Back to memories of London.  I’m not sure where the last week has gone….. its just… erm…. well… gone I guess! At the V&A I was really e...

Have had a fantastic week at Grasmere.  It was like being in a wonderful parallel universe. Great company, lots of laughs, delicious food a...

Back to London again.  For so many years I was too ill to travel to exhibitions however this year I’ve been able to visit twice.  Its been w...

  I have a task for the winter. To be started before it gets too unwieldy. 38,675 photographs to look at, check the filing of, upload to S...

I didn’t win the C&K challenge.  The winning piece was an intricate illustration/drawing. I’m not going to Istanbul for three nights in ...

This cartoon is hilarious, I just had to share it with you, takes me back in time to when I worked as an area sales manager with Life Tec...

The work will be on display this evening, I thought it was OK to show you all now, a little early.  Think of it as a private preview. S...

Have you guessed what it is I’m making? Hint; its a development of a piece I made several years ago which you’ll find on my website . Thi...

A mix of machine and handwork today. The highly embellished background now has images sewn into place.     The machining was a short bre...

Well the last few days, today and tomorrow will be more of this; Cut and pin. Tack into place. Stitch the edging. Fill with c...

In all the excitement about Inspired by India I forgot to tell you about the course results. Do you remember I was studying Archaeologica...

I thought that it would be interesting to blog the journey in more detail than usual and with such a short deadline it will be a fast journe...

Time for a change of scene from pinks to gold. By tweaking the top tension I was able to produce a lovely raised texture with a hint of gol...

Finally able to start stitching in silks, all the drafting, tacking and marking out is finished.  So many things have conspired against me, ...

View from the garden

Well, did I think September was going to be a restful month? As well as starting the commissions from the Open Studio a wonderful oppor...