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Hello New Year. I mean yes it’s February and I’m wholly behind on any New Yeary. But it hasn’t been a normal year and life has definitely thrown us a lemon tree or two. I did however, want to share all the fantastic things that are happening within the walls of my courses. I launched a bookbinding course a couple of weeks ago which goes heavily into stitched structures. As a textile person this is what I love most about making books. The sewing! Oh the sewing!!! Before you ask we do, do some sewing in the intro course but...

It’s Korean Thanksgiving today so I thought I would share a tutorial on how to make a Korean Kirigami Hanbok. We’re a mixed race household and try and celebrate both our Korean and British culture. My daughter loves that she is a mix and it is wonderful to see how proud she is that she is from two cultures. I make a big deal of Chuseok, even though we are far away from any family, it has always been me that’s made sure we acknowledge it. This year is the first time she will learn about its origins and we...

It's been very strange not being able to run face to face workshops while we've been in lockdown due to Covid-19. It's been a large percentage of my work, which was lost overnight. I've been lucky that commissions and an emergency response grant from Arts Council England have kept me going, something I am immeasurably thankful for.   I have been asked a few times if I will run any in-person workshops and I'm not feeling brave enough just yet. Personally, as my method is working closely one to one with people, I couldn't see a way of safely maintaining...