Poster Background My practice led research has evolved from my previous career as a psychotherapist which has been about listening to people’s stories and the shame, embarrassment and guilt in which they are often cloaked. Exploring creative ways of encouraging people to tell their stories in an environment where they can be heard without criticism and judgement were part of the work that I did so discovering the medium of weave as a creative practice invited further exploration. Could this...

So - I have made the decision to start the 365 project. A weave a day, for 365 days (at least it's not a leap year!). The weaves can be on or off loom, planned or spontaneous using anything that I have to hand. I don't want to set too many rules - just doing something every day. What do I hope to achieve from this - a deeper understanding of what I am weaving? A commitment to my practice? A sense of discipline and order. The weaves will probably link to current projects - a way of sampling...

September 2023 This piece has evolved - what started as part of my project based on the Cornish Tin mines has evolved into representing the start of a PhD into story telling, woven fabrics, the history, current views - who knows where this will go. Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of information, where to start I wove this piece. Continuing with the paper yarn as the means of telling the story, the yarn was hand dyed with procion dyes, and has a silk top - yarn coloured with clay from the...