Autumn has started and that means the Rossendale Art Trail is back! I am taking part again, this time with 5 medium-sized paintings. I’ll exhibit them at The Circle in Bacup, where I have shown my work before, also as part of this art trail. I’m doing the final bit of work on the last… Continue reading Rossendale Art Trail Autumn 2025
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Rossendale Art Trail – Spring 2025
From May 30 to June 1, 2025, the Rossendale Art Trail (RAT) took place. I was lucky I could take part by showing three of my smaller works at The Circle in Bacup: These paintings are for sale, please view my eBay shop or message me on Instagram. I saw lots of amazing artwork, and… Continue reading Rossendale Art Trail – Spring 2025
Inspired – The art of making historical fashion
I recently visited the Bankfield museum in Halifax. They have several permanent exhibitions as well as some temporary exhibitions. They now have ‘Inspired – The art of making historical fashion’ on until the 21st of December 2024: This exhibition covers people who make historical costumes or costumes inspired by historical costumes, including a maker of… Continue reading Inspired – The art of making historical fashion
Exhibition: British Textile Biennial (3)
Today I visited two museums to view exhibitions part of the British Textile Biennial 2023. The Soft Acid exhibition is on display at the Helmshore Mills Textile Museum. This exhibition is created by Tenant of Culture (artist Hendrickje Schimmel) and consists of sculptures made from discarded garments and accessories: The exhibition How to be a… Continue reading Exhibition: British Textile Biennial (3)
Exhibition: British Textile Biennial (2)
The British Textile Biennial has now been going on for almost a week. I spent the day in Blackburn where six of the venues are located that are exhibiting works as part of the BTB. Today, I visited three of these venues to see four of the exhibitions. Firstly, I visited The Exchange to see… Continue reading Exhibition: British Textile Biennial (2)
Exhibition: British Textile Biennial (1)
Yesterday the British Textile Biennial (programme) was kicked off with the opening lecture held at the Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery. The lecture started off with a brief story about the Penistone cloth on display in the museum. This is a small sample of handspun and handwoven material that was used to create garments for… Continue reading Exhibition: British Textile Biennial (1)
Exhibition – Unpicking Couture
A couple of weeks ago I visited the Manchester Art Gallery to view the exhibition ‘Unpicking Couture’. This exhibition shows some pieces of haute couture from famous designers and also gives the visitor a peek into how this exhibition was designed/planned. I took some photos of an interesting sleeve part of an ‘inside out’ overcoat:… Continue reading Exhibition – Unpicking Couture