Textile Study Group

Artist statement

My current work investigates 'the culture of sewing' by seeking to relocate the idea of women as workers with the objects and tools of their trade. Dislocation often occurs, for example in museums, where sewing machines are exhibited as inventions alongside other machines and are removed from the idea of industrial garment production or work in the home. Women have often used the most commonplace items to create things with individual meaning and beauty. Both (the women and the objects) are valued as 'Underrated Treasures' which forms the title of this series of explorations as well as the title of a specific piece of work. Most of the pieces have an almost hidden reference to the Suffragettes by including their colours in the work. The most recent piece of work in this series is 'Veiled Ladies'. It was worked as an installation at the Bankfield Museum in Halifax whose collections were used as a starting point and continue to provide inspiration for me. 'Veiled Ladies' also attempts to make a point about hidden labour as well as mass production and these themes still inform my current developments.

I currently teach in the university sector. My teaching experience is varied and ranges from working with adult education embroidery groups; MA and BA textile design students to PGCE trainees and school pupils. I have exhibited nationally and internationally and since writing Creating Sketchbooks, this has formed the basis of many current workshops.

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