Technique and observation initiates and drives my work.  I have learned to understand the intrinsic nature of particular fabrics, how it behaves when stressed, manipulated and coloured.  I enjoy the battle of working with its limitations.  Sometimes coaxing it, sometimes despairing of it sometimes going with it to give exciting  results.

Observing and recording gives me great pleasure by way of photography and sketching.  Nature continues to captivate. I am also interested in found objects which leads me to let the imagination run riot and create curiosities which amuse the eye and the senses.

Teaching has played a major role in my personal development as a textile artist.

Achievements, Awards and Publications

1992     Taught City & Guild Embroidery & Patchwork to advanced level at Harlow College & LongBar Study Centre

1994     Featured in Quilting & Patchwork Techniques Katherine Guerrier

1995     Winner of Embroiderers Guild President’s Cup

            Winner of Freestyle by Machine National Emb. Championship

            Featured in Needlework Magazine October

1996     Winner of the National Embroidery championships Ascot

            Winner Intermediate Embroidery ‘championship Ascot

            Winner Freestyle by Machine National embroidery championship

            Featured in Workbox “freestyle by machine”

            Featured in The World of Embroidery “carving Architecture”

1997     Judge of the National Embroidery Championships Ascot

Featured in The World of Embroidery.  Front Page “Experimenting with History”

            Formed and tutored Clarence House Advanced Textiles embroidery Group

1998     Selected to exhibit with Riches of Stitches Exhibition Coventry

1999     Selected for the World of Embroidery 2000 calendar

2000     Exhibited at Oxo Tower London

            Selected to exhibit with Riches of Stitches Exhibition London

2001     Exhibited and taught at Alexander Palace London & Dublin Knitting Stitching show

Formed exhibiting group smallCHAT

Featured in Workbox

Winner of Royal School of Needlework/Coats machine embroidery Ascot

Exhibited at Thaxted Essex smallCHAT

2001     to present exhibited annually with smallCHAT at Thaxted guildhall

Exhibited at Thaxted Essex smallCHAT

2002     Featured in classic Stitches Magazine “the tomato puree tube lady”

            Featured in Stitch magazine

Exhibited at Thaxted Essex smallCHAT

2008     Featured in “this Lustr’ed cloth” workbook of metals Alysn Midgelow-Marsden

            Exhibited at Wimpole National Trust Gallery Cambridge

            Formed  and tutored exhibiting group Studio One

Exhibited at Thaxted Essex smallCHAT

2009     Exhibited at Thaxted Essex smallCHAT exhibition

2010     Exhibiting as mentor with Studio One Rhodes Art Gallery

Exhibiting with Chat Group Knitting Stitching Show Alexandra Palace London, RDS Dublin NEC Birmingham

Contact Ann by emailing ann@asmalldesign.co.uk

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