It is a very strange thing to be building up for a big project and to have nothing much to show for it. The Lasting Impressions project I a...

It's been a busy few months for me, both in the studio and out and about. I haven't had a lot of time to think. Today I spent some...

My work for Pick & Mix has caused me worries this week. After agonising over the shade of red used for the cross stitching I came to a r...

I have never been one for chain letters and such like but my friend and fellow textile lover Claire Wellesley-Smith asked me if I would tak...

Yesterday I started the day in despair. My work was awful and I had no time to start again. By the end of the day I was feeling really pos...

For final year students up and down the country now is a stressful time as they hang their work for degree shows. For lecturers it is easy...

The frustration of struggling to visualise complex organisations of ideas and things has caused me many struggles through the years but it i...

Recently someone asked me about the direction of my practice, how and why it was that I had moved away from working with historical textiles...

The only settings that needed adjustment today were my own. I realised I was in need of some time closer to nature.   Feeling lifte...

Just after I took the last photo my battery died and I spotted the perfect shot. Although slightly disappointing, it made me rea...

A great sense of completion after taking the work down on Tuesday evening. Thank you so much to all the lovely visitors we had (about 100 by...

I think the process of signing up for the Bradford Open has galvanised me into action. It has been a long time since I have felt so product...

I have been away on holiday and generally busy. House moving plans are hampering my efforts to get work completed for my final MA assessment...

Today I was part of a crit group led by internationally renowned textile artist, Alice Kettle . I have been finding these crit groups incred...

Another busy week, including exciting events for my MA at MMU. During Testing Time everyone is invited to put their work up and take part in...

I have been using today as a rest and catch-up after a busy week. Last weekend I went to Stroud International Textiles Festival  specially f...

The process of clearing out all my junk (precious and lovely as it is) in preparation for moving house has led me to think about materiality...

Today I took the opportunity of some available space at university to pin work up and look at it in a less cluttered space. This is somethin...

Having been wandering in the wilderness for so long I am finally feeling as though I might have a purpose in my work. I don't know any d...

So much to write I don't know where to start. A lot has been happening and it all means I know less than before, which wasn't much. ...