Leeds Craft and Design Gallery!

I was very excited back in November to be asked to send a selection of my baskets to The Craft Centre and Design Gallery in Leeds. It is part of the Leeds City Art Gallery building (pictured below) and can be found immediately underneath the Art Gallery with it's own entrance (see my other photographs below)

My products are now part of the current exhibition called 'Made With Love' amongst some beautifully crafted items. I paid a little visit last week...

You can find my baskets on the shelves with the other textile items which included some lovely embroidered products. I would definitely recommend going for a good snoop around, everything in the exhibition is for sale! You have plenty of time as the exhibition is on until the 16th March. 

Ghosts of Gone Birds | Brighton

Exciting news for Alexia Claire!

I received some very exciting news a couple of weeks ago and I am now finally able to spread the word!

The amazing people at Moonko have represented me on their website and through their fairs and shop for nearly a year now, and it is through them that I have been given the opportunity to exhibit artwork in this year’s Ghosts of Gone Birds exhibition in Brighton!

The exhibition focuses around the idea that we can “breathe artistic life back into extinct birds species.” (Ghosts of Gone Birds). As you may be aware, I am quite a nature buff and enjoy including British nature in my designs and fabric creations.  My latest basket designs are centred on endangered British species and so being asked to be part of this exhibition is very exciting for me.

The exhibition begins at the start of November and lasts for three months. I’m looking forward to making my own visit to see it too.

Here are a few of my favourite pieces from previous years of this wonderful exhibition: 

Bruce Pearson

Gail Dooley

John Keane

Tessa Farmer