Finale Night: Thursday 8th December 5-7pm Place your bids by 6pm! I have been invited to produce some work for the MMU 5.8 x 4.1 Exhibition to help raise funds for the year 3 Embroidery students. This exhibition has a twist… with artists being asked to anonymously produce a piece of work the size of a …
I am frequently asked about why I use words in my artworks. I love language – its construction, its foibles and the complex layers of meaning that can lie within a single phrase or sentence. In 2000 I did an art foundation course and it was then that I started making work with text – …
A few months ago I was contacted to complete an artwork commission to celebrate the wedding anniversary of a couple. The piece focused on the time and place that the couple met and gave me the opportunity to create a unique marker of not only their wedding anniversary but also their way of meeting. The …
Last week I attended a 3 day workshop hosted by MMU and ran by Richard Wheater and Julia Bickerstaff. The workshop produced some wonderful works in neon and has inspired me to purchase a torch to create more neon artworks. Images below show the develoopment of works through the workshop. More images to follow of …
Hello Christmas Shoppers!! With Christmas coming, I am running a glorious Christmas Craft Fair at the Nip and Tipple in Whalley Range/ Chorlton. On display will be a range of crafts from some of the best Crafts people in Manchester, washed down with a cup of coffee or even a mug of warming gluhwein! What’s …
Gorgeous Gift Boxes are here!!!! For £34.50 you can order a unique artwork as a gift for a loved one, friend or colleague. These are the perfect small gift for someone who seems to have everything. They fit perfectly into any contemporary home. The gallery below offer the current selection of works, so you can …
Check out the centre pages of today’s Manchester Evening News to see more about the business and how it came about. The article can be found here if you can’t get to the paper: MEN Article 21.10.10 Thanks for the great write-up MEN!! Want to know more – sign up for my newsletter or pop …
This new idea – A beautiful artwork wrapped and encased in a luxury box, all ready for giving – will be here very soon. I’m just adding the finishing touches to designs, but here’s an idea of how it might look… Watch this space.
The August Bank holiday saw the culmination of Manchester Pride’s celebration of LGBT life – ‘the Big Weekend’. During the preceding week Manchester City Art Gallery hosted the Pride Art Trail – a whistle-stop tour of a series of selected artworks chosen and interpreted by members of Manchester’s LGBT community specifically for Pride, accompanied by …
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