Weaver and sculptor. I work in natural and recycled materials and make every effort to understand the places and people I work with. I create work in collaboration with other makers, practitioners and communities
The Story Quilt project in Reading proved to be a really inspiring and colourful project all the way through.It demonstrated how inter-generational learning is almost impossible to restrict or restrain in boxes. and preconceptions. Community learning at it's best.
While working on it a friend staying needed to be distracted from everyday and mundane. Stitching colourful, tactile materials and images was exactly the right activity.