Citizens of Stitch

After almost 2 months & 3 application stages, I’m chuffed to say I’ve been offered a place on the MA Art Psychotherapy Practice course starting in Jan 2024! Bring on the student discount! 😁

Busy evening at Live Arts Cafe with @CreativeRecove1 . Lots of lovely hanging decorations produced #creativeengagement #wellbeing

Teachers strike day yesterday, so put Flo to good use helping me put up my #heydays group exhibition @LeedsPlayhouse . The group worked so hard & what a fantastic end result! #creativeengagement #over55s #heydays #homegrown #fruitandveg #textiles

Lots of lovely work this evening with the @CreativeRecove1 crew at Live Arts Cafe this evening 🎨 #creativerecovery #communityarts

A little peak at what my Heydays group @LeedsPlayhouse have been up to this term. Nearly ready for the celebration/ exhibition next week. Also a special guest appearance from ‘Gloria’ the carrot ! 🥕 #creativeengagement #over55s #heydays #textiles #stitch #sew

Great day @BarnsleyMuseums ‘Tailor Made History Day’ - lovely to hear Barnsley folk sharing their memories & stories of working in Barnsley’s textile industry. Thank you to local artist Richard Kitson for the little collaboration at the end! #textiles #barnsleytextiles

Lovely evening with @CreativeRecove1 and the Live Arts Cafe group.Sunflower themed crafts and planting our own seeds. I love the symbolism of Sunflowers seeking out positivity and strength, as the bloom turns to face and follow the Sun🌻 #creativerecovery #wellbeing #positivity

I’m so lucky to get to work in such a beautiful space @HepworthGallery . Family drop-in workshop today inspired by the current Hurvin Anderson exhibition. My parents couldn’t resist getting stuck in! 😁

The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley this morning & then over to The Hepworth, Wakefield prepping for the Hurvin Anderson inspired family drop-in workshop I’ll be delivering on Sunday. #freelancer #hurvinanderson #salonpaintings

Lovely day working with families @CannonHall1760 to create fantastical fashion creations from paper. #catwalking #fashion #moulage #costume

Some great work in progress at the #creativeage group @TheArtHouseUK today. We’ve been exploring hand embroidery & different decorative techniques. #handembroidery #applique #livingwithdementia #dementiafriendly

How glow can you go?! Trying to get the right amount of ‘glowiness’ on these little embroidery hoops #glowinthedark #embroidery #stitch #textile #textileart

More blooming amazing work from the lovely @CreativeRecove1 crowd. Practising sewing machine skills to create little decorative fabric boxes #creativerecovery #sewing #textiles

I had a lovely first session @thearthouseuk this morning delivering creative textile workshops as part of their #creativeage offering. Looking forward to next week already! #artcourse #livingwithdementia #dementiafriendly

@DartonPrimary 👏🏼🎂🍾

Wishing Mrs Nettleship a very Happy Birthday from all at Darton Primary #TeamDarton 🎂🧁

I bobbed over to @BarnsleyCivic today to see the brilliant @TeenWildlifeHAZ exhibition.Great to see the embroidered artworks of @Chilypep ‘s young commissioners up on display, I really enjoyed supporting them on realising their ideas #lgbtq #lgbtqhistory #protecttranskids

Yesterday’s session at #heydays @LeedsPlayhouse saw us putting the finishing touches to our little papier mache & fabric boats. #creativeengagement #over55s

@yarnintarn @BarnsleyMuseums Lots of fun-The butterflies were a hit!

@CitizensStitch @BarnsleyMuseums These are lovely! Bet that was fun 🤩

A lovely busy evening of crafting with families at Athersley Family Centre, supporting their & @BarnsleyMuseums ‘Welcoming Spaces’ initiative #community #welcomingspaces #familytime #communityarts #creativeengagement

I love visiting @sheffieldchildrens with @artfelt_sheff all year round but Christmas time is always special. I’ve been making Christmas crafts with lots of lovely patients & their families today. Recent snowfall in Sheffield adding to the Christmassy feel! #officiallychristmas