This is my most recent finished commission for the priest at St Alban the Martyr, London. I was asked to incorporate the stone mullions around the chancel window as viewed from the outside. On the nape of the neck the…
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Green Eucharist Chasuble
Sorry I haven’t published anything for a while & then you get two together. This chasuble was commissioned by my sister to partner her green stole. It features the same grape vine & wheat stems design, with the addition of…
Red Pebble Stole
Earlier this year I was commissioned to produce a stole that was quite different with regards to the design. Unlike my previous work where most of the design work was completed by me then refined with the client, in this…
Red Flames Chasuble
St Peter’s, Stratford Upon Avon
This commission was inspired by the Lutyens window in the crypt of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool. I had previously made a white chasuble and companion stole that the minister so liked that they wanted to use elements of the…
The Iona
This stole was commissioned by a priest for her ordination at Chester cathedral in June 2019. She had a number of ideas that she wanted me to incorporate in to her stole. The island of Iona held very significant memories…
St James’, Alveston Altar and Lectern Falls
This commission came as a memorial for a beloved husband, father and grandfather. I was asked to incorporate the clients Scottish Celtic roots and symbols connected to St James. I began with a visit to the church where I took…
The Crossed Keys of St Peter
I’ve been working on the Altar and Lectern falls for St Peter’s Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon and wanted to talk about a couple of techniques I’ve used in this design, Appliqué and a special goldwork technique to add a 3D effect to…
It all starts with a sketch
I was approached back in October about creating an altar & lectern fall for St Peter’s Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon, not something I’ve made before and an interesting new challenge, but where to start? The church asked me to work up a…
The Finishing touches
With all the cutting completed the stole based on Bishop Edward King Chapel was then to start piecing together. With this design I decided that the back neck piece would look better as a single piece of the white silk…