Month: August 2021

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Festival of Quilts 2021

Festival of quilts logo

It’s finally here! The return of Europe’s largest quilt show The Festival of Quilts 2021. I was there, press pass in hand, filming all the events and interviewing as many artists as I could fit into the four days. A brilliant show – as you can see from the amazing textile art shared in the video below.

Can you believe it’s two years since the last show!

quilts hanging on quilt stands at the Festival of Quilts 2021
Festival of Quilts 2021
Testile art image of a gorilla on a yellow background
Artwork by Susan de Vanny
machine embroidered 3D telephone
Artwork by Sue Trevor
patchwork quilt with words with hashtags stayathome, staysafe, keyworkers,
Artwork by Janet Bottomley

What a wonderful show and just what I needed to start filming again. Family commitments over the past year made it difficult to plan ‘Meet the Artist’ interviews, so you’ll be pleased to know that things have settled down and I’m back filming again.
Watch this space for some amazing ‘Meet the Artist’ interviews in the coming months. ‘Subscribe + 🔔’ in YouTube and be the first to see them.

The event was spacious and airy with sanitiser stations everywhere. We were all checked before entry. Each exhibitor and visitor needed proof of a double vaccination or a negative test before they were allowed into the building.

Thank you to all the artists, exhibitors and staff of the NEC and Upper Street Events for making this long awaited show such a safe and amazing success.

Note: The artwork on the Festival of Quilts poster is by artist Sarah Hibbert.

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Arcadia Exhibition

Moors of Home - red hand embroidered words of a lancashire poem onto cotton cloth

I’m pleased to announce that “Moors of Home ” has been selected by Shannon Skye Robinson curator at Curating Futures, for the Arcadia Exhibition. This virtual exhibition will be available to view from 1st August 2021 via this link.

Arcadia Exhibition poster - modern white rectangular building set in a forest
Arcadia Exhibition Poster
Moors of Home - red hand embroidered words of a lancashire poem onto cotton cloth
Moors of Home

Size 21 x 27 cm. Hand embroidered and hand stitched with vintage Sylko thread onto cotton cloth Eco printed with leaves and petals from my lockdown garden in Summer 2020.

Inside modern looking exhibition space - art of all kinds on the white walls
Screenshot – Inside the gallery
Inside modern looking exhibition space - art of all kinds on the white walls
Screenshot – Inside the gallery
Inside modern looking exhibition space - art of all kinds on the white walls
Inside the gallery – Moors of Home on the virtual wall
Names & images of artwork of exhibiting artists
A snapshot of the Exhibiting Artists

“Curating Futures is the brainchild of Shannon Skye Robinson- a curator, designer, and project coordinator.

The project was planned to bring together artists, create a supportive network of like-minded individuals, and generate an inspirational environment for creatives- and their practices- to grow.

The Curating Futures community are a multi-disciplinary group of creative individuals from around the world. We are passionate about art, creativity, culture, and sustainability; together, we work to learn new skills, gain new experiences, and seek new inspiration.

Within our community we collaborate, share ideas, and support one another to produce blogs, workshops, exhibitions and online events.”

This is the second time I’ve worked with Shannon Skye Robinson.