Gaelle Chassery

  @lorimike7 ​ As our Dream Map Project* unfolds, I will be featuring artists taking part in this collaborative piece of art. Today we hear from Lori Wells, whose Dream is called  “The Woman with Three Names” and was made with c otton sheeting, wool felt, and cotton Sachiko thread. Here is what Lori says about her Dream: " In dream circle, when I brought this dream, I was asked, 'what are your 3 sacred names?' Without thinking, I replied, 'Laurel, born of Michael, the Sound of Deep Water.' My given name is Lori Michelle Wells. I translated Laurel, Protect, and Water Song into Norse and stitched the words in an Anglo-Saxon version of runes. Here we are, my positive shadow helper and I, stitching sacred symbols into my art studio, which is now called the Enchanted Hatchery.  I am decorating the outside of my art studio with a woman. She’s helping me sew a sacred design right into the wood. I never used to like her much, but now I am grateful for her knowledge of mea...

As our Dream Map Project* unfolds, I will be featuring artists taking part in this collaborative piece of art. Today we hear from Natalie Tyler, who trained as a print textile designer at CSM and designed commercially  for the fashion sector as well as being a visiting lecturer to Fashion, Textiles and  Jewellery courses. She has developed a love of embroidery which has helped her to  explore and experiment with pattern, imagery and texture. A love of still life inspires  her work. Natalie's Dream is called “Hand in Day” and was made with v arious embroidery threads and beads on cotton. Here is what she says about it:  "I was a freelance print designer and had a weekly hand in. Deadline was feared and celebrated, depending how the week had progressed. My friend was there handing in her beautiful designs. My turn came and I produced tiny pieces of fabrics that got fainter until there were only outlines of print. Met with silence and bewilderment, I remembered I d...

As our Dream Map Project* unfolds, I will be featuring artists taking part in this collaborative piece of art. Today, we hear from  Tony Phillips, also known as The Manbroiderer, whose embroidered Dream is called "The Silence Beneath the Stars." Tony's artist statement: "My work explores the emotional landscapes of hope, vulnerability, and transformation through the tactile language of embroidery. Inspired by nature and personal storytelling, I stitch narratives that invite reflection and connection. Each thread becomes a quiet act of resistance, a celebration of slowness in a fast world. Through workshops and kits, I share this meditative craft, fostering community and creativity. My practice blends tradition with experimentation, honouring the past while imagining new possibilities in textile art." Tony's dream uses hand dyed cotton fabric, silk organza and cotton thread, and here is what he says about the dream:  "This piece emerges from a dream I ha...