I have a few things to share. All of them warm my heart.

Firstly, I am delighted to tell you that I have a virtual gallery, called From There to Now, at Beyond the Festival of Quilts from Thursday 30th July to Sunday 2nd August. Because we can’t all meet in person the organisers have put together a collection of online workshops and lectures, virtual galleries and an online shopping hub to entertain us when we would normally be enjoying the biggest quilt show in Europe. The links aren’t live yet but you can check out the workshops and other offerings here.

The gallery features some of my favourite quilts from the last seven years, including Still 3 (Rest) shown above. Some pieces you will have seen before, but some may be new to you. I even recorded an audio track that should play as you look at the quilts. Which was rather terrifying.

Secondly, if you live in Manchester, you can see a few of my smaller pieces at The Oystercatcher restaurant in Chorlton. They contacted me at the beginning of the year to ask if I could lend them some art as they like to show (and hopefully sell) interesting pieces by local artists. I was really rather chuffed … but then lockdown happened. Thankfully things are better and the restaurant is open again. The photo below shows three of my smaller ‘Kilns’ pieces, each displayed in shadow box frames. I miss having them on show in my studio but it is kind of cool to think that lots of people will get to seem them.

And finally, a big thank you to everyone that has brought one of my charity bookmarks. And to Ruth Brown for donating some books to the cause. We have raised another £90 which I have just transferred to The Trussell Trust. Their work is so important. Nobody should go hungry in the UK but sadly many do. Please have a look at their website if you want to know more about their work. Or maybe buy on of my bookmarks. There are still some left. £5 each and I pay the postage. .