After being re-introduced to activism while studying for a degree in 2015. I became aware of the austerity and benefit cuts imposed on disabled people. While homeless due to lack of social housing in 2016, I made patches for what… Continue reading

Preparations continue for Artists and Disability Oppression: Up Close and Intensive Artists and Disability Oppression Up Close and Intensive exhibition Artists and Disability Oppression Up Close and Intensive Thursday 23rd march to Sunday 26th March 2023. Preparations continue for the… Continue reading

Artist and Disability Oppression :Up Close and Intensive and other works Brewery Tap UCA Project Space Tontine street, Folkstone, Kent CT20 1JR Continue reading

In September 2020 I received the ReEmergence bursary for Visual Arts from Surrey Disability Arts. This provided an opportunity to move my activist work forward. I decided to create a pop up installation about Artists and Disability Oppression. I did… Continue reading

I joined a Loss project course on zoom and it was a great course and really enjoyed collage work. Continue reading

Five months of ill health and complete isolation created a unprecedented life experience. Luckily my allotment provided a daily reflection space. I also observed the natural world flourish without human and mechanical interference. I sort out all my local nature… Continue reading

Well where to begin. The Covid19 Pandemic from January 2020 brought massive reductions in life and all art based initiatives. Lockdowns to help reduce the spread of the illness changed life as any of us knew it. I had Covid19… Continue reading

I was shocked to see I have not posted for a year. This is a real indication of how hard it has been to be an artist in England in 2019. The terminal effects of textile art not being acknowledged… Continue reading

I have an exhibition of my work at Thames Ditton library for a week 30th April to 7th May 2019. 9.30am til 5.00pm closed Sun Mon. After several rejections in competitions I needed to see some of my work up.… Continue reading

Having been involved with textiles and embroidery for over 45 years there are plenty of memories and I came across some this week. Wall hanging I made as a final piece for an Access to Art and Design course from… Continue reading