BIOGRAPHY

I am a member of the International Feltmakers Association,
Associate Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen
A member of the Embroiderers Guild
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Although I love all forms of embroidery and feltmaking, my particular passion is for making my own fabrics. These I construct from pure silk fibres, including mulberry, tussah, textured silks and, more recently, a variety of fleece and locks. I combine these with my love of machine embroidery and lace, and although the resulting pieces often look fragile and slightly "antique" they are extremely strong. Each piece is totally unique - it is impossible to replicate!
The technique I have developed is constantly evolving with every piece I make, and I learn something new every time - this is why I love it so much and it absorbs me totally

I have exhibited with the Embroiderer's Guild at:-
"Riches of Stitches" - Collins Gallery, Glasgow

With Merseyside Guild ofEmbroiderers-
2001 - Liverpool Town Hall,
2003 - Speke Hall Liverpool,
2005 -"Gardens of Merseyside"
2006 - Joint Exhibition with Wirral Guild to link with the "Art of the Stitch"

Exhibition with "edge" in Scotland:-
2001 "edge" selected mixed media exhibition - Dundee Museum and Art Gallery,
2001/2 "edge" work selected for the City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Exhibitions with the International Feltmakers Association:-
2003 - "The High Places" - Stockport Art Gallery
2003 - "The High Places" - Farfield Mill Heritage and Arts Centre, Sedburgh
2004 - "On the Map" - IFA selected international touring exhibition May 2004 - April 2006

2004 - With "Select Fibres" at the Farfield Mill, Sedburgh
2005 - "Select Fibres 2" at the Stockport Art Gallery

2005 - "Artlynx" at the Stockport Art Gallery
2006 - With "Select" at the Wonder of Wool, Builth Wells, (winner of the Fashion Exhibition)
2006 - The Harding House Gallery - exhibition with the Society of Designer Craftsmen.
2006 - Four + at the Castle Parks Arts Centre, Frodsham, Cheshire.

2006/7 "Artlynx" @ Stockport Art Gallery

2007 - "Pursed up and Fangled', on the theme of Shakesperean Heriones
with Anne Rogers at the Harding House Gallery, Lincoln.

2007 - "Select" at Norton Priory Museum, Halton, near Runcom.

2007 - Four + at the Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham

Work featured in:

The Embroidery magazine "Workbox"

"Wedding Dresses"

IFA "Echoes" magazine

workshopontheweb artist's profile, June 2006

Work can viewed on the textile website of the Rufford Crafte Centre, Ollerton, Nottingham.

Jenny Head