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Msjanesharp

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A mostly bewildered person doing my best to resist my people pleasing nature. Artist

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It’s been a while, life has interrupted my creative practice of late, but I moved into my new studio space at Arts Central in Milton Keynes last weekend. Now just waiting for my muse to return…
#artist #artistlife #studio #whereismyinspiration

05.11.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Quilt with multicoloured fern motifs on a blue background

Quilt with multicoloured fern motifs on a blue background

'Fern Dance' art quilt by artist and quilter Susan Brubaker Knapp #WomensArt

04.11.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 594    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Brum again

10.07.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shadows Behind, Shadows in Front

Freehand stitched blackwork embroidery mounted on 16.5cm diameter hoop.
From my Fairytale Vignette series.

#embroidery #handembroidery #handstitched #blackwork #textileart #stitchedstory #vignette #fairytalevignette #art #artist

26.06.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ffs it’s not nucular it’s NU-CLEAR!

#pedantscorner

21.06.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in…

14.06.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the house and up the stairs…
#wip #embroidery #blackwork #stitching #handstitching #textileart #textileartist

08.06.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Daily reminder: breathe

02.06.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIf you want to know your past look at your present circumstances. If you want to know your future look at what is in you mind”
Quote from Matthieu Ricard
#embroidery by me πŸ–€

31.05.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pedant’s/pedants’/pedants corner

29.05.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sketch artwork featuring a small bird facing right as if struggling against winds represented by curved lines

Sketch artwork featuring a small bird facing right as if struggling against winds represented by curved lines

'Small Bird'
by Kate Boxer,
contemporary UK painter and printmaker
#WomensArt

27.05.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 858    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

This is stunning 😍

27.05.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An embroidery of a person standing next to their seated dog that is carrying a deflated ball in its mouth. They are waiting to cross the road.

An embroidery of a person standing next to their seated dog that is carrying a deflated ball in its mouth. They are waiting to cross the road.

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Waiting to Cross the Road

Freehand-stitched blackwork on unbleached calico. Mounted on an embroidery hoop, 16.5cm diameter.

This is from a little sketch I did back in 2023 when I was confined to my sofa with a herniated disc.

#embroidery #handstitched #textile #textileart #textileartist #artist

24.05.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brum

20.05.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of an uninspiring urban back alley with the word escape painted vertically on a wall on the right hand side in the foreground

Photo of an uninspiring urban back alley with the word escape painted vertically on a wall on the right hand side in the foreground

#escape #photography #urban #urbanphotography #iphonephotography

15.05.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you ☺️

11.05.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fascinating interview with the one and only Margaret Atwood on myths and authoritarianism
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09.05.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning

09.05.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pen doodle of a face in profile

Pen doodle of a face in profile

Doodle c2021-2 ish
#art #artsky #doodle

08.05.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exquisite ❀️

08.05.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And here is the original image.
I was struck by the stoicism of the central figure standing with dignity and poise in the face of fierce attack by riot police.The clash of two worlds: the mysticism & wisdom of the Sufi in gentle but firm opposition to the faceless aggression of an autocratic regime.

07.05.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Lighthouse’ -freehand blackwork embroidery on unbleached calico.

This embroidery is directly inspired by the amazing photograph taken by Umit Bektas for Reuters, of the protests that took place recently in TΓΌrkiye in response to the arrest and jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu #craftivist

07.05.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Queen

06.05.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An array of sketches of my kid through the years and photographs to use as reference points for an art work.

An array of sketches of my kid through the years and photographs to use as reference points for an art work.

A sketch of my 20 year old in sun glasses and a mask modelling for my batik entitled Covid Spring that I did in April 2020

A sketch of my 20 year old in sun glasses and a mask modelling for my batik entitled Covid Spring that I did in April 2020

Sorting through years of sketches and preliminary work I realise my biggest muse has been my kid

#art #artist #motherhood #artandmotherhood #model #beauty #document

20.04.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dawn #embroidery by #VeraShimunia

#art #artsky

17.04.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 299    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a Green shelled snail in the foreground surrounded by small black slugs and another green shelled snail climbing up the railing in the background. Basically a lot of slugs and snails on a garden wall.

Photograph of a Green shelled snail in the foreground surrounded by small black slugs and another green shelled snail climbing up the railing in the background. Basically a lot of slugs and snails on a garden wall.

It was gastropod central on this garden wall this morning 🐌

#snail #slug #gastropod #photography #iphonephotography #nature #invertebrates

15.04.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a young woman waist deep in flood waters seemingly engrossed in something on her phone

Photo of a young woman waist deep in flood waters seemingly engrossed in something on her phone

Here is the photo that inspired my recent embroidery ’Immersed’

(Getty images)

14.04.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was inspired to stitch this embroidery after seeing a photo posted on the BBC news app of a girl waist deep in flood waters seemingly engrossed on her phone. It jumped out at me as visual comment on our times.
I’ll post the photo separately

14.04.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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