Hello London....

I have more news for you...

I have a new job! I shall be moving to London at the end of August to become a Visual Merchandising Stylist on Oxford Street! This is an amazing opportunity! Although it's still retail based, it is a creative role which I'm sure I will love. What little VM I have done so far I have really enjoyed and I hope that it will open lots of new doors for me down the line :)

So wish me luck!!

No fear though, I'll be continuing with Sarah-Jane Embroidery alongside my fab new job :)

Sample 12

A couple of weeks back I went along to the Sample 12 Degree Show at the University of Huddersfield where the remainder of my classmates (the ones who did placement years unlike me) were exhibiting their final projects. What a vast array of talent!

Check out the Sample 12 blog and facebook page for more info but here are a few I particularly liked...

Stephanie J Roberts

www.stephaniejroberts.co.uk/

©Stephanie J Roberts

Kate Simmonds

http://cargocollective.com/katesimmondsdesign

©Kate Simmonds

And of course, The Blood Bag Project



Exciting News...

So I can finally reveal that I have been offered a place at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF)!!!

This is a HUGE event, the largest of its kind in the North and it is such an achievement to have been offered a place. Out of over 300 applicants I am one of 150 designer makers who have been offered a place. Yay! Happy happy girlie :)

So pop the dates in your diary now: 4th-7th October 2012

Venue:

Hardman Square,

Spinningfields,

Manchester City centre.

I shall bring you more details in due course but for now, why not have a nosy at the website to get a taster of what you can expect...

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair - 2012 Exhibitors - Textiles - Sarah-Jane Hocking
http://www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk/

The Blood Bag Project

I completely forgot to post pictures of the second Blood Bag I made....

Busy bee!!!

So much to tell you and so little time! Had a crazy few weeks but lots of exciting things have been happening. All shall be revealed over the next couple of weeks so watch out for plenty of blog posts spilling the beans!


Cat Bolton, 2011, Once Upon a Saturday Gardens



Freelance for Cocoon

Way back last summer, when I did New Designers, I met a lovely lady who was in the beginnings of a new business start-up. She was looking for fresh, young new design talent to create limited edition textile art. I submitted some freelance work and viola, my design is now available from Cocoon Fabric Art. Check out my design in cushion form and wall art, each in four size options.

Tree Quilted Wall ArtLimited Edition Design By Sarah-Jane Hocking©Cocoon 2012

The Blood Bag Project Workshops

I have held a number of craft workshops with a group of year 4 children from a local primary school. We have done two after school sessions and two afternoon sessions to create 'Blood Bags' for 'The Blood Bag Project' organised by my friend Leigh.

I have posted about 'The Blood Bag Project' previously which you can read here.

Between the nine children they made a total of 14 blood bags. They all found Chloe's story very sad and were really keen to help make Chloe better. The kids took great joy in explaining to their classmates what we were doing and why.

On Friday 18th May the school held an art exhibition. Each class had studied a particular theme and created art works which were up for sale. The exhibition was open from 2-5pm and we had a table where we worked on the blood bags. We got lots of interest from parents and other pupils in the school and had flyers on hand for them to take away. Hopefully we inspired other people to get involved too.

Some of the finished Blood Bags

close-up of the finished Blood Bags



The pupils hard at work on exhibition day.



Lending a hand; an after school workshop.