Curriculum Vitae of Sandie Maher
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Artist's Statement

Current CV

Qualifications and Training

1997

City & Guilds, Design and Embroidery parts 1 and 2

2008

City & Guilds, Stumpwork 2

2008

City and Guilds Stumpwork Part 2

Exhibitions

One Step On:

2009

Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts, Aintree, Liverpool

2009

Skelmersdale Library, West Lancashire

2009

Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk, West Lancashire

2007

Eccles Farm - Written Word

2006

Townley Hall Burney- The Four Elements

2005

Eccles Farm – Architecture

2004

Lewis Textile Museum, Blackburn

2004

Eccles Farm – Air

2003

Eccles Farm – Earth

2002

Eccles Farm - Fire

2001

Eccles Farm – Water

Embroiderers Guild:

1993-2008

Many exhibitions at the Harris Museum and Minster in Preston

2006

Exhibition at Sizergh Castle – Embroidery in Trust

Three Trees Group:

Exhibition at the Lewis Textile Museum in Blackburn

Relevant Experience with Textiles

Oct 2003 & 2008

Won the Gertrude Goodenough Trophy at Preston Embroiderers Guild

1999-2009

Doll making courses with Roy Slater

Some of my work was included within the book “Rennie Mackintosh Inspirations in Embroidery” by Dorothy Woods

One Step On had an article published in “Workbox” issue 103 – February/March 2007

Organisation Memberships

Embroiderers' Guild , Preston 1993 to Present (Chairman)

The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society

One Step On Embroidery and Textile Group

The Guild of Needlelaces

Three Trees Group – Brinscall, local craft group

Artist's Statement

Whilst studying for City and Guilds qualifications I developed an interest in the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and used his work for my research project.  I also love the work of his wife, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh and especially her gesso panels.  I go to Glasgow every year to see all the Mackintosh sites and to gather material for future textile work.
 
I have always had an interest in faces and used them on my City and Guilds pieces, but when I went on Ray Slater’s courses I began to use them in a more  three dimensional way.  I have continued to experiment and develop the most satisfactory way of making them as realistic as possible.  My work includes, felt or silk paper backgrounds.  I especially like using water soluble fabric for machine embroidering.  After completing City and Guilds Stumpwork, I have begun to use needlelace and stumpwork more in my work.  I would like to develop sketchbooks and printing in the coming years and also computer generated design, as I now have a brand new computer and want to learn how to use it for something other than documents, as I sit at a computer all day at work!