From early childhood Wendy has been surrounded by the fabrics, threads, paint and paper of her creative family. Passionate about textile related creativity, she completed City and Guilds Creative Studies (Embroidery) Part 1 in 2001 ( Highly Commended) and Part 2 in 2003.

Wendy is a member of E Squared - a group of like minded artists who meet monthly in Birkenhead and have a regular programme of exhibitions.

She is particularly interested in surface texture, stitching into a variety of materials including layered paper and paper clay.

A collection of work emerged from a study into the patterns and textures of medieval floor tiles and used materials directly related to the source. Air-dried clay added to hand-made paper pulp produced an interesting surface to stitch into. Coarse Indian tissue paper, layered with PVA, made a firm and richly tactile basis for hand and machine embroidery. This work developed into three- dimensional forms in which she explored and opened up the geometric shapes of the designs.

Subsequent work explored images which are partly hidden: faded Italian frescoes, the inspirational painted monasteries of Moldavia and the hidden images of the Orthodox church provided rich sources of inspiration. Her hanging entitled ‘Hidden Fragments’ was short-listed for the Charles Henry Foyle Prize at Redditch Needle Museum. ‘Hidden Fragments’ is currently displayed at Foxhill Diocesan Centre.

Wendy seems to work large and enjoyed the challenge of a commission for a local church consisting of five panels, the largest of which was thirteen feet high! The involvement of the community in this project was important and it can be seen in Frodsham Methodist Church.

Her work entitled ‘Windsails’ was inspired by a visit  to The Holy Island of Lindisfarne. She  exhibited her work in the St. Cuthbert’s Centre from July 30th until August 13th 2005 and it has travelled to various venues in the North West of England (see Projects for details). She returned to Lindisfarne with a new exhibition - Nets - in Summer 2007.

Wendy lives in Frodsham, Cheshire, England. The installations - Windsails and Nets - are available to create a meditative reflective environment in galleries, retreat centres, schools or churches.

If you have questions or comments about her work, or are interested in commissions or talks/presentations, she can be contacted on

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