As the third generation of embroiderers in my family I have been stitching for as long as I can remember and learnt many hand techniques as a child.

Since joining Diverse Threads I am continuing to use hand embroidery, but have been using contemporary rather than traditional designs and am enjoying pushing the boundaries of the technique.

For more information about me as a textile artist please see my own website www.highfieldtextiles.co.uk. Click on 'About' and then 'Cluny Chapman'.

Some of my original textile art pieces are for sale on the above website. High quality fine art Giclee prints of some pieces are also available there.

Below are images of the pieces of textile art I have exhibited with Diverse Threads.

Contemporary metal thread embroidered hanging. First exhibited at Fashion and Embroidery, Harrogate 2004.

Hand and machine embroidery, with applied raised elements. First exhibited at Fashion and Embroidery, Harrogate 2005

My first piece on the 'Inspired by Rome'  theme. Based on a sepia photo of the ruins of the Roman forum at Palmyra.

Mixed media collage with hand and machine embroidered applied elements. First exhibited at Fashion and Embroidery, Harrogate 2005

My second piece on the 'Inspired by Rome' theme. Based on images of the Roman aquaduct at Segovia.

Hand and machine emboidery with bobbin lace. First exhibited at Helmsley Arts Centre 2006.

I continued with a Roman theme after the 2005 Harrogate exhibition and started to explore the layers of an archaeological excavation using the ground plan of a Roman villa as my design source

Machine embroidered background with free-standing bobbin lace fragments. First exhibited in 'Ten'08' at Pickering, 2008.

My first piece on the theme of 'Elements'. Based on the idea of the recovery from the earth of small fragments of Roman mosaics which are themselves made of earth (fired clay).

Mixed media collage with bobbin lace and embroidered applied elements. First exhibited in 'Elements' at Terrington, 2008

My second piece on the theme of 'Elements'. Based on the idea of uncovering pieces of mosaic pavements in layers during an archaeological excavation.