Comparing the two poppies, it becomes quite clear that the revised one is so much better than the original which is a bit weak and tentative. This is a fact of creative life, I think and shows how sometimes things sort themselves out when you put them to one side and come back to them […]

Anyone following the progress of the altar frontal may have noticed that all the recently embroidered flowers have a black background. This wasn’t always the case as to begin with I embroidered most on a cream ground and one on very lightly patterned ground, intending to also use various other different backgrounds. Gradually I begin […]