Florence Sketchbook

A View of Harrogate - baa ram rwe

On Monday, I went up to Harrogate to install six embroideries inspired by a walk around Harrogate in the window of baa ram ewe. Katherine Johnson wrote a blog post about my work here.

The embroideries are up until Sunday 29 June, I'll be updating this blog with pictures a bit later in the month.

Clerkenwell Embroideries

Here are the eight embroideries I made of Clerkenwell to display at 'Sightings' - A dachshund in St John's Square, browsers in Leather Lane, a hipster in Saffron Hill, walking through Smithfields, loitering outside the Order of St John or taking a tour or having a tantrum.

Dachshund

A little preview of one of the embroideries inspired by Clerkenwell that I will be exhibiting at 'Sightings' with Freya Lines.

A & L

South London Tripstitch

I've been working on a number of projects, one being the new Nest Gallery exhibition, opening in November at the Department of Coffee and Social Affairs in Clerkenwell. Anna Lincoln and I have been working with the Exhibition Curator of the space and five other Nest artists to put together 'The Great Outdoors'. Currently the work is in progress, we're going to print soon and things are gradually building momentum. My work is a series of three embroideries depicting South London, in particular three stops starting at the Heygate Estate and finishing at the Camberwell end of Coldharbour Lane, close to my house. Above is a preview of my 'Heygate Ladies' embroidery, the first of the 'tripstitch' (phrase coined by Anna).

Mural prep

Here's a preview of drawings produced in preparation for the Dialogo/Dialogue show...