and the link to explore the exhibition via a 3D virtual tour. I have two tapestries, Dark Banner … Read more
This image of a the backs of my cut up black weaving, in the process of deciding how to reconstruct the pieces into a coherent piece of work seems to sum up 2020. Happily the pieces are resolving into two or three new tapestries, and the first of these, ‘Threnody’ is now on it’s way … Read more
Like many artists, focusing on creative work has been very different this year. I have been weaving a big tapestry, but it far from finished. Meantime, in order to have fun, I made use of the fantastic sunny weather back in the Spring, and did a small project about shadows for Somerset Reacquainted, initiated by … Read more
This little tapestry, a fragile collage in wool, linen and cotton, I made just before the Covid 19 lockdown, the title coming to me as I became aware along with the rest of the world that we were about to move into a collective unknown. However, we seem to be holding together and this piece … Read more
The Cavaliero Stand G45 will consist of my tapestries and prints, from various periods of my work, including very new pieces, along with Bjork’s beautiful ceramics.
I will be showing with wonderful ceramicist Bjork Haraldsdottir at the Landsdown Art Gallery in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in May 2019. The winter will be spent making new work for this. Further details in due course.