This is me.

credit : India Hobson

This is a sneaky peek of me....all ready for printing as part of Folksy's publication 'Revealing Craft'. Their Kickstarter fundraising is going to plan but there aren't quite enough pledgers. I know there's a lot of asking at the moment....and a lot of it is for money that is going to mean the difference between life and death for some. But in the face of all the worlds ills, holding on to beauty sometimes gives us the inspiration to believe in life, believe in love. 'Revealing Craft' is all about beauty and creativity and the slow wonder of engaging our hands and hearts. If you know someone who needs some inspiration to live true to themselves, maybe this could be a wonderful gift. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamesboardwell/revealing-craft

Eleri Mills

I've just discovered the work of Welsh artist Eleri Mills.  I love her lyrical landscapes.  like me she stitches in to her work, for her by hand where as I machine.  I read that she makes no distinction between fine art and fibre art.  I wonder what she calls it though?  I struggle to name mine.  With it being a fusion of art and craft, I feel strange calling my work 'art'.  I often refer to 'framed pieces' to get around the fact that they are not paintings but ink with collage and stitch.  I also call myself a 'textile designer' having come that route though I no longer design textiles.  I need a label! How about 'Craftist'? There's still such snobbery between 'high' art and 'low' craft.  I feel I straddle both. Anybody got any suggestions. Helen Hallows ................... (polite answers only please!)