Artist statement
Much of the work I create is a response to the impact of surrounding environments at home and abroad, where everyday situations and visual memories are gathered and expressed in the designs and colour. The worked pieces are often intuitive and controlled compositions, discovered through the process of balancing colour, shape and texture, allowing the work to evolve through invention and the process of the making. With a fascination of the way time is expressed by the process of old worn, aged and weathered objects and places, I developed a way to translate this to the cloth. A sequence of layering techniques are applied to the cloth, using a combination of painting and silk screen-printing by hand, to build up and take away layers of colour and texture. The choice of fabric, using mainly velvet and silk/mix devore' cloth was dictated by the ability they have to carry the richness of the dyes, giving the impression of depth and structure to the cloth. a quality necessary to the finished work.
Qualifications and training
- 2000 MA Printed Textiles, University of Central England, Birmingham
- 1998 City & Guilds Teaching Certificate, South Warwickshire College of further Education, Stratford upon Avon
- 1997 BA Hons Art and Craft Studies (specialised textiles), Coventry University, Coventry
Employment
- 2003 P/T lecturer, South Warwickshire College, Stratford upon Avon
- 2000 Freelance, textile designer, London/New York
- 1998 P/T lecturer, Solihull College, Solihull
Group exhibitions
- 2008 6 of the Best, Warwickshire Museum, Warwick
- 2007 Landscape and Wildlife, Clay Barn Studio, Nr Stratford Upon Avon
- 2007 Fresh Air, Pool House Gallery, Brewery Arts, Quenington, Cirencester
- 2007 Off The Wall, St Martins Arts, Birmingham
- 2007 Home II Made In Middle Middle, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Rugby
- 2006 ORIGIN The London Craft Fair/Crafts Council, Summerset House, London
- 2006 Virtual Exhibition, City inn, Birmingham
- 2006 Off The Wall, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry
- 2006 Re design, Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford
- 2005 Deconstruct:Reconstruct, Bilston Craft gallery, Wolverhamton
- 2004 Re:Design, St John's House Museum, Warwick
- 2004 Elemental Arts Project, Artfirst Contemporary Art Gallery, London
- 2003 Designer Crafts, Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham
- 2003 Natural Fibres, Romney Marsh Craft Gallery, Kent
- 2003 Art Squared, The Hayloft Studio, Near Moreton-in-Marsh
- 2003 Word of Mouth, The Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon
- 2002 Made in the Middle, Craftspace Touring Exhibition, Midlands
- 2002 Access All Areas, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry
- 2002 Now, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry
- 2001 Top Drawer, Earls Court, London
- 1998 Rising Stars, Combe Farm Gallery, Devon
- 1997 New Designers, Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Workshops
- 2009 printmaking workshops, Adult & children, Rugby Art Gallery, Rugby
- 2008 Textile screen printing, St john Fisher school, New castle under Lyme
- 2006 At Home II Project, Rugby Art Gallery, Rugby
Residencies
- 2004 Lead artist, textile project, Arts & Business, craftsspace Touring and Fired Earth Interiors, Christopher Rawlins Primary School, Adderbury, Oxfordshire
- 2003 textile designs, Fired earth Interiors, Banbury, Milton keynes
- 2003 Lead artist, textile project with young people, Joint project between PRU/YOT and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Private commissions
- 2008 wall hangings, Private residence, London
- 2007 textile hangings, private residence, Cotswold, Cirencester
- 2005 textile wall hanging, Private residence, Oxfordshire
- 2004 textile wall hanging and panels, Night Club, Bristol
Public commissions
- 2006 Home II, Craftspace, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
- 2003 Window Panels, MIND day centre, Coventry
Corporate commissions
- 2004 Textile wall hangings, designs for christmas card, Fired Earth Interiors, Banbury
Projects
- 2009 textile project, Rugby Art Gallery & Museum & Pupil reintegration unit, Rugby
- 2009 textiles, Stratford Upon Avon high School, Stratford Upon avon
- 2009 Transformation, recycling textiles, Escape, Stratford Upon avon
- 2008 Re-Create, Rugby Art Gallery & Museum & Pupil reintegration unit, Rugby
- 2007 textile project, PCT asian women's group, Coventry
- 2007 Growth, Escape, Stratford Upon avon
Publications
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