Artist Statement
The work explores the relationship between text and textile with language as landscape. Words are woven on an open warp or embroidered on dissolving fabric so the words appear against a void. The current interest is in stitching unreadable poems on paper and gessoed fabric - the Blank Verse series continues a long standing theme of something and nothing.
CV & Education
Qualifications and training
2006 - MA Textile Culture, Distinction, School of Art & Design
Solo exhibitions
2011 - Wordworks, Cambridge Buddhist Centre, Cambridge
2007 - Solo exhibition, New Hall, Cambridge
Group exhibitions
2010 - Textile Show, The Old Stables, Diss
2009 - Hung and Drawn, Landguard Fort , Suffolk
2009 - Landguard Hung and Drawn, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe
2009 - Salt of the Earth, Salthouse Church, Norfolk
2006 - Salthouse Church, Norfolk
2004 - Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury, Cambs
2003 - The Babylon Gallery, Ely
2001 - Orleans Gallery, Twickenham
2000 - Haddenham Gallery, Cambs
2000 - Mansfield Museum, Notts
1999 - Ely Museum, Cambs
1997 - Pallant House, Chichester
1996 - Stansfield Park, Hants
1993 - Gloucester Folk Museum
Artist talks
2011 - Artist's talk, Cambridge Buddhist Centre, Newmarket Road, Cambridge
2008 - Text as textile, Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich
Workshops
2008 - Marking Space, Swansea Metropolitan University, Swansea
2008 - Talking textiles, Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich
2008 - Tapestry weaving, Cottenham Village College, Cambridgeshire
Private commissions
2003 - Embroidered banner for Freemasonry Lodge, Porta Lodge, Ely, Cambs
2001 - Tapestry 8' x 4' commissioned by private client
1999 - Commissioned tapestry for private client
Competitions, prizes and awards
1995 - Eastern Arts Board Individual Artists Award
1995 - Edward James Foundation bursary
Publications
2009 - TEXTILE:Journal of Cloth & Culture
2008 - TEXTILE:Journal of Cloth & Culture
2003 - BBC Good Homes Feb issue
2002 - BBC Good Homes Dec issue
2001 - Make it, Sept issue
