This is the fourth image in my grid of six and is of more shells. These shells were collected on the beach at Dawlish Warren, Devon, a couple of summers ago. The excitement for me was to find a couple of tiny cowrie shells. When we were children these were one...
The Tapestry was finally finished last month and displayed at St Michael's Church in town over two weekends. It is truly splendid and a real tribute to the organisers, participants and Macclesfield. It is wonderfully bright and colourful, yet the restricted...
Three little squares now complete. This one is bits and pieces I picked up in Scotland. The stones I found on the bank of a river flowing into Loch Ness and the feather on a walk nearby. I have used the same techniques as for the other two and I am still...
The bird I have been embroidering for the Macclesfield History Tapestry was finished a couple of weeks ago and submitted. I thoroughly enjoyed the embroidery techniques and am pleased with the final results. I wasn't sure whether to leave the wings more open...
Macclesfield is celebrating the original Bayeux Tapestry coming to the British Museum. Ailsa Holland and Becca Smith are organising and designing an embroidered tapestry of Macclesfield's history in the style of the Bayeux. They have invited members of the public to...
I actually finished this a while ago and I have no idea why I didn't get round to posting it. So here it is. I love this and I am pleased with where it sits on the grid with the shells. I know what is going in the next square; some things I picked up on my holiday...
This is the start of the second image for my grid. The lovely black and white stones were my souvenirs from this years holiday in Wales. Somehow I can never resist a stone or a shell. A couple of years ago it was seaweed!! Something else I need to do something...
This first little drawing is finished, at last! I wasn't sure about the shell in the back but I think the fact that it is broken and the contrast of the colours works well. It will be part of a series of identical sized images and I have a good idea of what I...
Jodrell Bank has been running a project to create a community quilt inspired by the celestial marvels that have been discovered. This is to help mark 80 years of discovery, exploration, and connection with the universe at the site...
I have done a bit more to the shells. It feels slow but the black and whites shells are quite intricate. The limpet has worked really well. Now I just have to make the broken shell at the back work. Hopefully I am going create a grid of 6 or so images, but I'm...