How to clean and care for textile artwork.

The Spirit of Wakefield, a community arts project creating a textile art installation with young people. Commissioned by Wakefield Museums

Having space to be creative is important; be that a physical space, time to be creative or emotional space to be creative.

Recently there's been a few messages on my website asking about workshops; how they are structured, do people come alone or with friends, are materials provided and the type of knowledge needed to come along. It seemed a good time to answer these questions in a blog post. The first thing to say is my workshops are all based on supporting and encouraging each person to make something that is unique to them, rather than a replica of my work. This is because I strongly believe

Commissioning an artist to create a personal and bespoke piece of artwork for you is a way of having a truly unique piece of artwork.

Values and making artwork that aligns with those values is very fulfilling, but not always easy to do. Sometimes those values that are very important mean that you have to turn down work or a commission or that you can't use the latest new thing or invention that is all over social media. We all have values and they are different for each person; some people may feel it is important to be sustainable whereas others find this less important. We may have similar values, but how

Research based arts practice is a term that is heard often, but what exactly does it mean?

Embroidery on unusual materials adds interest and meaning to textile artwork. Paper stitching, embroidery on balsa wood and metal.

An artist collaboration.