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Shift Show

Images from the Shift exhibition at Frome showing original set-up. This is an interactive piece of work; I have invited viewers’ to knit, crochet,unpick,fiddle and re-arrange. With visitors’ and my own input this has evolved into something much more interesting. The work is still not finished, it continues in its dialogue with its audience, making …

Making Pompoms

Ran a pompom workshop in Bristol with my friend Susi Bancroft as part of Easton Community Centre’s Family Day, which included music, sales of craft goods, great food, vintage clothes and making stuff. Lots of takers for the pomming including parents and teenage boys, not that one should remark on it. It never fails to amaze me how many …

Coffee cup viking

After returning from Iceland was discussing said holiday with friends and on looking into the bottom of my coffee cup – there was the face of …. a viking of course. Also discovered the work of Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson, aka Rax, check out his website, he captures the strength and fragility of living in …

Icelandic Knitting

Have just returned from holiday to Iceland – loved the landscape, the light and the lovely people …..and the knitting. When the days shorten – and they get really short, out come the knitting needles; was amazed at the continuing popularity of the traditional Icelandic patterns, made with wool from Icelandic sheep, tough, hardwearing, extremely …