Studio

Although having trained as a Fashion and Textiles Teacher, I have always admired traditional crafts. I am influenced by my rural surroundings, taking a mixed media approach, mixing soft textiles with the harder materials. I am now enjoying the exciting prospect of having the time to rekindle my creativity with a more experimental, 3-Dimensional woven approach, combining my textile world with metal, wood, ceramics and stone. I follow the process through from raw materials to a finished piece, spinning, natural dyeing, weaving and working with 'eco' dyeing enhanced with freehand machine work.

I grew my own Flax crop in 2021 and it is now being stored, waiting for processing into fibres so that it can be spun.

Upcoming Exhibitions 2024

May 3rd-5th.  I am again exhibiting at the  Rochester Art Fair  held in the beautiful setting of the  Rochester Corn Exchange  Opening times are Friday 3rd May 5pm-9pm, Saturday 4th May 10am -6pm, and Sunday 5th May  10am-5pm.  Ticket are available to purchase here.

June 1st -30th I will be  taking part in South East Open Studios at Sandhurst Farm Forge  along side the rest of our studio members .We are open every day 10am-4pm except Mondays and Tuesdays throughout June.Wednesdays are a late opening day 10am -8pm.  There will be demonstrations taking place at various times.

September 7th & 8th  I am taking part   with Sandhurst Farm Forge in the "Art in the Garden Festival" held in Marden.

October 4th-6th   I will be at Rochester Art Fair at the Corn Exchange in Rochester. with my framed textiles, alongside some larger wood and textiles as collaborations with Will Dickinson 

November 2nd   Looking forward to exhibiting with a select group of artists at St Mary's Art Centre Lion Street Rye TN31 7LB   10am -5pm.