Promotional Photoshoot Pieces.

These pieces pictured below are for a photoshoot promoting the website and career of stylist, curator and general creative girlie Sam Barker. I have collaborated with her a few times before on several photoshoots and exhibitions and like me she is an alumni of Nottingham Trent University. All of these particular pieces she asked me to embroider have text and images that are personal to her / promtional for her business. I loved this project as it was mainly text based and the photoshoot is intended to have a retro / fifties club theme. Am very much looking forward to seeing the images!

'Skin' Exhibition, Lincoln.

A few images from the recent 'Skin' Exhibition in Lincoln curated and organised by Samantha Barker. Just a couple of general pics from the exhibition, to have a look at close ups of my actual pieces have a look a couple of posts below. I did some framed embroideries specifically for this exhibition, but a couple of pieces I did in collaboration with Sam for a photoshoot were also featured.
Artists and designers that participated in this exhibition were - Tessa Acti, Samantha Barker, Vanessa Haines, Tom Martin, Rick Nunn, Elly Lucas, Georgina Robinson, Sian Revill, Elly Lucas, Rebecca Sampson and Myself.
The images featured here were taken by Sam.

Back to Reality...

After a wonderfully escapist weekend away in beautiful Norfolk, it's unfortunately now time to get back to real life! I love a good beach hut, and this particular beach in Wells had some rather gorgeous examples that I have to share with you...

'Skin' Exhibition, 23rd Feb - 2nd March. Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln.

Photography, Textiles (embroidery), Conceptual Textiles, Fine Art and Make-up Styling from the following exhibitiors and models:

Tessa Acti (Nottingham Trent University). Samantha Barker (Nottingham Trent University). Leah Barr. Vanessa Haines. Elly Lucas.Tom Martin (Central St Martins). Rick Nunn. Sian Revill. Georgina Robinson. Juliet Richmond (Lincoln University). Rebecca Sampson (Loughborough University). Emily Saunders (Nottingham Trent University)

For me, the theme of this exhibition focuses on the notion of skin as a blank canvas. A fragile, perfect and pure surface ready for the embellishments and objects we adorn it with. These adornments are to portray our individuality, our personality and our taste. Our skin provides the perfect background to these additions. The beauty in the pieces I have created for this Exhibition is the background – the simplicity of it enhances the detail of the hand embroidery.

This exhibition will be running from Weds 23rd Feb - Weds 2nd March 2011.

Open Weekdays and Sunday 10am - 4pm and Saturday 10am - 5pm

Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln, 5 Drury Lane, Lincoln, LN1 3BN.

www.samscorergallery.co.uk

Sneak peek of some of the pieces I will be exhibiting... Hope you find yourself in Lincoln to have a look!

Amsterdam!

Such an inspiring city!!! Here are a couple of my favourite pics from my weekend away! I love the eclectic architecture and canals and beautiful shops, definately one of my favourite cities. We also had a little jaunt to Rotterdam - very different to Amserdam, completely industrial, modern and had an intersting bleakness to it. It was a very fleeting visit to Rotterdam - definately a city I need to explore further!

Sam Scorer Gallery Exhibition 'Skin'

I have been working on a selection of pieces for an Exhibition being held at the Sam Scorer Gallery in Lincoln from 21st Feb - 6th March. This exhibition sees Artists and Designers from a variety of disciplines work on ther own pieces under the theme of 'Skin'. It is being curated and organised by my good friend and Stylist Samantha Barker. http://www.sammybarker.com/

If you happen to be in Lincoln, please do have a look! All the details are on the website below...

http://www.samscorergallery.co.uk/archives/391

'Collective Represenation of Skin'
Running from 21st Feb - 6th March

Sam Scorer Gallery
5 Dury Lane
Lincoln
LN1 3BN

01522 589899

NEW YORK!

Well, it certainly was a incredibly inspirational visit! I have finally, after sorting and organising and uploading managed to show you a few images out of the many hundreds and hundreds I snapped whilst out there! I am only posting a few of my absolute favourites here, but if you would like to see a few more please have a look at my facebook page. The link is just to the right.... Also on my facebook page I have included some more photographs from the shoot featured in my last post. Please do have a look, they are some really beautiful pieces.

In other news... MORE technical difficulties leading to longer delays for my new website launch. I promise it will be worth the wait! In the meantime, whilst I'm stitching like a trouper, please do enjoy my NY pics! What a wonderful holiday it was!