A collaboration project with the Society of Designer Craftsmen and Suffolk Craft Society. Claudia Luque and me with other collaborators… Fabulous exhibition - the Private View in the West Wing, Ickworth. -on until September 20th 2036 Mycollaboration with Claudia Luque has been a meeting of creative minds and materials.
Blue Brocade Persian Coat
V&A Store House - 18th Brocade Coat The brocade kaftan (source unknown) - deep indigo blue background with the design in gold yarn. A soft drape. I was particularly interested in the construction techniques of both coats - the stitch work, hems and how the lining (mounted) was stitched into the top fabric. In this …
Research vist to The V&A Storehouse, London
Appointment at the V&A East Storehouse to study a selection of Ottoman and Persian coats as part of my ongoing research into historical textile systems and costume.
Join the Contemporary Dancer Workshop: Registration Open
Join the Contemporary Dancer Workshop: Registration Open The next Contemporary Dancer tutor-lead online workshop is open for registration!
Prism Textiles Exhibition 2026
Dictionary The Prism Textiles 2026 exhibition at The Art Pavilion, Mile End is open! The theme Dictionary has challenged me and taken my work in a different direction, exploring both the 2D and 3D. This work investigates the evolutionary history of alphabetic systems that made the dictionary possible. The dictionary is a technology dependent on …
Day 6. Camino de Santiago
A day in Leon to get my boots repaired and to look around the historic city. Santa María de Regla de León Cathedral Built in the 12th century when the local population was just 5,000 souls. The León Cathedral is mostly known for taking the “dematerialization” of gothic art to the extreme, that is, the …
Day 4. Camino de Santiago
Day 4. - 21.3.26
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Contemporary Dancer 4-week online workshop starts march 22nd 2026! https://videopress.com/v/ihjt6Idh?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Join me!
Emily Kam Kngwarrey Exhibition
Tate Modern, London I saw the most wonderful exhibition of aboriginal art by Emily Kam Kngwarrey. Emily Kam Kngwarrey Paintings and batik - the paintings touched a cord: Layered, intuitive, spontaneous, visceral, vibrant, touching my spirit - all feelings they invoked in me. The paintings are visceral. They bypass your head completely and hit you …
Emily Kam Kngwarrey Exhibition
Tate Modern, London I saw the most wonderful exhibition of aboriginal art by Emily Kam Kngwarrey Emily Kam Kngwarrey Paintings and batik - the paintings touched a cord: Layered, intuitive, spontaneous, visceral, vibrant, touching my spirit - all feelings they invoked in me. The paintings are visceral. They bypass your head completely and hit you …