From now until 25th April 2026, my community group, Open Art Group Consett, have their collaborative quilt on display at the Willows Café at Willow Burn Hospice in Lanchester. Working with The Story, Durham, and textile artist Sarah Dodds, the group created a collaborative quilt based on the social history of Consett. Members worked on…
Come along to the first ever Open Art Studio exhibition at The Lodge in Blackhill and Consett Park on Wednesday 3rd December, from 1pm to 3pm. My community art group, who meet weekly, have been preparing artwork over the last year to exhibit to the public. Work includes: Please come along and support the event…
My weekly community art group, Consett Open Art Studio, are taking part in the Prudhoe Art Trail again this year, and shown above is their fabulous display. The Prudhoe Art Trail showcases local artists who are displaying their artwork in businesses and community spaces along Front Street in Prudhoe. My community art group has a…
During January my community art group were lucky enough to participate in two projects that were displayed as part of The Illuminated Trail at The Story in Durham, which took place from 21st to 23rd February. My group all worked together to research, design and create artworks celebrating County Durham which was projected on to the frontage…
Last night was opening night at the Open Exhibition at Bishop Auckland Town Hall. I was over the moon to have three of my Celtic knotwork pieces selected for the exhibition. The exhibition is on until 17th February, so if you’re in the area do go along and see it. There are so many fantastic…
As part of the Prudhoe Art Trail this year, 4 of my Celtic knotwork pieces are being shown in the Community Hub at 61 Front Street, Prudhoe, and 1 Celtic knotwork piece is being shown in the library. The art trail is taking place from 8th to 22nd July. All of the pieces in the…
Pictured is the beginning of one of my Celtic knotwork drawings. They start from a pencil drawing, often involving a geometric base. Once hand drawn, the piece is coloured in pencil, with a little bit of gold ink along the way sometimes. With all the intricate detail and many layers of colour, an A4 piece…
If you’ve been following me for a while, then you’ll know that I always like to take part in the Twitter Art Exhibit each year. The project was originally set up 12 years ago by artist David Sandum, to raise money to buy children’s books for a library in Norway. Since then the project has…
