I have been sewing  and sewing and my machine is not co-operating with the double thread I am running through it - the tension on the back o...

I have been hard at work but seem not to have achieved as much as I wanted. I was determined to get the blue sentinelle to a place where i ...

I feel overwhelmed by the recent events in New Zealand and Japan and the human tragedy that affects us all and leaves us helpless.I will be ...

I have cut out the stencil but  as i used vilene it was not water proof so I have had to seal it with clear lacquer. Of course the weather t...

I have been cutting out a life size stencil of a sentinelle.It's taken me ages as i wanted the effect to be  lacey.I finally finished it...

I am not sure where my week has gone- I have worked hard, making final arrangements for my trip to Syria and then Europe. I shall be teachin...

I have been working- yay. I am working on a large sentinel piece, but am fighting a battle with a thread I am using and got annoyed with it ...

I have finished stitching the River Sentinel- the fabrics have been heavily textured with stitch. I am thinking I want to make these life si...

I have been working on a new linocut , toying with the idea of sentinels/guardians/keepers of the land. I know they look kind of  madonna li...

Still no sewing done but a few ideas are percolating. It's been a case of going back to basics- ie my drawing journal, lace, immigration...

I have no idea where that last week went, but all the children are back at school finally- it's been a long holiday with moving and ever...

I am feeling like a bit of a charlatan on the textile front. Nothing seems to be emerging from my hands, and already another week has passed...

Thank you for all those who had placed bids on my Barrier Reef piece - there is still 4 days to go, but your generosity will help those affe...

The plight of thousands and thousands of Queenslanders in the face of the most devastating floods has finally made me pull out my sewing mac...

I have been stitching on the khadi cloth that i dyed whilst i was still in France. I am not sure if it is worth the effort- the contrast do...

I have been playing around trying to create a repeat pattern for a linocut. Obviously this one needs a bit of work and refinement but I have...

I have promised myself to be more productive this year and to use my time more efficiently! But as I seem to have few ideas for realising so...

Wishing all of my readers friends and rels a very happy and creative 2011- let inspiration find you! My catch cry for 2011 is going to be P...

I must admit to a love of icons and madonnas in particular and it is the time of the year that makes you think about madonnas. There is som...

 I found this piece that I must have stuck away. I remember it was inspired by the key and keyholes of the wardrobe when I did the residency...