A creative career is a fragile thing, and it only thrives because of the community supporting it. I’m filled with gratitude for the artists, curators, and audiences who keep making this way of life feel worth the effort. Special thanks to the photographers who capture my work so beautifully, and to my neighbour Roger Spear for his invaluable behind-the-scenes help.
FAULT: studies in survival at The Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Station (3–6 Sept), was a total joy. The exhibition was short but "incredibly juicy!" Huge thanks to Jo Martin and Mandy Leonard for their brilliant curation, and to Gail Corrie for her hard work on the install. Seeing the work and meeting fellow artists and visitors in that historic, transient Victorian waiting room was special.
FAULT, The Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Station, London
Photos above by Lucid Plane
Current - you might like to visit:
Beyond Horizons, Stoberry Park Gardens, Wells, Somerset BA5 3LD. Now until 4th October, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun: 10:30am-4pm, Thurs: 1pm-7pm, closed Mon.
Flags of the Forest has been installed at Stoberry, with magnificent views across to Wells Cathedral and Glastonbury Tor. It’s an evolving installation, which celebrates biodiversity in precarious times. Made from salvaged, and botanically dyed materials, the title nods to Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Word for World Is Forest. I’ve been moved by people’s' responses — some staying with it for a while, and picking up on the themes of grief, care, and repair that are embedded in my practice.
Photos by Russell Sach
I’ll be running a Mini Textiles Hanging Workshop on Sunday 4 Oct, 10:30am–12:30pm, £12pp. Book on Eventbrite
Guila Tofana, The Chapel, Brompton Cemetery, London SW10 9UQ, Sat 19 & Sun 20 Sept at 4.30pm
Delighted to have the opportunity to install my work Of Bones in Brompton Chapel for Guila Tofana, a performance produced by Ushara Dilrukson in collaboration with Anousha Payne.
Photos by Andy Stagg. art Installations by Anousha Payne and myself
This week I installed some earlier work at Hazelmere Sculpture Trail, Hazelmere, Hillcommon, TA4 1DU, 19 Sept-4 Oct, part of Somerset Art Weeks Festival (Venue 11). All work is for sale.
Where are we now? , No.6 Bruton, 6 High Street, Bruton BA10 0AA, Fri–Sun, 25–27 Sept & 2–4 Oct, 10am–5pm
Following our touring project IN:CH by Inch in ‘21, and our show last month at 44AD, Bath, our artist collective is coming together with new work in this intimate, Grade II listed former tailor shop, Part of Somerset Art Weeks Festival (Venue 56). I’m showing 2 of my Stilt Structures. These creature-like sculptural assemblages of hard and soft salvaged materials explore precarious living, climate instability. and resilience.
Riot, 44AD Artspace, Bath
Stilt Structure IV, 44AD Artspace, Bath
44AD Artspace, Bath
Meet the Artist: I will be invigilating at the gallery on Friday 2nd October—please come by and say hello!
The Gleaning on Tour, St Cuthbert’s Centre, Lindisfarne TD15 2RZ, 27–29 September 2026
We are taking The Gleaning north to the Holy Island Arts Festival in Northumberland! Ten of our original panels will hang in the windows of St Cuthbert's Centre. The final panel is a brand-new, collaborative piece stitched in a Korean bojagi style. The public is invited to drop in, paint on the fine muslin with colored inks, and help us create a stunning stained-glass effect.
Bookable Workshop: Sketch, Stitch, Scribe with Gill Sakakini, Polly Hall, Rosalind Teesdale-Ives, and myself, 29th Sept, 10am–1pm. Book Workshop
Upcoming Courses
Laat chance to book!
Creative Sketchbooking from 21 Sept. Monday 10am-12noon, & 7-9pm
Eco Sculpture from 22 Sept 2026. Tuesday 10am-12noon
Makers’ Yard, 37 Lower Keyford, Frome BA11 4AR, £75
View full details of my current and forthcoming projects
Hope to see you at one of these spaces soon.
After this busy season, I’m looking forward to retreating back into the studio to cultivate some new work!