Textile Study Group

Artist statement

The inspiration for my current work comes from my research into the design and making of Kantha. Kantha is a form of embroidered quilt particular to Bengal. I make up back grounds by patching and piecing together layers of old worn cloth. I then draw into these with travelling lines of running stitch. As the work evolves the lines of running stitch begin to outline and then fill in shapes and spaces with texture and colour. I love the tactile and visual pleasure gained from handling old worn cloth and stitching into it by hand. I find that this absorbing process expands and transforms my original drawing and leads me into finding ways to evoke what I have seen and experienced.

I am now a freelance tutor. I also give talks on my work and exhibit with the Textile Study Group and PRISM.

I trained as a teacher and taught art and textiles in schools. Following achieving The Diploma in Fine Art and Textiles at Goldsmiths, University of London, I taught in adult Education centres in Inner London and on degree programmes at the Roehampton Institute, University of Surrey and for The Opus School of Textile Arts. For many years I was the Education Officer at the Embroiderers’ Guild where amongst other things I enjoyed contributing to the Guild’s education programme, the selection of Scholars, setting up the Graduate Showcase and editing Textile Ideas, a magazine for Young Embroiderers. Whilst at the Guild I completed a course in Museum Learning at the London Institute and became interested in family learning. I have continued to devise and deliver creative practical textile based projects for adults and children in community groups in association with Shared Heritage.

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  • Member since 1979
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