Welcome to my Blog!

Here I post information about shows, news from the studio and general goings on - If you'd like to keep 'in the know' then please follow my journey :-) Thanks, Dionne x

Dec 18, 2022

New email

I have a new email address …. It would be useful if you could add it to your contact list. I’ve made an image of it in the hope that it...

Nov 7, 2022

FREE tickets!!!!

I have 2 free tickets up for grabs for the forthcoming Craft Festival in Cheltenham - all you need to do to win is leave a comment below...

Oct 10, 2022

It's a commitment...

This was a tricky decision - what do you think of my new postcards?? When it comes time to re-stock your postcards, you are faced with a...

Mar 29, 2022

Easily 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 16, 2022

Makers 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 14, 2022

Peace Raffle

There 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 2, 2022

Buy Art - HELP UKRAINE

PLEASE 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 24, 2022

50@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 18, 2022

The wilder side of 50@50

In 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 16, 2022

50@50 in depth

Over 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 13, 2022

Clasp Coin Collection

I love alliteration - must have been the only time I listened in English! Anyway, I digress...Stuck at home and over the general covid...

Feb 7, 2022

New 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, 2021

Round 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, 2021

Art of Embroidery

I'm extremely pleased to announce that 'Burano Back Streets' and 'Marrakesh', both part of my 50@50 series, have been selected by...

Dec 2, 2021

Watch 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, 2021

Ain't the Archies

Exhibition extended until 3rd December. Why ‘Fragility’? This exhibition see’s Dionne expand outside of her usual sphere and explore...

Oct 23, 2021

Andiamo a Roma!

From 26-31 October Palazzo Velli Expo hosts ′′ Surface and Depth ′′ the first exhibition in Italy dedicated to contemporary embroidery...

Sep 17, 2021

LIVE Landscape Line Drawing session

This 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, 2021

MURMURATION

I 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, 2021

Observe & Stitch Masterclass

Oh yes! It's here! Over Easter I filmed a huge new Masterclass in conjunction with Immediate Live [they run the Knitting & Stitching...