I am an evolved Textile Artist, specializing in free-machine embroidery, with an evolutionary approach to design and an inclination to try anything.
My work is inspired directly from the materials I use to create fantasy jewellery, boxes and wall hung art, often recycling broken or found objects and giving them new life in another form. As I discover new media, new ideas and inspirations follow and my work moves on to explore the potential of my latest discovery. The tactile quality of textiles combined with creating three-dimensional practical pieces is totally satisfying.
Leading Edge
 Free-machine stitching.
Lodestone
 Free-machine stitching
Scarborough Rock
 Free-machine stitching. Private collection.
Rock Crystal.
 Free-machine stitching.
Blue Mantle.
 Free-machine stitching. Inspired by tree bark.
Cascade
Free-machine stitching. Part of the 'Elements' theme.
Travellers Trails
 Felted & stitched hanging.
Time & Tide
 Painted scrim on gesso & canvas with sea glass inclusions. Part of the 'Elements' theme.
Ophidia.
 A cuff and ring combination made from vinyl-coated fabric and decorated with metal beads and rubber cord. Exhibited at Palos Verdes Art centre as part of 'Wearable Expressions'.
Rockpool.
A felted panel with polished stone inclusions.
 Rockpool, detail.
Earth Beauty II.
 Three stalactites found during quarrying in Germany are set onto a felted background of Merino wool and Tussah silk giving them a new environment in the light of day. Private collection.
Some work in 2005 was 'Inspired by Ancient Rome' and included a belt and bag based on the construction of Roman armour as well as the wall mounted piece below.
Fragments of the Past.
 Measuring 34 inches square approx. Needlefelted creamy Merino wool and Tussah silk fibres. Inspired by fragmented Roman mosaics uncovered on archaeological digs. Embellished with free-machine embroidery and Lapiz Lazuli and crystal chips.
Details of two panels.
 An article featuring how this and other pieces are made is in Issue No 42 of Stitch magazine
I began exhibiting my work in 1999 and I have since demonstrated and exhibited at the ICHF Needlecraft shows all over the UK. In 2002, one of my bracelets was selected for entry into Wearable Expressions, a juried international exhibition of wearable art in Palos Verdes, California. Another of my Amber pieces, Amberdextrous was accepted for exhibition in the 2005/06 Wearable Expressions Show. Ophidia (a cuff & ring) and a Tigereye Pendant were accepted for the 2008 Wearable Expressions exhibition in February 2008.
Amber Lights.
Amber Neckta, (an amber choker/brooch combination) was exhibited in the Riches of Stitches exhibition in the Collins Gallery, Glasgow, April 2004, and is also displayed on the back cover of the 2005 Textile Directory. I have also published workshops on Workshop on the Web and Fibre & Stitch, both online textile zines. My wearable pieces have been modelled on the catwalk at the Fashion and Embroidery Show, Harrogate and at the NEC Birmingham.
 "Amberdextrous". A Convertable hairslide/necklace.
I am presently working from my own photographs to create densely stitched panels and also continuing to design and make more jewellery. I continue to teach and demonstate at needlecraft events and shows and write articles and workshops for magazines. My first book, 'Fibredancing - Brooches, Bracelets, Rings & Things' was published in June 2007 and is available online through the links on my website www.fibredance.com
"Wilma Dress Still Fit Me"?
 A dress created by free-machine embroidered lace, linking random pieces of fur fabric. Embellished with beads to give added weight and lustre. Shown modelled at the Fashion and Embroidery Show, Harrogate October 2004 by a student from Liverpool Community College.
"Sea Witch".
 A velvet and chiffon gauntlet/sleeve created using free machine embroidery on dissolving film. Further embellished with beads and cords. Shown at the Fashion and Embroidery Show, Harrogate October 2004 and Modelled by a student from Liverpool Community College.
 "Sea Witch", other side.
 Amber jewellery collection, comprising "Amber Neckta", a three-piece set to wear in a variety of ways around the neck and attached to clothing. "Amber Lights", a chunky Amber bracelet and "Amberdexterous", (not seen), a hairslide that converts into a necklace. Shown at the Fashion and Embroidery Show, Harrogate 2004 and modelled by a student from Liverpool Community College.
Amber Brooch.
 Free-machine embroidery on cold-water dissolving film and embellished by hand. In a private collection.
Please visit my website to see more designs. www.fibredance.com
| 
