jen ford

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profile

I came back to embroidery in earnest after I took early retirement from a working life in the finance industry.  To be able to create something unique and of my own making was a delight.  I initially joined a workshop group and subsequently did my City & Guilds.  This opened yet more avenues to express myself, which needed to be explored once the courses were complete!

I try to explore different media, fabrics and threads and to push the boundaries a little.  Presently working on mixed media pieces using Evolon as a basic fabric.  This is a man-made fabric which if a delight to use.

My current designs are based on nature or what is around us.

qualifications

1999/3........ City & Guilds Creative Embroidery Parts 1 & 2, Richmond College, Surrey

membership

Embroiderers' Guild
Phoenix Contemporary Textile Group (PCTG)
‘4 x 4’ Group
New Embroidery Group

exhibitions

2009........... ‘Concrete, Steel, Cloth’, PCTG – Robert Phillips Gallery, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
2009........... Opening Exhibition – Bank Gallery, Chobham, Surrey
2007........... ‘Women by Women’, PCTG – Robert Phillips Gallery, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
2006/8........ ‘4 x 4’ – Menier Gallery, London

Exhibits with Kingston and District Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild

contact

Email:   jenford@globalnet.co.uk