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Aug 19, 2014

Aujourd hui…

Having an amazing time in Brittany. Stitching loads. Brought a small amount of thread and material to use..all scraps and some threads I have on extended loan from Lynn Onions…oops! Promise I will return…still taking over your desk Lynn! Books have started to appear and have rather a lot. Here is one I made for the most amazing French couple that were staying in the adjacent ‘gite’! Lovely to have different source of inspiration for my work!

long live le francais-anglais entente cordiale and thank goodness for o’level french

Ps bumped into another flipping textile artist in Vannes! We are everywhere!

Aug 4, 2014Aug 4, 2014

Glorious Goodwood and more…

Well the weekend started we’ll with me managing to pick two winners and a second place at the races on Friday….I have a very scientific system…I go on the name! If it works don’t knock it. Not talking big stakes here….might fund a couple of forays into charity shops for vintage fabric to make more boxes.

Anyway, I digress, got home to find an email from the Embroiderers Guild asking me to exhibit at the Knit and Stitch! Very flattered, excited , chuffed, and a bit well I don’t know really….can’t quite believe it! I await my official invitation from Twisted Thread!

Still trying to work on my “Art Cubes” started to make some related to artists I like and about art in general as it’s my passion. Being inspired by fashion designer Bella Freud. Really like all her Ginsberg is god logos. Mixing it up and using free machining to construct cubes……1 down not sure how many to go!

Aug 2, 2014

I’m Back!

Decided to give my self a couple of weeks off after the end of year show. Now itching to get started again. Had an exciting couple of weeks. Been invited to join The Society of Designer Craftsmen as a licentiate member. So, excited about that and exploring opportunities that will bring. Also been to see Sarah Waters in the New Forest to chew over other opportunities that may be coming my way! Thanks for being my sounding board Sarah…watch this space…

http://www.societyofdesigner craftsmen.org.uk

Great feedback from the SDC so going to use comments proactively to trial some new boxes at the Petersfield Arts and Crafts Exhibition (Thursday 21st August – Tuesday 26th August, Festival Hall, Petersfield.) Will also be selling some pictures and cards with images of my work as well as boxes. See you there.

Jul 10, 2014

and now for something completely different..well sort of…

having blog withdrawal symptoms………The Small Woman keeps coming back to me from the exhibition last week….been thinking a lot about this ..the inaccuracies of the film which depicts her life ..the inn of the sixth happiness…. reality as opposed to fiction..(opposites Sue?)…..going to set myself a mini project and see what I come up with….

This is Wales!