Tag archive: textiles

  • Photo: Exhibitions

    Exhibitions

    Several exhibitions on this month and a few group shows opening next month. One’s even online.

  • Photo: Christmas Shopping

    Christmas Shopping

    Ding Dong Merrily in High, it’s time for Christmas shopping. Some of my small textile pieces and crafts are available around Manchester if you are on the hunt for something handmade and unique for a loved one or your Secret Santa. Here’s a list of what’s available and where: Arc Gallery in Reddish are currently stocking […]

  • Photo: Preview – Time: An exhibition of Textiles & Photography

    Preview – Time: An exhibition of Textiles & Photography

    Time to stop, Time to notice, Time to remember, Time to appreciate, Time to reflect. January feels just the right time of year to be holding this exhibition. Over the festive period, once we get actual Christmas day out of the way, we do stop and take stock of the year just gone. Hasn’t it […]

  • Photo: Time – Exhibition at Arc

    Time – Exhibition at Arc

    At the end of January, I will be teaming up with fellow textile artist Simone Frater-Russell for an exhibition at Arc – Arts for Recovery in the Community in Reddish entitled Time as we both explore change over time, be that physical shape and appearance or the fleeting, ethereal and sometimes unreliable way individuals recall events or people.

  • Photo: London Road Fire Station Project – Development

    London Road Fire Station Project – Development

    Through an opportunity offered by Jenny Walker to students at Manchester School of Art, I have been part of a project developing work inspired by London Road Fire Station, an iconic Manchester landmark saved from demolition but about to be redeveloped so a unique moment in time to record the lost grandeur and celebrate the […]

  • Photo: Textiles in Practice MA – Year 1

    Textiles in Practice MA – Year 1

    Just over a year ago I applied to Manchester School of Art to do the Textiles in Practice MA. The purpose of my MA is to build up a portfolio of personal practice to support applications for collaborative & community projects and to discover what I make when I am ‘under-employed’, to keep developing my skills, my voice and maintain my sanity.

  • Photo: Make Anything – Fred Aldous Window

    Make Anything – Fred Aldous Window

    The Manchester Craft Mafia were invited to create an exhibition of members work for their Make Anything series of windows.

    Please check it out if you are around the Northern Quarter in Manchester.

  • Photo: Over The Kitchen Table – Mothers who Make

    Over The Kitchen Table – Mothers who Make

    As part of the PUSH festival at HOME theatre in Manchester, Mothers Who Make held a day celebrating the creativity in the group. The afternoon was entitled Over The Kitchen Table, a reference to where creative mothers often end up working to maintain their creative lives.

  • Photo: First MA Pecha Kucha

    First MA Pecha Kucha

    I had to do a Pecha Kucha as part of my Textiles Practice MA at Manchester School of Art. For those who don’t know, a Pecha Kucha is a presentation of 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds. Simple, right?

  • Photo: Shell Poem by Sarah L Dixon

    Shell Poem by Sarah L Dixon

    I won a poem. I was asked for a photo or 6 words. Having created textiles from poems, I decided to give her a photo of my recent work.

  • Photo: Happy New Year aka Resolutions part 2

    Happy New Year aka Resolutions part 2

    Happy New Year.

    So back in September at the start of the school year I made a few resolutions. Now we have hit the traditional time for resolutions, it’s time to look back at how I have done and add some new ones…

  • Photo: Photos from December’s Mafia Makes

    Photos from December’s Mafia Makes

    In December, I was guest crafter for Manchester Craft Mafia’s monthly craft sessions at Common and The Beagle making Christmas decorations using leatherette and fleece.