New Designers 2010

London's Calling.......I'm off to exhibit at New Designers this week....if your around from thursday come and take a look.....make sure you stop at stand CA34 to check out the MMU Cheshire craft work!.....click the link for all info on the show.

Contemporary Crafts Degree Exhibition 2010

Here's a little preview of my installation 'The Collection' at the Contemporary Crafts Degree Exhibition 2010 which took place this weekend........more photos of my pieces are to follow shortly!

Lace Impressed Porcelain Tiles

Heres some more Ceramics I've been doing...this time using Lace Doilies! Using the oxides really brings out the pattern of the lace......I'm becoming very fond of these tiles...click the photos link to see more on Flickr x

Vintage Glove with Porcelain Impressed Tiles

This is what I've been working on in ceramics over the last few months....after testing and making samples heres a little taste of what will be in my Installation for the uni exhibition and New Designers Exhibition in London. Click on the Photos link to see more....

Major Project Ceramics Testers.

Here's a taste of the work made during the last few weeks spent in ceramics, I have yet to glaze me final pieces so these testers explore the use of underglaze colours topped off with half GS Dolomite and half Mother of Pearl glazes. I love the contrast between the matt and glassy looking glazes, I've popped more photos on flickr so click the link to the right to see more!

New Embroidered Postcards

Here's a little look at what I've been working on at home this week, click on the photos link to see more!

Map Paper Cut Out, "The Streets I Walk".

An old map of Stafford, my home town. This is one of two in the Paper Cut Out series, the other is a map of Warwick and Leamington Spa where my brother went to University.....hopefully I'll get this one finished by tonight...fingers crossed!

Minor Project work.

Here's a taste of the work I've made for my Minor Project at Uni....Click on the Photo link to see more on Flickr.

Screen Printed Postcards and Tins

Just a little taste of what I've been up to over the last 2 weeks.....click the photos link to see more!

Samples

Samples I've made to test before adding to my large embroidered map, hope you like ......

Sample Book Work

Hi.....sorry again for the lack in posts, its seems Uni has taken over most of my life! Here's a preview of a sample book I'm working on at the moment, this one's a small piece of map with embroidered roads. I'm using my found objects as either part of the work or to inspire a piece, which in the end will lead to an installation of found/regenerated objects. My collection has grown considerably over the summer and now I have too much inspiration! I'll be uploading more photos of new experiments on flickr over the next few days so keep an eye out!

New Work In Progress

Hi guys......sorry for delay in posts, I've been getting back into the swing of things at uni which has taken me a few weeks. I'm currently at the start of my Minor Project in which I'm looking in to the value of an object, creating my own museum of found objects from Flea markets and charity shops. This pic shows a still life I've created to sketch from which will then be developed using various methods within textiles and ceramics. Hope you like......

Embroidered Vintage Envelope

This is my latest addition to my uni summer work, an embroidered vintage envelope. On Tuesday I went to a weekly flea market in Newcastle - under - Lyme and spent a good few hours rummaging through boxes of postcards, letters, envelopes, photographs and who knows what else!
As my daughter says 'those places are full of treasures' and I love discovering them. I had to keep my budget low as the summers aren't kind to us skint students, but I managed to get 14 postcards and 7 envelopes as well as some lovely vintage fabrics that I couldn't resist. Let me know what you think of the piece......Its always nice to know what people think!

Embroidered Vintage Postcards

Over time I've collected loads of Vintage Postcards especially ones with text on which I then hand stitch over, this one is french dated from the 1940's. I've just finished this piece this morning and was dying to share it with you.....let me know what you think.

New Embroidery

This is my latest creation I call him my Mohawk boy, as its my favorite thing about him. I got the Image from a 1950's National Geographic Magazine bought from Oxfam for 79p! Check my Flickr link to see more images and don't hesitate to let me know what you think......

Embroiderd Beetles

Ive just uploaded a lovely selection of photos to my Flickr page showing my 'Beetles' Collection, which were produced for my final project in my 2nd year at Uni.
I was able to study, sketch and photograph the collections of Beetles held by The Natural History Museum in London, and used my drawings directly for the printed images used in the pieces. Papyrus Papers and Vintage Egyptian Maps represent the history and mythology linked to Beetles and Scarabs.
Hope you like them.........Let me know what you think!

My Little Paper People

Say hello to "Gra and Lai" my little paper people, they feature in a family project I'm currently working on. I was asked by my brother and his fiancee to design invitations for their wedding in March 2010, so I created these characters of them.
Gra took very little time to make, I love his wonky Top Hat! Lai, in the way of many women, went through many dresses before finally settling on this one. My favourite features are Gra's wonky Top Hat and Lai's Bouquet which is made from dried flowers, tell me what you think.....

Practice Makes Perfect!

I've been practicing my embroidery stitches, using patterns created from my own sketches. This one is from a 1960's fold up map of Warwick I brought from a charity shop for 60p!
I've kept the stitch to a simple straight stitch, attempting to kept the stitch length consistent, which is a bit of an issue I tend to have when doing hand embroidery.
I'm working on a new piece at the moment which is quite detailed so it's taking longer than I thought!