Textile & Teaching Qualifications
2001-2003 City & Guilds Certificate in Design & Craft (Stitched Textiles), Northumberland College
2003-2005 City & Guilds Diploma in Design & Craft (Stitched Textiles), Northumberland College
Education
2026 Presently studying for a PhD in History, Northumbria University
2019 MA History, Northumbria University. (Distinction)
2016 Art Nouveau Through Europe. Oxford University
2013 Diploma in the History of Art. Regent Academy.
2013 Islamic Art & Architecture. Oxford University
2012 Aims & Methods in Archaeology. Leicester University
2012 Archaeological Theory. Leicester University
2011 Early Prehistory. Leicester University
2010 Indian Art; A History. Oxford University
2010 Ritual and Religion in Prehistory. Oxford University
1991 BSc (Hons) in Applied Biology. Coventry University. 2:2.
Textile Teaching & Public Speaking
Public speaker and tutor since 2002.
Publications
2017 Artistry in Fiber: Volume 1, Wall Art. E. Ashley Rooney. Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
2006 Creative Quilting; The Journal Quilt Book. Publisher – Quilting Arts Inc.
2012 Sewing World, September Issue. ‘Artists Profile’.
2012 Sewing Word, October Issue. ‘Linens & Lace’.
2008 Cross Stitcher, Issue 203, ‘Artists Profile’.
2007 Quilters Guild, ‘The Accidental Quilter’.
2007 Classic Stitches, ‘Putting Stitching into Perspective; Artists Profile’.
2007 Quilting Arts Gifts, ‘Towers of Snowflakes’.
2006 Stitch Magazine, Issue 40, ‘The Science of Embroidery; Artists Profile’.
2006 Stitch Magazine Issue 39, ‘Towers of Flowers’.
2006 Classic Stitches, Issue 72, ‘Hearts Entwined’.
2005 Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 20, ‘Artists Profile’.
2005 Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 20, ‘Knit, Stitch & Distress’.
2004 Workbox, Apr/May ‘Artists profile and work’.
2002 Quilting Arts Magazine. Winter Issue, ‘Suddenly Silk’.
2002 Stitch with the Embroiderers Guild, Winter Issue.
2001 Design work for magazines Classic Stitches, and for Coats Crafts Ltd.
Art Related Employment
2002 – present: self-employed tutor, lecturer and author.
2004-2006 City & Guilds Tutor – Levels 1, 2 & 3 Stitched Textiles, Northumberland College.
2002-2004 Various leisure courses for Northumberland County Council.
2000-2004 Wedding Photographer.
Textile Awards
2015 Festival of Quilts, NEC – Judges Choice, Art Quilt Category.
2006 Great Northern Quilt Show – First Prize, Art Quilt Category.
2005 Scottish Quilt Championships – Judges Merit, Art Quilt Category.
2002 ICHF Fashion & Embroidery Show, Madeira Threads Student Bursary.
Collaborative Exhibitions
2003-2018: contributed to 36 UK and international exhibitions
Juried and Solo Exhibitions
2019 ‘Bounding, Moon Gazing or Hiding; Hares in Contemporary Textiles’, Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick. Solo Exhibition.
2018/9 ‘Two Artists’ Hawick Museum & Art Gallery. Joint exhibition
2012 Loch Lomond Quilt Show, Dumbarton, Scotland. Invited Artist.
2012 Fashion & Embroidery Show, NEC, Birmingham. Invited artist and show exhibitor.
2012 ‘Linens and Lace’, Old Gala House Gallery, Galashiels, Scotland. Solo Exhibition.
2012 ‘Transformations’, Bailiffgate Museum Gallery, Alnwick, Northumberland. Solo Exhibition.
2011 ‘Transformations’ Paxton House, Scotland. Solo Exhibition.
2008 Western Australia Quilt, Craft & Stitch Show – Perth, Australia. Invited artist, show exhibitor and Speaker.
2006 SAQA ‘Breaking Boundaries’, Quilt Expo, Lyon. Juried Exhibition.
2006 Festival of Quilts, NEC – Contemporary Quilt Guild. Juried Exhibition.
2000 Featured designer of the month at the Caron Collection web site.
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