Born 1953 Guildford, Surrey
| 1972 - 1975 | Teachers Certificate in Textiles and Design, Art and Fashion at Battersea College of Education |
| 1982 -1984 | City and Guilds Embroidery Part 1 at Mole Valley Adult Education Institute, Dorking, Surrey |
| 1985 -1987 | City and Guilds Embroidery Part 2 at Mole Valley Adult Education Institute, Dorking, Surrey |
| 1992 - 1993 | Certificate in Church Embroidery at Urchfont Manor, Wiltshire. |
| 2001 | City and Guilds in Textile Decorative Techniques at Westhope College, Craven Arms |
| 2005 | City and Guilds in Mixed Media at Westhope College, Craven Arms |
| 1969 - 1970 | Lord St John Roper, Theatrical Costumiers, London |
| 1971 -1972 | Sir Bernard Weatherill, Civil, Sporting, Military Tailors, Guildford, Surrey |
| 1975 - 1987 | Full time teacher, Bishop Reindorp C of E Secondary School, Guildford, Surrey |
| 1987 - present | Professional Textile Artist/Freelance Teacher/Lecturer Shropshire based, but working country wide |
| 1995 - 2007 | City and Guilds Tutor, Westhope College, Craven Arms |
| 2008 - 2011 | Tutor for BA(Hons), Julia Caprara School of Textile Arts (formerly Opus) |
Early Years Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Adult Education, Community Arts, Exhibiting, Lecturing, Private Commissions, Residencies, Special Needs, Visual Arts Consultancy, Fund-raising, Grant Applications, Project Management, Courses, Lectures.
| Since Sep 1976 | Branch Member of the Embroiderers Guild |
| Since Sep 1982 | Individual Member of the Embroiderers Guild |
| Since Jan 1996 | Textile Study Group A high profile national exhibiting and teaching group |
| Since Aug 2003 | Individual member of the Quilters Guild |
| 1999/2000 | Lingen Millennium Lingen, Shropshire Community Panels (2 triptychs) |
| 2000 | The Staircase, Toronto, private collection |
| 2000 | Much Wenlock Primary School, Shropshire, Community Banners |
| 2000 | Collaborative Working at Wistanstow Primary School, Shropshire on Stiperstones Project |
| 2004 | 'Impact' Summer School, Hadley, Telford |
| 2004 | The Long Mynd Project, Wistanstow Primary School |
| 2005 | Out of this World’ residency at Picknalls First School, Uttoxeter |
| 2006 | 3 day residency, hanging for local church, Newcastle School |
| 2008 | Commission for large scale hanging, Telford Culture Zone |
| 2000 | 'Creative Ambitions Award' for new works from West Midlands Arts |
| 2007 | Arts Council grant for touring exhibition 'Six Stories' |
| 2011 | Arts Council grant on behalf of the Textile Study Group for 'Individual and Collective' |
| 2020 | West Midlands Tourism Awards 2020 - finalist |
| 2013 | Stitched Textiles: Flowers Bobby Britnell, Search Press |
My work has been featured in several publications, books and reviews. Some of these are as follows:
| Journalist | Title | Publication | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textile Study Group | Insights | TSG | 2020 |
| Textile Study Group | DIS/rupt | TSG | May 2017 |
| Gwen Hedley | Drawn to stitch. Line, drawing and mark-making in textile art. | Batsford | Sep 2010 |
| Malcolm Coulthard & Alison Johnson | Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics | Routledge | Mar 2010 |
| Kim Thittachai | Experimental Textiles | Batsford | Aug 2009 |
| Artscene | Designs to Dye for | Shropshire Review | May/Jun 2009 |
| Esther Read | Classic Stitches | Classic Stitches | Apr 2009 |
| Dianne Huck | Exhibition report from Quilts in the Garden | Patchwork and Quilting | May 2008 |
| Davina Thomas | Quilts in the Garden | Popular Patchwork | Jul 2006 |
| Elizabeth Fuchs | Six in the Garden | Euro Quilt News | |
| Sandra Meech | Creative Quilts | Batsford | 2006 |
| Sue Richardson | The Textile Directory | Word 4 Word | 2005 |
| Jan Miller | Unpicking the Seams | Classic Stitches No 68 | May 2005 |
| Anne Beavan | Six in the Garden | Popular Patchwork | Jun 2004 |
| Diary Events | What's On | Popular Patchwork | Oct 2003 |
| Best in Contemporary Quilts | Creative Exhibitions Ltd | Oct 2003 | |
| Sandra Meech | Contemporary Quilts, Design Surface and Stitch | Batsford | Aug 2003 |
| Bobby Britnell | Waterddy Lane | Patchwork und Quiltjournal, Vienna | May/Jun 2003 |
| Annette Claxton | Quilt 2002 | The Quilter | Spring 2003 |
| Alicia Merrett | Quilt 2002 Reflections | The Quilters Guild | Spring 2003 |
Annedore Neumann |
London Calling | Patchwork und Quiltjournal Vienna | Jan/Feb 2003 |
| Davina Thomas | Reflections | Popular Patchwork | Jan 2003 |
| Davina Thomas | Clytwaith | Popular Patchwork | Dec 2002 |
| Linda Kemshall | Patchwork and Quilting | 'Six' contemporary group exhibit | Aug 2002 |
| Marion Haslam | Six of the Best | Popular Patchwork | Feb 2002 |
| Patchwork and Quilting | Jun 2001 | ||
| Helen Joseph | The Art of Quilts | Patchwork and Quilter | Aug 2001 |
| Embroiderers' Guild | Millennium Calendar image used for month of May) | Embroiderers' Guild | 2000 |
| Peter Pannett | Stitched Images '98 | Guernsey Evening Press | June 1998 |
| Kerry Pocock | Knitting/Stitching Show | Irish Patchworker | Nov 1999 |
| Embroiderers' Guild | 'World of Embroidery' work on front cover | Nov 1998 | |
| Robert Cunning | Encyclopaedia of Picture Framing Techniques | Quarto | 1993 |
| Joan Archer | Embroidery '88 | Embroidery Magazine | 1989 |
| Celina Scott | Embroidery '88 | BBC Clothes Road Show | Nov 1988 |
| Vicky Lugg/M.Best | Design for Embroidery | Batsford | 1988 |
KPMG, London, 6 pieces. Work is in private collections in England, Austria, Germany, Canada, America and Portugal.