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