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From a young age I have been fascinated by the creative arts and have tried anything from dressmaking to home furnishing and stained glass to book binding. For many years I worked in the Oil Industry finally being based in Aberdeen as an auditor, which involved a lot of travelling. To pass the time while staying in hotels I took along a bought embroidery kit. After a while I decided that I wanted to create my own designs and took courses in embroidery and joined the local branch of the Embroiderers Guild. It was here I was introduced to the City & Guilds Creative Embroidery Diploma. I was a founder member of 02 Textile Group (2002 to 2017) and also owned a business called ‘Threads & Things’ (2003 to 2010) which I took to Quilt, Lace and Knitting & Stitching shows.
After many enjoyable years of being part of the 02 Textile Group I decided to leave in 2017. I am now starting on a new phase in my creativity. Textiles have always been a part of my work but I am now working with whatever materials seems appropriate. Found objects from the street or other sources are an integral part of my practice. Exhibitions 2018 - Sense of Self, Quay Gallery, Snape Maltings, Suffolk 2017 - Ramster Embroidery & Textile Exhibition, Ramster, Chiddingford 2016 - All Through The Night, 02 Textile Group, Welsh Quilt Centre, Lampeter 2015 - The Plot Thickens, 02 Textile Group, RHS Hyde Hall Gardens, Essex 2015 - Ramster Embroidery & Textile Exhibition, Ramster, Chiddingford 2014 - Catch My Drift, 02 Textile Group, Craft Arena, Barleylands, Essex 2013 - Curiouser and Curiouser, 02 Textile Group, Quay Gallery Snape Maltings 2013 - Ramster Embroidery & Textile Exhibition, Ramster, Chiddingford 2012 - Curiouser and Curiouser, 02 Textile Group, Knitting & Stitching Show: London, Dublin and Harrogate 2011 - Ramster Embroidery & Textile Exhibition, Ramster, Chiddingford 2010 - Blooming Marvellous, 02 Textile Group, RHS Hyde Hall Gardens, Essex 2008 - A Walk On The Wild Side, 02 Textile Group, Braintree Art Gallery, Essex 2007 - Stitch At The Archive, 02 Textile Group, Warner Archives, Braintree 2007 - Hanging By A Thread, 02 Textile Group, Maeldune Centre, Maldon, Essex 2007 - Ramster Embroidery & Textile Exhibition, Ramster, Chiddingford Publications 2010 Hedley, G., Drawn To Stitch, Batsford |