Cyanotype of Tulips on silk

I've re-designed the site to reflect my love of cyanotypes and digital imaging on fabric. There is still quite a bit of work to do on some of the pages so I hope you'll come back from time to time and see what's new. I've withdrawn my on-line shop for now while it undergoes a thorough overhaul - I'm sure it will be worth the wait!

I hope you'll enjoy your visit and will find something to interest you. There are ten main sections:

GALLERY

A small gallery of my work with a few notes on how each of them was created. There is a lot more to add here ....

FAIRS

A list of the craft fairs and exhibitions which I will be attending this year. Do come and see me if you are in the area.

WORKSHOPS

I really enjoy teaching and run a series of textile workshops each year in subjects ranging from cyanotyping and digital images on fabric to batik and indigo dyeing.

In this section you'll find details of the workshops I run myself and also those I teach for other people. Please let me know if you would like to be added to my mailing list. I only send out information 2-3 times a year so you won't be inundated.

CYANOTYPES

Cyanotyping on Fabric is the subject of my first book. A glorious mix of one of the first ever photographic techniques, combined with modern IT and textiles!

DIGITAL IMAGES

There are now many techniques that will allow you to transfer digital images on to fabric using a range of modern, inexpensive home printers. I've made a start on this page but there's much more to come.

ABOUT SILK

You can find out how silk is produced and a bit about its history and its properties. There is also a section on how to look after your hand painted silk after you've bought it.

DYEING AND PAINTING

This page has an article on how to use resists in silk painting.

ODDS AND ENDS

Odds and Ends is self explanatory - it's all the bits that didn't fit into other sections of the site! There is some information on my favourite textile and design books, some information on the Guilds I belong to; Brigantia, Made in Yorkshire, the Batik Guild and the Guild of Silk Painters.

For those of you who have been curious about my address, Sunk Island, there's a section on the area's history and how the name came about.

LINKS

Here are links to my favourite textile artists, suppliers etc.

CONTACT INFO

Finally, if you have any comments about what you'd like to see on the site or things you do and don't like, please contact me via the Contact page. I'd love to hear from you!

Summer School
For the first time I'm going to be running a summer school at Stone Creek Barn. For more information see here.

Shows for 2008
I've now added the shows I will be attending in 2008. If you visit any of these do come and say hello.

New workshop dates
I've added new dates for 2008. There is information about the workshops that I organise myself and those I'm teaching for other people. I'm delighted to be returning to Rainbow Silks in May and to the Ropewalk Gallery in April and June as well as teaching a summer school at Missenden Abbey in August.