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Contemporary Community Textile Artist Derbyshire
Collaboration Kindness Carbon Sensitivity
![A circle design to illustrate how we are all connected](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/453f42_f6e508465ca34efbbf5db9b9d5047018~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_101,h_101,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Grey%2520Circle_edited.png)
My Artistic
Response
Lantern
Biography: Text
![Slow stitch project examples](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/453f42_d365ff649d4849dea280bf8ceb9a2689~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/453f42_d365ff649d4849dea280bf8ceb9a2689~mv2.jpg)
Although the initial idea was to complete a quilted storycloth hanging, it was suggested by Coventry City of Culture to join their lantern procession
With 'Sew What?' evolving into a worldwide project it seemed fitting that my artistic response was to find a way to display the powerful worlds on as large a stage as possible, to honour the courage and contribution. A Warwickshire willow lantern was constructed and exhibited partially complete within cultural capital to allow as many women as possible to visit their art and see the journey of the project before the formal exhibition in November 2021
![Sew What?: Community collaborative participatory women's textile stitch project using scrap fabric to celebrate mental health](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/453f42_a4ea92ec945a4a00abadac12051913e1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5561596D-9E9A-4684-BEB6-ABE5B7884E7E.jpeg)
![Sew What?: Community collaborative participatory women's textile stitch project using scrap fabric to celebrate mental health](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/453f42_e1ed94559a3b4cd2b2c4032dd38feb26~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_384,h_512,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/67813BF4-7D46-4DE2-82EA-58D42A17F5D3.jpeg)
![Sew What?: Community collaborative participatory women's textile stitch project using scrap fabric to celebrate mental health](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/453f42_f669fc9e884442f286de849a689660a4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/3DDD8F87-5707-47DF-9F30-A413BCA4910F.jpeg)
![Covert Arts Coventry Exhibition Invite and Description](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/453f42_02d87bee6e9743b8beff89a331395912~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_342,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Covert%20Arts_edited.jpg)
![Sew What?: Community collaborative participatory women's textile stitch project using scrap fabric to celebrate mental health](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/453f42_4250e094517a41019604ae0521d754a1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_600,h_581,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sew%20What%20Logo%20Original%20on%20Transparent_pn.png)
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