I will be stewarding the Exhibition on Saturday and Sunday of the first weekend. I am taking a loom or two (just the small portable ones!) and hope to be weaving on and off, however and between 2 and 4 on both days all would be welcome to have a go at weaving.

The opening of this Exhibition is on Friday 6th Sept 2019 from 5pm to 7pm, all welcome. As one of the weavers taking part, I will be there to show the new designs I developed, inspired by the textile archive held by Trowbridge Museum.

A film created by Benedict Mart, 2019 benedictmart.com.

Music by ‘Onceagain’ by bensound.com

I was approached by Cheltenham-based professional film-maker Benedict Mart who is undertaking a project to produce a series of films for Youtube depicting the creative practice of local artisans.

Filming took place at my studio over 2 days with a further day of editing the sound. Benedict kindly made a shortened version of his film for me to use for my own purposes.

Woven Textile Designer and Educator Laura Thomas has been running a Weaving Activity in the MakerShack at Cheltenham Science Festival and I’ve popped in a few times to lend another pair of weaving hands. The MakerShack has on average 1000 visitors each day, to have a go at a wide offering of both ‘techno’ and traditional making crafts. Children and Adults who had never woven before, were weaving their own mini masterpieces within minutes on little weaving frames.

Raw Talent is a biennial exhibition at New Brewery Arts in Cirencester showcasing the very best work produced by the students and tutors of our extensive education and participation courses and workshops.

Exhibition dates: Saturday 26th May – Sunday 17th June.

I will be exhibiting a long foot stool upholstered in my hand-woven British Wool cloth.