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Exhibitions and Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 ‘Herring Gull in flight’<\/strong> Be-longing show – Velo Rose Gallery, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 ‘Nine gulls in flight’ <\/strong>Cuckoo farm studios ‘Air Show’ group exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 ‘Self\/Contained’ Installation<\/strong> – Felixstowe Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 A Sense of Place <\/strong> – Hounslow Libraries <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Environmentalist in Residence <\/strong> – Suffolk Libraries <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 ‘Self\/Contained’ solo show<\/strong> – Level Best Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 Yarn installation ‘The brain on drugs’<\/strong> – Imperial College London <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 ‘Summer of festivals’ banners<\/strong> – Barking and Dagenham council<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 Resident artist<\/strong> – Victor Batte-Laye Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 – Community Banner designer<\/strong> – Becontree Estate centenary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020- Community knitting lead artist<\/strong> – Royal botanical gardens, Kew<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020- ‘Jaywick Under Sea’<\/strong> Exterior installation – Jaywick Martelo Tower, Essex<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018- Guinness World record holder<\/strong> – ‘Worlds largest crochet hook’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017 December – February ‘Fatberg’ installation<\/strong> , collaboration with Broa Sams, in association with Original Projects, Great Yarmouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017 “Human Loom’<\/strong> Interactive art – Firstsite, Colchester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017 ‘Threads of Connection’ <\/strong>Bernice Steinbaum Gallery – Miami, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016 Ipswich art school<\/strong> – gallery open exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015 Knitted genetic landscape<\/strong> – Kings College London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015<\/strong> January – Feb Knitting Fever<\/strong> – Minories Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov – January 2015 Lacemakers<\/strong> – Orleans House Gallery,Twickenham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 UKHA – <\/strong>knitted textile awards finalist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 May – June-<\/strong> Stitching St Botolphs community tapestry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014<\/strong> January<\/strong> Group show \u2018Birds of a Feather\u2019 – The Minories Gallery, Colchester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 September Parallax Art Fair<\/strong> – Chelsea, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 July \u2018How did I get here?\u2019<\/strong> – Fabrications, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 April Solo show – <\/strong>The Digby Gallery, The Mercury Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 February Artists residency<\/strong> – Central Saint Martins AIR and Islington Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 September Artists residency<\/strong> – Studio Weave & Havering Borough Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 August \u201cOn Tenterhooks\u201d Yarn and wood based installation<\/strong> – The National Trusts Bourne Mill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 June National knit in public day<\/strong> – activities facilitated for firstsite gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2012 Exhibited work<\/strong> – \u2018Pigeonhole project\u2019 group show<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 February Exhibited knitted works<\/strong> – \u2018Open One\u2019 group show in Colchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 November Series of three knitted works exhibited<\/strong> – Fabrications Textile gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 May Exhibited \u201cThe Mole Man of Hackney<\/strong>\u201d – Fabrications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004 September Exhibited \u201cHackney Siege\u201d<\/strong> – Spinning yarns Knit exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004 March V&A Craft Rocks event<\/strong> – facilitating human knitting activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2003 November <\/strong>Exhibited machine and hand knitted work<\/strong> – \u201cHidden Art of Hackney\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002 Sixteen wall hangings <\/strong>– AIDS charity auction, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1998- 1999 Styling and organising performanc<\/strong>e – \u201c333\u201d club ,Chats Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1997 June \u201cStereo Eyes\u201d Community Arts festival <\/strong>– London Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Summer of Festivals’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This nine metre stitched applique banner featuring local landmarks was designed and fabricated for Barking and Dagenham Council 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colchester North 2021 Textile collage created during the Arable residency for the Victor Batte-Lay Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Exterior textile installation at Jaywick Martello tower on the North Essex coast<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Never say die 2020 (250mm x 300mm)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wonderland 2019 (250mm x 300mm)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The worlds longest crochet hook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First shown at Firstsite gallery, Colchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hook was officially verified by Guinness World records in June 2018, It is a fully functional hook, and needs custom made yarn due to the extreme width of the hook.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fatberg 2017 9000 x 2000 x 2000mm Wood, recycled fabrics and other materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fatberg exhibited at an \u2018Original projects\u2019 venue in Great Yarmouth. An immersive sewerage installation created using recycled materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Knitting Fever
Acrylic yarn, wood, metal 2m x 3m
2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knitting Fever tells the true story of the devastating floods that occurred in Cockermouth, UK in November 2009. The name of the piece comes form the name of the yarn store whose contents were strewn throughout the market town causing chaos and entanglement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I loved you
filet crochet 400mmx500mm
2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phenomenonly tricky piece of crochet lace, which imagines a tale of loss through the medium of an antimaccassar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gull eating fried chicken
2014
Hand knit acrylic and wire 250 x200x 250mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird eating bird<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tale of human detritus, waste and wildlife<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Feral pigeon eating crisps
2012
Hand knit acrylic and wire 250 x200x 250mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird eating crisps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tale of human detritus, waste and wildlife<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How did I get here?
A million minutes \u2018Windows\u2019 residency in Archway 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1700 x1200mm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Doll Baby
2010
hand knit acrylic 450 x 550mm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Trolley Protest
2008
hand knit acrylic 400mm x 450mm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ballpoint man
2008
hand knit acrylic 300mm x 250mm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bin Lady
2008
hand knit acrylic 300mm x 250mm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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E gibbons
2005
hand knit acrylic 500mm x 650mm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Mole Man of Hackney
2007
Hand knit acrylic<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hackney Siege
2003
hand knit acrylic<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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