Sit down - shut up - and felt!

Is what my tutor said to me the other day.

I listen to her (mostly) and as I have got a lot of work on, with time pressures mounting, I intend to take her advice sqarely on the chin.

That doesn't mean that there won't be pictures, just not much talking ;)

Colony collapse scarf Nov 2009

Geode IV summer 2009

waving "Hi" frantically

No picture today; no sewing machines and no new felt to show you!

But, I have been very busy and have just come back from seeing Jane Barry, felt maker in Essex, and lady who's solo exhibition I was fotunate enough to catch at Colchester Library last November.

As I type, she is running a felt making workshop at Essex University and I dropped in at her kind invitation. Jane is a lovely, facilitator of feltmaking and was leading a superb class of friendly and talented people.

As usual I came over all heady and can only extend apologies to people I gushed at, and at Jane for being patient and welcoming - it's so nice to be around other people who like wetting out fleece with soapy water.

Essex is planning to redevelop the "Hexagon" building into a gallery and teaching facility for their Latin American collection, we managed to swift a quick peek in the archive and wow is all I can say!

I have some more news brewing, this involves a gallery in Cambridge and some of my work, but I am going to keep that to myself for a bit longer - however I will tell you that next Autumn I will be running a basic felt making workshop at Assington Mill - I can't wait!