{"id":296,"date":"2013-03-16T21:31:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T21:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.claresams.co.uk\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:26:37","slug":"residencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/index.php\/residencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Residencies &#038; Exhibitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Making Spaces<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lace, Language, and Belonging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17th &#8211; 19th July 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250523_204251-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"people at a concert, in the foreground is a blonde haired women seen from behind, wearing a green jumper with the words 'tiochfaidh ar la' and a shamrock, crocheted in white lacework\" class=\"wp-image-919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250523_204251-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250523_204251-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250523_204251-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250523_204251-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250523_204251-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New works using lace techniques including tatting, Irish crochet lace and filet crochet. Sams works examine the history of lace in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, both as signifier of wealth and status, and as a vital source of income for everyday people. Lace crafts are highly skilled activities which can be overlooked and undervalued as frivolous and domestic items. Sams work places lace in the realm of fine arts, utilising these complex techniques to develop social narratives critiquing class and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday 17th &#8211; Sunday 19th July <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10am -4pm <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minories Gallery, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>74 High street, Colchester, CO11UE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SELF\/CONTAINED<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Felixstowe Museum until October 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shipping container themed installation exploring the impact of fast fashion. There are interactive activities within the space, plus a series of bookable sustainable workshops for all ages throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250325_141504-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250325_141504-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250325_141504-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250325_141504-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250325_141504-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250325_141504-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250325_141504-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250325_141504-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Sense of Place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hounslow Creative People and Places<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feltham Library until June 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>With new commissions from Craft Space Collective, Joe Richardson, Clare Sams, and Robin Vaughan-Williams<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A Sense of Place<\/em> is an exhibition exploring contemporary artistic responses to existing artworks depicting sites from across Hounslow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-cpp-hounslow wp-block-embed-cpp-hounslow\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"I2FRKu0n72\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hounslowvisualarts.org.uk\/a-sense-of-place\/\">A Sense of&nbsp;Place<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;A Sense of&nbsp;Place&#8221; &#8212; CPP Hounslow\" src=\"https:\/\/hounslowvisualarts.org.uk\/a-sense-of-place\/embed\/#?secret=NHohQW5C0G#?secret=I2FRKu0n72\" data-secret=\"I2FRKu0n72\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250117_145657-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"applique banner green fabric 'Brentford Market Place Local Global community'\nImages of bees, fruits vegetables and other food produce in bright colours.\" class=\"wp-image-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250117_145657-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250117_145657-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250117_145657-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250117_145657-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250117_145657-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250117_145657-1980x2640.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250117_145657-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231119_173725498-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-863\" width=\"445\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231119_173725498-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231119_173725498-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231119_173725498-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231119_173725498-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231119_173725498-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231119_173725498-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmentalist in residence at Suffolk libraries starting November 2023 is a six month post during which time Clare will be promoting sustainable use, re-use, and disposal of fashion and textiles. Through a series of skills-based sessions in mending, darning, and upcycling in Libraries across the Suffolk region, Clare used her creative practice to engage visitors to the library in refelecting on their use of textiles through the lens of sustainability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231125_110613211-1-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blonde haired person sewing 'eco fasion lab' banner whilst sitting on the library carpet\" class=\"wp-image-867\" width=\"453\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231125_110613211-1-edited-1.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231125_110613211-1-edited-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20231125_110613211-1-edited-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230719_144519271-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Giant finger knitting in progress of a giant south american water lily\" class=\"wp-image-862\" width=\"452\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230719_144519271-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230719_144519271-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230719_144519271-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230719_144519271-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230719_144519271-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230719_144519271-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG-20210714-WA0014-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Blonde white person dressed in orange behind a table filled with knit and crochet plants\" class=\"wp-image-761 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG-20210714-WA0014-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG-20210714-WA0014-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG-20210714-WA0014-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG-20210714-WA0014-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG-20210714-WA0014.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Community open week at Kew Gardens August 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants enjoyed an afternoon of creative knitting during this event. Clare facilitated the group where they made knitted aloe vera plants using simple techniques and plant based yarns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arable-residency-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arable-residency-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arable-residency-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arable-residency-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arable-residency-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arable-residency-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Victor Batte-Laye foundation Arable residency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clare was an arsist in residence during Autumn 2021 as part of the Arable residencies project. Developing new artworks influenced by pieces in the Victor Batte-Laye collection, Clare focused on Textile collage inspired by urban Essex landscapes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/threads-of-connection-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/threads-of-connection-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/threads-of-connection-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/threads-of-connection-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/threads-of-connection-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/threads-of-connection-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Clare will be showing works at The Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening 7th January \u2013 31st March 2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"717\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/aug1401-163-Small-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/aug1401-163-Small-1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/aug1401-163-Small-1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Two pieces of my crochet lace work will be on display at Ipswich art school gallery as part of the 2016 open exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5th September \u2013 9th October 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ipswich Art School Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Street<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ipswich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suffolk<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/corn-chromasome-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/corn-chromasome-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/corn-chromasome-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Knitted Genetic Landscape<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2015 I crafted a many crochet double helix DNA spirals.<br>These formed part of a yarn installation at Kings College, London in October 2015<br>People joined in the project by crocheting their own spirals and sending them to the college, and other craft activities including corn chromosomes, dna sweet spirals, and finger knit chromosomes. The event was to raise awareness of inherited genetic diseases usin art as a medium for education.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clare-Sams-event-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clare-Sams-event-pic-1.jpg 470w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clare-Sams-event-pic-1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-large-font-size\">Clare demonstrating \u2018Jumbo\u2019 knitting during her residency at the Minories<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"428\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/photo-Mobile1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-562 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/photo-Mobile1-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/photo-Mobile1-1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Exhibition Preview : Friday 9 January 6 to 9pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exhibition open Saturday 10 January to Saturday 21 February 2015 : Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clare Sams has constructed a knitted environment in The Garden Room at The Minories that recreates a scene of devastation. In 2009 there was severe flooding in Cockermouth, a town in Cumbria. A shop called \u2018Knitting Fever\u2019 had its window broken in by the surge of water. The wool that was sold in the shop spilled out and floated through the town. As the water receded a tangled mess of wool straggled through the town, entwining itself around lamp-posts, trees, cars, bicycles and anything else that it found in its path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other items that were caught in the flood were also entangled in the woolen mess including cash tills, bins, hub caps, ladders, shop display units and much more. It was if a trawl-net had been dragged through shops and houses, catching detritus and then leaving them carelessly strewn on the streets and pavements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By representing a staging of this event almost entirely in wool, Clare has presented us with a scene that looks chaotic, but is entirely ordered, structured and managed. The back-story of a ball of wool is not often considered. Wool has been produced for thousands of years, and the basic production methods have remained relatively unchanged. The uses of wool and construction methods have also remained relatively similar. Although knitting is a primitive process, it can also be complex, detailed and intricate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shop \u2018Knitting Fever\u2019 was an outlet for wool \u2013 it sold balls of wool and the tools (knitting needles) to construct fabric with. As the floods took hold it unwittingly became a different kind of outlet \u2013 its contents were removed and rearranged at the mercy and whim of the powers of nature, and what it left behind was a fabric of a different kind \u2013 seemingly random but defined by the laws of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knitting is stereotypically viewed as a passive feminine past-time \u2013 purely practical and genteel \u2013 but Clare\u2019s installation has taken the process and imbued it with a more charged nature and potential, representing cataclysmic forces that are not usually associated with the practice. Taking elements from life that are slightly darker, or have a hint of the unsavoury to them is something that Clare often does within her work, and this unexpected contradiction can add an element of humour to it. A previous work, Gull Eating Fried Chicken, consists of a knitted seagull eating a knitted piece of fried chicken, something that is at first glance soft and fluffy (materially and conceptually), but a seagull eating another bird suggests cannibalism and the darker side of life. She has also knitted scenes of the Hackney riots, Guantanamo Bay detention camp, rats, and cigarette butts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clare has received a six-week sabbatical from her post at the University of Arts in London so she can spend time engaging with visitors to her installation. She will be working in the space every Wednesday from 11.30am \u2013 2.30pm during her exhibition, giving demonstrations on hand knitting, finger knitting, machine knitting, graph paper plans for fair-isle and frame knitting, and on-hand to answer questions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/image-1-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/image-1-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/image-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/image-1-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/image-1-1536x1148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/image-1-2048x1530.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/image-1-1568x1171.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u2018Gull eating fried chicken\u2019 will be at at the knitting and stitching show in London and Harrowgate as a finalist in the UK Hand Knitting association knitted textile awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>http:\/\/www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com\/london\/<br>http:\/\/www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com\/harrogate\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"642\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/stitching-Small-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/stitching-Small-1.jpg 642w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/stitching-Small-1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The stitching is all finished and the tapestry ready to hung.<br>Please come along to the opening night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday 9th July<br>6-7.30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Waiting Room<br>The Old bus Station<br>off Queen Street<br>Colchester<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"501\" height=\"428\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMGP5395-Small-e1394397429175-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMGP5395-Small-e1394397429175-1.jpg 501w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMGP5395-Small-e1394397429175-1-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We are very pleased to announce another collaboration with local textile artist Clare Sams for her new community arts\/history project \u2018Stitching St Botolphs\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us to hear more from the artist and her project. You\u2019re also welcome to bring along your haberdashery projects to work on with the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working in conjunction with Voices of the Quarter, Stitching St Botolphs will collect recent and ancient histories from the area of the cultural quarter. These will be translated into stitch through the collaboration of local crafters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will link communities in the cultural quarter, and build a cultural narrative of the St Botolphs locale. The textiles work will document memories from local people, and the ancient, current, and modern architecture of this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come with a story about a place in St Botolphs, a favourite shop, club, or residence. We\u2019ll have some bring some fabrics, stencils, and acrylics. In this session we will be make walls and roofs. Clare is also bringing bonda web and calico for window frames. Donations of plain fabrics will be very useful too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Waiting Room<br>The Old Bus Station, off Queen Street,, CO1 2PH Colchester, Essex<br>View Map \u00b7 Get Directions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pigeon-1-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pigeon-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pigeon-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pigeon-1-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pigeon-1-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pigeon-1-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/pigeon-1-1568x1050.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Exhibition of bird attractors and repellents at The Minories gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Feral Pigeon Eating Crisps will have a temporary roost at the gallery From January 2014<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>17th &amp; 18th October 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parallax Art Fair<br>Chelsea Town Hall<br>Kings Road, London<a href=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mar0913-015-Small-1-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">How did I get here?<br>25th July 2013<br>6.30- 8.30<br>Fabrications<br>Broadway Market<br>London<br>E8 4PH<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Knitted Narratives<br>Exhibition of new work<br>The Digby Gallery<br>The Mercury Theatre<br>Colchester<br>15th April-12th May 2013<br>Private view 20th April 11.30-1.30pm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG249-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG249-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG249-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG249-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG249-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG249-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/claresams.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMG249-1-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Sculptures installed at The National Trusts Bourne Mill<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making Spaces Lace, Language, and Belonging 17th &#8211; 19th July 2026 New works using lace techniques including tatting, Irish crochet lace and filet crochet. 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