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Exciting Exhibitions
At this time of year I am always looking ahead to what I have booked in the diary and this year is already shaping up to be an exciting one. I already have a very successful Longwick Artshow behind me and I’m starting new work this week for Bucks Artweeks coming up on the horizon. […]
The Sinuous Stitch
Ever since we moved to the area, one of my favourite places to spend time has always been Waterperry Gardens. I particularly love the gallery there which is always beautifully presented, peaceful and filled with inspiring work. So I am very excited to announce that I will be having an exhibition of my work at […]
Looking Forward…
I’m very excited about the opportunity to have a small exhibition of my work at The Art in Action Gallery at Waterperry Gardens this autumn. As I work quite slowly, this is quite an undertaking for me, making and gathering together work for this show which will begin in November and run through into the […]
Buckinghamshire Craft Guild.
It is now almost 2 years since the newly formed Buckinghamshire Craft Guild first opened the doors of it’s beautiful shop/gallery space at Layby Farm, Stoke Mandeville. The guild shop has grown and developed over that time into a beautifully curated space where the public can come and browse the work of over 30 local […]
Through Our Hands
I’m excited to have an article included in the winter edition of Through Our Hands, the online magazine devoted to all things textiles: http://issuu.com/laurakemshall/docs/tohmagwinter2015 I hope you enjoy it.
The devil is in the detail
At the end of the summer holidays, I had to begin work on a commissioned piece which had been sitting in my virtual ‘in tray’ since the beginning of the year. Luckily my client is patient and was happy to wait. So with the help of some photographs, I set about the task of sketching […]
Foxtrot
Allow me to introduce my new fox. I’m rather relieved to have finally got the end of this one as there were several hiccups along the way. The fox himself, though he should have been the trickiest part, came trotting along very easily. I was very lucky to come across the photographs of Richard Bowler […]
T-weet to whoo?
So this is the embroidery I’ve been working on the last couple of weeks. It’s not particularly big but the detail involved has meant it has been slow going at times. The faces of the owls were particularly tricky. I always think facial expressions and especially eyes are vital to the birds looking right and […]
The joy of little red dots
Ok…so I know what you are thinking…’she’s gone completely mad’. Well, you could be right but little red dots are a joyous thing believe me! When you are an artist, there is a great buzz of excitement to be had when a little red dot appears on your work at an exhibition or show. This […]
The seafront, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
This piece was a private commission which I completed just before Christmas. My brief was to create an embroidery depicting the seafront at Aldeburgh in Suffolk, a place which the new owners of the piece are very familiar with since they holiday there almost every year. The familiarity of the seafront buildings, the steep shingle […]
New Year…new challenges.
January is a strange old month. It’s cold and grey and we all begin to crave the early signs of spring and longer lighter, brighter days. It also always turns my thoughts to what the new year will bring and there are inevitably new challenges in store. There is excitement in considering the projects I […]
Bucks Open Studios
It has been an amazing two weeks participating in Bucks Open studios at two different venues. My embroideries have been at Obsidian Art in Stoke Mandeville for a third year running. It is a real privilege to be asked to show my work there and my favourite part is going to the gallery to demonstrate. […]
Well hello Mr Fox
A few weeks ago I took my eldest son to the local wildlife rescue centre; Tiggywinkles is a fabulous place in Haddenham, Bucks which looks after sick and injured wild animals. Whilst there we were fascinated by a small family of foxes and I just had to commit this handsome devil to stitch. I also […]
Special Delivery
I’m very pleased today as I’ve delivered all my work to the Obsidian Gallery for Bucks Open Studios. Check out my diary page for more information.
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