Threads of Continuity. The Intended Surface

An antique family iron rests among fragments of lace, thread and objects waiting to be repaired, joined and restored. The title draws on the geographical idea of a surface shaped towards equilibrium. For me, the domestic act of ironing carries a similar intention: smoothing without erasing, bringing disparate elements towards balance. Mending, sewing and pressing become small acts of restoration — ways of creating order through attention and intent.

£350 40cm x 40cm Framed Limited edition of 20

2026 / London

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Threads of Continuity. The Complexity of Simplicity

My Great Grandmother's wooden darning mushrooms sit among inherited lace, old threads and a family sewing chest that has retained its original purpose across generations. These are simple objects made for practical acts of care: storing, sewing, darning, repairing and preserving. Yet simplicity contains complexity — knowledge, patience, skill, experience and an understanding of what deserves to be maintained. Things wear, are repaired and continue. For me, that continuity is itself a form of strength.

£350 40cm x 40cm Framed Limited edition of 20

2026 / London

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Threads of Continuity. A Connection. Framed

The embroidered black velvet collar is a surviving fragment of my great-grandmother's dress. I have placed it beside a sewing machine and a contemporary spool of thread from my own making practice. A collar frames the neck — the physical connection between head and body — while stitching itself creates connections between separate pieces. Past and present meet here through material, making and the continuing act of joining one thing to another.

2026 / London

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Threads of Continuity. The Line of Ascent

Inherited threads and unusually large old bobbins surround an embroidered ecclesiastical textile associated with my great-grandfather, The very Reverend Lord Apollo Temnomeroff, and his status within the Church. Thread becomes a line: a physical line, a family line and a bloodline. The objects rise from smaller forms towards larger ones, suggesting ascent supported by a strong foundation. For me, inheritance moves in both directions — backwards towards those from whom I descend and forwards through what I make of what I have received.

£350 40cm x 40cm Framed Limited edition of 20

2026 / London

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