News — michelle driver

Hey, it's my birthday week and I've got a pressie for you!From now until 3 October 2022, you can get 20% off EVERYTHING on my website by using the code BDAY22 at checkout.Yes, that includes:Handwoven scarves (including Made to Order)Handwoven scrunchiesPlant HoldersCross Stitch kits and patternsOriginal artworkSo head over and SHOP!

I’m experimenting with a longer warp, which I have avoided in future because I have this idea in my head that my tension will go haywire if my warp is too long … but hey, it’s all good, and I’m on scarf number three! I’m also experimenting with what colours are popular (which is always hard when I’m not into fashion :P), so I just go with what sells - so on this warp are Sage Green, Dusty Pink and you can see here an Emerald Geometric (which I have never made before) - so lush!I think scarf number 4...

Yay, I have a new stockist! Stockists are important to me, as I know that people connect with my work more in real life rather than from pictures - you just want to touch them! You can find a curated range of scarves, plant holders and scrunchies at the Gallery M shop :)Gallery M is next to Marion Shopping Centre at Oaklands Park, and has a wide range of handmade products. It also has a gorgeous big gallery space, so while you’re shopping, you can also check out the beautiful exhibition.And during the week there is a coffee shop next...

Drumroll please …..I have just launched the new Cravat pattern, which I have titled ‘Spellbound’ Well, since the last one was named after a Banshees track, then I thought this one should be too, LOLIt’s fun for me to mix up my pattern collections every now and then - you know, keep things fresh!I’ll be taking this lot to Fleurieu Arthouse … but if you want me to save you one, please comment below, or send me a DM!’Following the footsteps of a rag doll dance, we are entranced …’

I am so honoured to be a finalist in the Gallery M Open Contemporary Art Prize 2022 with my tapestry ‘Theatre Of The Grotesque No. 6: Parental Wishes’ The finalist exhibition will take place as part of SALA from 5 - 28 August at Gallery M, 287 Diagonal Road, Oaklands Park (next to Marion Shopping Centre) I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the finalists’ work!