The first piece I worked on in Lock Down was Twin Oaks, inspired by the trees I walked past every day in April as the leaves opened and the canopy filled out. The Bay followed inspired by Portminster Bay in St Ives. In June I spent time finishing up small landscapes sewn in cotton batik fabrics.

In July I felt ready to try something more experimental and spent time dyeing silk fabric using thickened dyes that I applied to plate glass and then laid the silk down to take a mono print. Off Kilter has its origins in my discovery of Clyfford Still’s work seen at the Royal Academy a couple of years ago. Turmoil is a nod to Jackson Pollock. Off Kilter is held together with tiny random hand sewn stitches that give it textured surface. I machine quilted Turmoil in a succession of different sized circles. I plan to dye more silk fabric to stitch into and hope to develop some three dimensional pieces as there seems limitless time to experiment with new possibilities.