EXHIBITIONS

MADE09 Brighton Craft Fair 19th - 22nd November 2009

I’m going to be at the Brighton Craft Fair this year. I’m really pleased to get in as it’s a juried exhibition and it’s an honour to be selected from all the applications they must get. I’m going to be showing my reminiscence dresses and a new line, which I won’t reveal here. Hopefully with Christmas around the corner (yes, I said the ‘C’ word), I’ll get loads of people wanting to purchase gifts or commission pieces. I don’t know my stand number yet, but do come and see me!

http://www.brightoncraftfair.co.uk/artists/artists-2009

Mint Tells Tales 16th July - 16th August 2009

I was asked by Lina Kanafani, founder and director of Mint, the amazing London shop, to exhibit my reminiscence dresses at the opening of their new premises. The exhibition was a promotional partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum for their summer exhibition, ‘Telling Tales’. I’ve always loved Mint and it was great to finally get my stuff on their walls!

http://mintshop.wordpress.com/

Affordable Art Fair 12th - 15th March 2009

Justin Hammond of My Life In Art gallery in London, came to my studio at home to have a look at my reminiscence dresses and invited me to show them at his gallery’s stand at the Spring Affordable Art Fair. How exciting!

ArtExpo New York 2008

Well, I've just returned from ArtExpo New York 2008.  It was the 30th anniversary of this huge 

exhibition and expectations were high.  

It was my first exhibition for years and certainly my first international exhibition.  As the time for the exhibition grew closer, I began to wonder whether I was doing the right thing.  It's a fine art fair, and most of the stuff I was showcasing was what you'd call craft I suppose.

Anyway, I arrived in New York a day or two before set-up day, to acclimatise to my surroundings. As the other exhibitors booths went up, I began to feel really out of my depth, and thought "Either I'm at the wrong exhibition, or I'm at the right exhibition, with the wrong product.  

The expected hordes of buyers didn't materialise (something to do with the downturn in the American economy perhaps?), and I felt quite down the first couple of days.

My lovely supportive husband (and biggest fan) Trev joined me to help on the booth, and things began to look up. I had loads of interest from buyers, made three unexpected sales and four fairly firm offers of projects from buyers, interior designers and publishers.  I also came back with a commission for one of my reminiscence dresses.  I'm really pleased.  I got some lovely comments and feedback, like - 

"There are only four artists here who stand out for me, and you're one of them."

"Great concept.  I love it."

"I stopped in my tracks when I saw your work."

"You have a good eye."

and this from a seasoned photographer - "There's a real polish to your work.  A great finish.  Not many people showing here have it."

I can't tell you how great it is to hear stuff like this from people who aren't related or married to you.

One of my best friends, Anne, was also exhibiting, and sold 3 large paintings.  We've both caught the exhibiting bug big time now, and will probably never be able to settle down to our day jobs now.

Reminiscence Dresses