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Happy Friday!!!🌝
A windy day, a little way down the coast in Worthing last weekend.
#beach#windyday

Happy Friday!!!🌝
A windy day, a little way down the coast in Worthing last weekend.
#beach#windyday

A little bit of welcome sun today, hope your day is going well. I added some blackthorn and hazel to the horse chestnut. If you saw my post from yesterday, I’m using an old book I bought a few months ago for inspiration to complete a piece of previously discarded work. The last one I’m planning to stitch is oak.
I’m quite liking how they look, to the point it’s making me question what I was planning to do next.
I don’t really know why but somehow I can keep my concentration on a drawing with needle and thread much better than a pencil/charcoal ext.
Whatever I decided on next I feel pretty sure these type of drawings are going to be popping up quite a lot! I like the way they look, and I like doing them! Win, win….
#stitch#leafdrawings#textileart#rustdye
#leaves#embroidery

A little bit of welcome sun today, hope your day is going well. I added some blackthorn and hazel to the horse chestnut. If you saw my post from yesterday, I’m using an old book I bought a few months ago for inspiration to complete a piece of previously discarded work. The last one I’m planning to stitch is oak.
I’m quite liking how they look, to the point it’s making me question what I was planning to do next.
I don’t really know why but somehow I can keep my concentration on a drawing with needle and thread much better than a pencil/charcoal ext.
Whatever I decided on next I feel pretty sure these type of drawings are going to be popping up quite a lot! I like the way they look, and I like doing them! Win, win….
#stitch#leafdrawings#textileart#rustdye
#leaves#embroidery

Part of my very much ongoing studio declutter, I’m finding discarded or unfinished work, and wondering what has potential. I found this and like aspects of it, but never really had a plan for it. Decided this old book with illustrations might provide some inspiration. I quite like how the horse chestnut leaves look. There are three more sections to fill with different embroidered leaves. It’s quite satisfying interpreting the simple illustrations from the book into stitch. 😄🌱#leaves#stitch#horesechestnut#conkers #textileart#botanicalillustration#oldbooks

Part of my very much ongoing studio declutter, I’m finding discarded or unfinished work, and wondering what has potential. I found this and like aspects of it, but never really had a plan for it. Decided this old book with illustrations might provide some inspiration. I quite like how the horse chestnut leaves look. There are three more sections to fill with different embroidered leaves. It’s quite satisfying interpreting the simple illustrations from the book into stitch. 😄🌱#leaves#stitch#horesechestnut#conkers #textileart#botanicalillustration#oldbooks

Hope your September weekend is going well.
I’m trying out a few things on this today. Started months ago and discarded. Think I’ve found a few rescuing techniques. This one mainly involves cutting into areas with bits of muslin. Still a way to go, but I’m hopeful.
#honeysuckle#urns#fabric#rustdye
#rescuetechniques#stitch#embroidery
#colour

Hope your September weekend is going well.
I’m trying out a few things on this today. Started months ago and discarded. Think I’ve found a few rescuing techniques. This one mainly involves cutting into areas with bits of muslin. Still a way to go, but I’m hopeful.
#honeysuckle#urns#fabric#rustdye
#rescuetechniques#stitch#embroidery
#colour

Some tie dyed silk ribbons, what I particularly love about them ….they are the ribbons I used to tie the cotton fabric they are laying on. (They are functional, whilst acquiring an interesting texture themselves!) They take on a different shade from the tea I’m using than the cotton.
#teadye#tiedye#ribbon#silk #cotton

Some tie dyed silk ribbons, what I particularly love about them ….they are the ribbons I used to tie the cotton fabric they are laying on. (They are functional, whilst acquiring an interesting texture themselves!) They take on a different shade from the tea I’m using than the cotton.
#teadye#tiedye#ribbon#silk #cotton

That rain came out of nowhere! Next time I post my studio window it will look different! Don’t know when that will be, I think it’s pretty obvious though that I haven’t paid it much attention for a while!☔️☔️☔️happy midweek😊
#rain#rainy window

That rain came out of nowhere! Next time I post my studio window it will look different! Don’t know when that will be, I think it’s pretty obvious though that I haven’t paid it much attention for a while!☔️☔️☔️happy midweek😊
#rain#rainy window

Grey skies here this evening, these shots are from last week. Rare thing thing in Brighton to see the tide out so far. It creates a feeling of something bigger than us I think. In reflective mood this week, and continuing my major studio declutter. It may take some time!
I have lots of ideas, can’t wait to dive in and make them a reality. Hope you are having a good Tuesday🧡

Grey skies here this evening, these shots are from last week. Rare thing thing in Brighton to see the tide out so far. It creates a feeling of something bigger than us I think. In reflective mood this week, and continuing my major studio declutter. It may take some time!
I have lots of ideas, can’t wait to dive in and make them a reality. Hope you are having a good Tuesday🧡

Continuing experiments, with a magic carpet theme. I hope you are having a good weekend.
I plan to take these small samples into bigger works and develop a body of artwork around this this theme. Takes time, and I have two or three other themes in mind!
#magiccarpet#stories#stitch#colour#fabric

Continuing experiments, with a magic carpet theme. I hope you are having a good weekend.
I plan to take these small samples into bigger works and develop a body of artwork around this this theme. Takes time, and I have two or three other themes in mind!
#magiccarpet#stories#stitch#colour#fabric

RIP my special little friend. Thank you for the six years you were with us, we wish it could have been more.You will be be so missed🖤

RIP my special little friend. Thank you for the six years you were with us, we wish it could have been more.You will be be so missed🖤

If you enjoy this time of year…end of summer in this part of the world….hope you are enjoying.
I get the Autumn appreciation. Starts to get that cozy feel, and stunning colours. I too love all that, but always feel a little sad at summer passing. I took these photos just a few days ago, still lots of green around as the days become shorter🌿
#summer#green#sunbeams#shadows
#trees#leaves

If you enjoy this time of year…end of summer in this part of the world….hope you are enjoying.
I get the Autumn appreciation. Starts to get that cozy feel, and stunning colours. I too love all that, but always feel a little sad at summer passing. I took these photos just a few days ago, still lots of green around as the days become shorter🌿
#summer#green#sunbeams#shadows
#trees#leaves

I love traditional rugs and carpet designs, rich with symbolism, colour and magic. But what most fascinates me about them is when a structured repeated pattern has little variations that appear to be worked by a different hand. This is a theme I have been meaning to explore for a while. Trying out the idea by placing random snippets collected as I work in slightly haphazard arrangements, to see where it leads me.
#magiccarpet#rugdesign#pattern#textileart
#embroidery#applique#stitch

I love traditional rugs and carpet designs, rich with symbolism, colour and magic. But what most fascinates me about them is when a structured repeated pattern has little variations that appear to be worked by a different hand. This is a theme I have been meaning to explore for a while. Trying out the idea by placing random snippets collected as I work in slightly haphazard arrangements, to see where it leads me.
#magiccarpet#rugdesign#pattern#textileart
#embroidery#applique#stitch

Happy Saturday!
Some studio shots, not today this is late afternoon, when the shadows fleetingly appear. A little sneaky rainbow crept in as well!Happy to report the sun has returned today🌞
#shadows#wallart#clover#chinseslanterns
#studioshots#clover#rainbow

Happy Saturday!
Some studio shots, not today this is late afternoon, when the shadows fleetingly appear. A little sneaky rainbow crept in as well!Happy to report the sun has returned today🌞
#shadows#wallart#clover#chinseslanterns
#studioshots#clover#rainbow

Who likes sorting through old things? I hate the idea of it, until I get into to it. I found all kinds of things to spark some fresh ideas and tweak others. Bits of half finished artwork, postcards, photos, scraps of fabric, various notes, and doodles. Loads of it has to find a new home, but some of it is going to be very useful. Can’t wait to see what I find next!🌞
#relics#inspiration#fabric#declutter

Who likes sorting through old things? I hate the idea of it, until I get into to it. I found all kinds of things to spark some fresh ideas and tweak others. Bits of half finished artwork, postcards, photos, scraps of fabric, various notes, and doodles. Loads of it has to find a new home, but some of it is going to be very useful. Can’t wait to see what I find next!🌞
#relics#inspiration#fabric#declutter

Staying small....after a few little honeysuckle and Chinese Lanterns embroderies I posted recently. The theme for this time is woodland shade. Hope the start of your week is going well.
#woodland#leaves#roots#birds#fabric#stitch
#rustdye

Staying small....after a few little honeysuckle and Chinese Lanterns embroderies I posted recently. The theme for this time is woodland shade. Hope the start of your week is going well.
#woodland#leaves#roots#birds#fabric#stitch
#rustdye

Blue Lotus🩵
Clover patch🩷
Two works that are not new, I have shown them, as finished pieces and works in progress.
The ideas and concepts that I’ve been developing over the past few years are still very much evolving. With these two works I have made them in a way that allows for different areas to be shown depending how they are hung. Some parts will be out of sight, or concealed within a fold, while other parts clearly visible. Something hidden, or elusive what that maybe is open to interpretation. I have my own ideas….mischievous elementals, long forgotten relics, stories really, a sprinkling of magic, a little unpredictable, whatever fires the imagination. The same concepts I consider to be present in other works, with of without drapes and folds. Doorways, tangled trees roots, among the symbols used to convey this idea.
Hope the weekend is treating you well, and if you bothered to read my ramblings, thank you, I would love to know your thoughts or interpretations. 💚
#lanterns#lotus#roots#clover#fabric#stitch
#textileart

Blue Lotus🩵
Clover patch🩷
Two works that are not new, I have shown them, as finished pieces and works in progress.
The ideas and concepts that I’ve been developing over the past few years are still very much evolving. With these two works I have made them in a way that allows for different areas to be shown depending how they are hung. Some parts will be out of sight, or concealed within a fold, while other parts clearly visible. Something hidden, or elusive what that maybe is open to interpretation. I have my own ideas….mischievous elementals, long forgotten relics, stories really, a sprinkling of magic, a little unpredictable, whatever fires the imagination. The same concepts I consider to be present in other works, with of without drapes and folds. Doorways, tangled trees roots, among the symbols used to convey this idea.
Hope the weekend is treating you well, and if you bothered to read my ramblings, thank you, I would love to know your thoughts or interpretations. 💚
#lanterns#lotus#roots#clover#fabric#stitch
#textileart

black cats rule🖤
#blackcats

black cats rule🖤
#blackcats

Shadows and sunbeams, I never can resist a sneaky picture, hope you are finding time to appreciate the little things.
#sunbeams#shade#shadows#trees#leaves
#sunshine#silhouettes

Shadows and sunbeams, I never can resist a sneaky picture, hope you are finding time to appreciate the little things.
#sunbeams#shade#shadows#trees#leaves
#sunshine#silhouettes

A few late night random images, because why not? Actually I was trying to make a reel from something I was working on earlier today, but the photos are just not great! I’ll try again with them sometime. It’s basically Monday now, so the new week begins, hope you have a good one.
#textileaert#stitch#colour#fabric#bells
#leaves#coffeepot#threads

A few late night random images, because why not? Actually I was trying to make a reel from something I was working on earlier today, but the photos are just not great! I’ll try again with them sometime. It’s basically Monday now, so the new week begins, hope you have a good one.
#textileaert#stitch#colour#fabric#bells
#leaves#coffeepot#threads

Happy mid week. I have always found the shape of these delicate little garden lanterns inspiring. Here are a few small works, along with a little honeysuckle as we come to late summer in this part of the world. They both feel like ideal seasonal transition symbols. 🌞
#chineselanterns#honeysuckle#seasons
#transitions#textileart#stitch

Happy mid week. I have always found the shape of these delicate little garden lanterns inspiring. Here are a few small works, along with a little honeysuckle as we come to late summer in this part of the world. They both feel like ideal seasonal transition symbols. 🌞
#chineselanterns#honeysuckle#seasons
#transitions#textileart#stitch

Busy week this week, but still a bit of time for some stitching. I find it’s the best thing for my mind, keeping still if that makes sense, at peace I suppose. I would love to know what works for you in this busy world of ours.
#honeysuckle#summerdays#stitch
#embroidery#textileart

Busy week this week, but still a bit of time for some stitching. I find it’s the best thing for my mind, keeping still if that makes sense, at peace I suppose. I would love to know what works for you in this busy world of ours.
#honeysuckle#summerdays#stitch
#embroidery#textileart

I love those long summer days, which sometimes feel like a dream. Truthfully I feel each of the seasons have their own unique qualities which I love. The last few weeks of summer though never fail to make me feel ever so slightly wishful it could go on a little longer.
Honeysuckle seems to have become a recurring sunshine theme in my work. So …stitching up a little summery collection of those honeysuckle vibes before the days become shorter.
#honeysuckle#summer#seasons#roots
#stitch#textileart

I love those long summer days, which sometimes feel like a dream. Truthfully I feel each of the seasons have their own unique qualities which I love. The last few weeks of summer though never fail to make me feel ever so slightly wishful it could go on a little longer.
Honeysuckle seems to have become a recurring sunshine theme in my work. So …stitching up a little summery collection of those honeysuckle vibes before the days become shorter.
#honeysuckle#summer#seasons#roots
#stitch#textileart

I don’t know if anyone is going to find pink roots particularly exciting, and they are obviously not the tree roots that are holding a lot of my ideas together. But I can’t help imaging some future work featuring pink roots inspired by these! I am sure there must be some brilliant metaphor that I can’t think of at the moment, for colourful roots, any ideas?
Hope Saturday is going well for you🌞 #pink#roots#inspiation

I don’t know if anyone is going to find pink roots particularly exciting, and they are obviously not the tree roots that are holding a lot of my ideas together. But I can’t help imaging some future work featuring pink roots inspired by these! I am sure there must be some brilliant metaphor that I can’t think of at the moment, for colourful roots, any ideas?
Hope Saturday is going well for you🌞 #pink#roots#inspiation

Hope this midweek finds you well.
LANTERNS AND MOONS
A little taste here of work I've been sharing over the past few weeks. Its now finished and ready to hang in Phoenix Window Gallery, Brighton. Exhibtion starts on 24 August - 29 September.
#textileart#lanterns#moons#stitch#exhibtion

Hope this midweek finds you well.
LANTERNS AND MOONS
A little taste here of work I've been sharing over the past few weeks. Its now finished and ready to hang in Phoenix Window Gallery, Brighton. Exhibtion starts on 24 August - 29 September.
#textileart#lanterns#moons#stitch#exhibtion

Excited to be showing recent work at Phoenix Window Gallery.
#lanterns#Moons#textileart#embroidery#stitch

Excited to be showing recent work at Phoenix Window Gallery.
#lanterns#Moons#textileart#embroidery#stitch

Hope this Saturday finds you in a happy place.
Sometimes I like to arrange things temporarily. All part of moving creative ideas forward. Here I have flowers, some red chillis, dried on my sunny studio windowsill, with some ink and water colour tree roots I did earlier in the year.
I love the dried chillis. Don’t know what I’m going to do with them, but it’s satisfying, they are so durable, and last for years like that. I just know they will be appearing again!
#chilli#flower#orange#driedchilli#roots
#ferns#watercolour#ink

Hope this Saturday finds you in a happy place.
Sometimes I like to arrange things temporarily. All part of moving creative ideas forward. Here I have flowers, some red chillis, dried on my sunny studio windowsill, with some ink and water colour tree roots I did earlier in the year.
I love the dried chillis. Don’t know what I’m going to do with them, but it’s satisfying, they are so durable, and last for years like that. I just know they will be appearing again!
#chilli#flower#orange#driedchilli#roots
#ferns#watercolour#ink

What’s he looking at? Hope you are having a good start to the week. I can’t be the only one who sometimes wonders what it would be like to chill like a cat??? 🌞 #blackcats#chillin

What’s he looking at? Hope you are having a good start to the week. I can’t be the only one who sometimes wonders what it would be like to chill like a cat??? 🌞 #blackcats#chillin

Happy Friday!😊 Attaching brass split rings on this today for hanging purposes. #bluelotus#textileart#embroidery#stitch

Happy Friday!😊 Attaching brass split rings on this today for hanging purposes. #bluelotus#textileart#embroidery#stitch

Working small today, on some honeysuckle. Hope you have a joyful day.
#honeysuckle#pink#green#embroidery#stitch
#textileart#stitch

Working small today, on some honeysuckle. Hope you have a joyful day.
#honeysuckle#pink#green#embroidery#stitch
#textileart#stitch

I have been sharing the evolution of this work as I add to it. It is the second piece I have made in this manner…a textile hanging which has lots of different elements,and made to be versatile in the way it is hung. Parts of it not visible, but still important to the concept of the piece. This one will be called “Blue Lotus” It mainly needs construction work now. I’m finding lots of creative opportunities working this way, I already have a vague idea for the next one. If anyone sees this and has a bright idea what I might call them, I would love to know. They are basically wall hangings, but I’m keen to find another name for them collectively. Suggestions welcome! Hope you are having a lovely day🧡🩵💙 #textileart#lanterns#moons#roots #bluelotus#pattern#stitch#embroidery #fabric

I have been sharing the evolution of this work as I add to it. It is the second piece I have made in this manner…a textile hanging which has lots of different elements,and made to be versatile in the way it is hung. Parts of it not visible, but still important to the concept of the piece. This one will be called “Blue Lotus” It mainly needs construction work now. I’m finding lots of creative opportunities working this way, I already have a vague idea for the next one. If anyone sees this and has a bright idea what I might call them, I would love to know. They are basically wall hangings, but I’m keen to find another name for them collectively. Suggestions welcome! Hope you are having a lovely day🧡🩵💙 #textileart#lanterns#moons#roots #bluelotus#pattern#stitch#embroidery #fabric

Is it really Friday? I’m loosing track, hope you are having a good day.
Adding more details to this, I am taking a bit of time with it, concentrating on getting the balance right…patience, as I said before. “Patience” is my new tool or medium….not sure which. I’ll have to have a think about that one!🤔 #lanterns#roots#textileart#bluelotus#stitch #stitch#embroidery#colour

Is it really Friday? I’m loosing track, hope you are having a good day.
Adding more details to this, I am taking a bit of time with it, concentrating on getting the balance right…patience, as I said before. “Patience” is my new tool or medium….not sure which. I’ll have to have a think about that one!🤔 #lanterns#roots#textileart#bluelotus#stitch #stitch#embroidery#colour

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