Unveiling "357 stitches, 1 needle, 1 knot"

Okay so here it is, a brand new piece for Designer Crafts at the Mall 2011. I'm really pleased with it; the flow of each image into the next is so smooth and seemingly effortless- how deceptive! (Click on the images for a closer view)

Those of you familiar with my work will know my trademark as a gold-eye crewel needle "left" in the work; a trace of the maker's hand. Well, I was thrilled a few weeks ago to discover real gold-plated needles. They look incredibly precious and really gleam from the crisp white background. This is the first piece in which I have included one, no doubt the first of many.

"357 stitches, 1 needle, 1 knot"

106x48cm framed (matt black box frame) £600

Available to buy at Designer Crafts at the Mall 8-16th Jan (for full details please see post below). If you are interested in this piece or any other on the site, please leave a comment or send me an email.

New Work for GNCCF

I showed mainly new works at GNCCF last week. It all follows on from my final university project "The Sublime in the Mundane: Counting Threads". It's a theme that I would like to continue exploring, I think there's a lot of potential for my work to develop. I really want to up the scale- I just haven't physically got space to do so at the moment, now that I'm working from home. Anyway, this is where I am with it currently:

 

An overview of my stand. It great to have such a big space all to myself, it meant that I was able to exhibit a good selection of all of work and gage a public reaction to each strand. I showed work in pairs: 2 large photogram pieces, 2 small, 2 photograph pieces and two in fabric. I also showed my acrylic ribbon piece, now re-named "On the Surface, 10" and a selection of unframed works.

Tone no.1

Hue no.1

A real public winner

Pincer

Spider

If pushed, I would have to say that this is my current favourite piece. Deception plays a huge part to the viewing of my work, I just cannot work out how I took this photograph- which is why I get so much enjoyment from revisiting it.

News of upcoming exhibitions and my new website coming soon...

Great Northern Contemorary Craft Fair 22-24 October

I have been awarded a stand in the Great Northern Graduates section at this years Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair in Manchester.

I'm working on new pieces especially for the show including this embroidered film piece:

This is going to be my first major show after graduation and hope it will be one of many to come.

The show will be at Spinningfields in Manchester city centre from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th October. Come along to see me and over 150 other contemporary craft designer-makers.


Further details can be found on their website here: Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair

New Designers 1-4 July

I will be exhibiting at New Designers next week; Thursday to Sunday, as part of Birmingham City University's Textile Design course (stand T35). Tickets are available here: http://www.newdesigners.com/


This is some of the work which I will be showing:

Acrylic Ribbon (close-up)

 Yellow Echoes

Double Needle

Final Degree Show

My final degree show is now up in Birmingham City University's Gosta Green Campus. Open to the public 16th-19th June.