Biography

​​​Claire is a British born artist working in the medium of layered, stitched textiles. She exhibits her work internationally and numerous pieces of her work are held in private and corporate collections.
Throughout her life Claire has been a professional teacher, working with young children, teens and adults and is a strong believer in the power of sharing knowledge with others. She has lived and worked in many different countries and whilst in South Africa volunteered at a local library teaching literacy, numeracy and basic patchwork and quilting skills to disadvantaged women and refugees. Upon her return to the UK she continued teaching patchwork and art quilting and in 2019 was invited to the 5th International Quilt Symposium in Shaoxing, China as a presenter and tutor. In 2015 Claire wrote her first book, 'Quilting Originals', in which she describes straightforward ways to design and make art quilts.
In 2017 Claire became a Juried Artist member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and in 2021 joined their Board of Directors. She is a founder member of the bilingual group 'Six Dames'.
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