Coffeesmiths - Article

Coffeesmiths are working on a new website at the moment - do check them out. Anna Ridley wrote an article about our show with a short discussion about the distinction between art and craft.

The Great Outdoors - Embroideries

1. Heygate Ladies

2. Coldharbour Lane

3. Wendy

These are the three embroideries I created for 'The Great Outdoors' exhibition. I took walks and bus journeys around where I was living in Camberwell, photographing people and then making drawings of them. I wanted to capture quiet moments of ‘The Great Outdoors’ in an urban environment. There’s a lot going on, people going to East Street market, waiting for the 185 to Victoria, trying to avoid male harassment in the street or bumping into an old friend. I documented the hustle and bustle of Walworth Road, the area around Camberwell Green and Coldharbour Lane on my walk home to Southwell Road. I have created three embroideries, one from each of these journeys.

The Great Outdoors - Pictures

Here are a few pictures of my work installed at Nest Gallery's 'The Great Outdoors' exhibition at the Department of Coffee and Social Affairs on Leather Lane which closed this weekend.

smdlr interivew

Coffeetographer Chérmelle D. Edwards of smdlr contacted me for an interview on 'The Great Outdoors'. You can read the interview here.

South London Tripstitch

A little look at my work installed at the Department of Coffee and Social Affairs . You'll have to go to have a proper look - beautiful work from Alison Mure, Amber James of BAM, Anna Lincoln, Chloe Bonfield, Rhea Evers and Rosie Walder too. Each embroidery is displayed in a custom made frame with UVAR glass made by Lou and Simon at Peckham Pictures - peckhampictures@gmail.com.

Look on at the Nest Gallery site for interviews from the artists - I'll be uploading pictures from the private view shortly.

The Great Outdoors - opens next week

It's almost here - 'The Great Outdoors' exhibition opens at the Department of Coffee and Social Affairs on Thursday 8th November 2012 at 6.30pm and features work from Alison Mure, Amber James, Anna Lincoln, Chloe Bonfield, Rhea Evers, Rosie Walder and myself. The blog has been updated with news on the exhibition and interviews with the artists, have a look here. Information on The Coffeesmiths Collective website too.

Getting ready for The Great Outdoors

I stitched the final stitch on my work for 'The Great Outdoors' Nest Gallery exhibition opening Thursday 1 November 2012 at the Department of Coffee and Social Affairs. Yesterday I dropped my work for framing at Peckham Pictures. It's time to start professionally framing my work!

The Great Outdoors

New Nest Gallery exhibition coming up! Opening night is Thursday 8 November 2012 at the Department of Coffee and Social Affairs - put that date in your diary. Featuring the work of: Alison Mure, Amber James, Anna Lincoln, Chloe Bonfield, Reena Makwana, Rhea Evers, Rosie Walder, Keep an eye on our blog for interviews with the artists and more news on the show. Sponsored by Impress Print Services.