Exhibitions and Work Undertaken
Exhibitions
2020
Jan - Mar 2021 - Above:Below, Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, Cumbria (postponed until Sept 15, 2022)
Sept - Nov 2020 - A Walk in Autumn, Chalk's Gallery, Lymington
Sept- Nov 2020 The Big Pause Virtual Exhibition, Artful Collective
Sept 2020 ‘<<Strategy:Get Arts>> Virtual exhibition, Demarco Archives, Summerhall, Edingburgh
Aug - Oct 2020 - Wiltshire Creative Summer Open, Salisbury Arts Centre
Aug -Dec 2020 - 'Kaleidoscope' Virtual International Feltmakers Association exhibition
August 2020 - 'Found' guest artist with Art Textiles:Made in Britain,Festival Quilts, NEC Birmingham (postponed until 2021)
2019
May -July 2019 - Warp and Weft II, Solo Show, Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Mar -May 2019 - Warp and Weft I, Solo Show, New Milton Arts Centre
Feb -Mar 2019 - ‘Demarco in Dunoon: Homage to Joseph Beuys in the Celtic World of Dunoon.’ Joint exhibition, Dunoon Burgh Hall, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Jan- 23 Feb 2019 - ‘Venus in the Landscape’ Salisbury Arts Centre
2018
Oct-Dec 2018 - Selected for solo gallery World Festival Threads, Toronto Canada
Sept 2018 - ‘Homage to Beuys’ Joint exhibition, Demarco Archives, Summerhall, Edingburgh
2017
Oct, Nov 2017 - ‘Stone’ -Twisted Thread’s Knitting & Stitching Solo Show (London, Dublin and Harrogate)
May 2017 - ‘Under the Microscope’-Joint exhibition with artist Helen Sill, Rum’s Eg Gallery, Romsey
2016
Jun 2016 - ‘From the Earth Textiles’ Exhibition, Hertfordshire
Jan 2016 - ‘Lithic’ alongside artist Peter Jackman, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
Nov 2016 - MADE Brighton, Brighton
Nov 2016 - Contemporary Textiles Exhibition, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
Oct 2016 - ‘Stitched’ – Romsey Abbey, Hants
2015
Jan 2015 25x25x25 Society of Designer Craftsmen, Mall Galleries, London
Summer 2015 Flitti ‘Black & White’ Finnish Felt Association, Jamsa, Finland
July 2014 10 out of 6, Degree Show, Desborough College, Eastleigh
2011-2014 Hampshire Schools Sustainability Project
April 2011 Lead artist -Woodgreen Community Felt Banner Project
2010-present Art tutor on international cruise ships
June 2009 Lead artist- Cranborne Community Hall Mural Project
2004-Present Hampshire Open Studios (10 days annually)
2002 Lead artist Hale primary school Felt Hat project
Education and Awards
2019 Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen – Awarded full membership (juried)
2016 Salisbury Contemporary Craft and Heritage Festival ‘Best Local Maker’ Award
2011-2014 Foundation Degree in Arts (Stitched Textiles) Eastleigh College, with Distinction
2006-2007 City and Guilds Level 1 & 2 in Embroidery, City College, Southampton
1992 Runner Up – Daily Mail Young Countrywoman of the Year
1988 NatWest and NFU Venture Cash winner – £1000 research project into fine wool production
1988 Winner -Graduate Enterprise Program, Bristol
1985-1988 Seale-Hayne Agricultural College, Devon -HND in Agriculture, with Merit
Publications
2019 Embroiders’ Guild SEW magazine
2018 FiberArtsNow magazine-selected and featured felt artist
2018 Grima-Danish International Felt Magazine
2017 ‘Stone’ – International Feltmakers Magazine
2016 Worldwide Colours of Felt by Ellen Bakker – work included
2016 Felt Collars –Workshop on the Web
2015 Who and I? – Felt Matters, International Feltmakers Magazine
2014 Indigo Dyeing -Felt Matters, International Feltmakers Magazine
2012 Woodgreen Community Felt Project – Felt Matters, international Feltmakers magazine
Memberships
Full Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen (MSDC)
Joint regional Co-ordinator of the IFA (International Feltmakers Association)
Member of the Society of Scottish Artists
Member of Artful Collective
Supporter of the Campaign for Wool
TESTIMONIALS
So inspirational. Wonderful work!
Amazing !
Fabulous display and love the designs and restricted colours
Your gallery is awesome..well done!
Truly amazing work - You have inspired me to try feltmaking. Thank you for sharing your work with us.