Mar 29Easily Distracted...I got rather distracted from my blog series featuring MOMENTUM my 50@50 series - Ukrainian matters were far more pressing: by now my fund...
Mar 16Makers Studio 'Special guest!'What a privilege to be invited to the Makers Studio with Janome and Just Hands on TV...just put a little clip in my hair to hold it back,...
Mar 14Peace RaffleThere are mixed emotions at being part of a Peace Raffle: I'm saddened that we need to do it. Why is this craziness happening anyway?...
Mar 2Buy Art - HELP UKRAINEPLEASE NOTE - my pledge has now ended & £1865 has been donated. x And Another update!: [13.3.22] The appeal below was a great success...
Feb 2450@50 Travel Inspiration This is the 3rd in a mini series, expanding my thoughts on my MOMENTUM 50@50 collection of stitched Artworks It's hard to describe how...
Feb 18The wilder side of 50@50In this current series of blog posts I'm offering a deeper insight into my 50@50 collection: developed in 2019 for my 50th year. For this...
Feb 1650@50 in depthOver the coming weeks I shall be creating a series of blog posts to reflect upon and examine my thinking process/development of my 50@50...
Feb 13Clasp Coin CollectionI love alliteration - must have been the only time I listened in English! Anyway, I digress...Stuck at home and over the general covid...
Feb 7New Cards!!A collection created from Devore, discharge and print techniques…each card is totally unique: a piece of artwork in its own right....
Dec 31, 2021Round up.You know when I really think about it,, more happened in 2021 than it seamed at the time. Constant uncertainly meant I didn't plan any...
Dec 12, 2021Art of EmbroideryI'm extremely pleased to announce that 'Burano Back Streets' and 'Marrakesh', both part of my 50@50 series, have been selected by...
Dec 2, 2021Watch the pennies...Over the last few days I have really enjoyed putting these little purses together. I came across some clasp purse fittings that were...
Nov 17, 2021Ain't the ArchiesExhibition extended until 3rd December. Why ‘Fragility’? This exhibition see’s Dionne expand outside of her usual sphere and explore...
Oct 23, 2021Andiamo a Roma!From 26-31 October Palazzo Velli Expo hosts ′′ Surface and Depth ′′ the first exhibition in Italy dedicated to contemporary embroidery...
Sep 17, 2021LIVE Landscape Line Drawing sessionThis is the first LIVE class I've offered this year - I do hope you can join me :-) Join me LIVE at 6PM UK time, on Wednesday 29th...
Aug 6, 2021MURMURATIONI cried most of the way through it: every stitch, every bird carrying my brother. MURMURATIONS will be shown during ‘Surface and Depth’ a...
May 25, 2021Observe & Stitch MasterclassOh yes! It's here! Over Easter I filmed a huge new Masterclass in conjunction with Immediate Live [they run the Knitting & Stitching...
Apr 30, 2021Golden ViewGolden View was the subject of a recent Sew-a-long session. Here's the inspiration, my colour/thread choices and my results. Until 30th...
Apr 30, 2021OpeningsOpenings was the subject of a recent Sew-a-long session. Here's the inspiration, my colour/thread choices and my results. Until 30th...
Apr 30, 2021Harden Reservoir View Harden Reservoir View was the subject of a recent Sew-a-long session. Here's the inspiration, my colour/thread choices and my results. ...