Threads of Freedom was co-curated by communities across Leeds, for our which was part of a national campaign by Future Arts Centres, Our Freedom Then and Now, involving 60 libraries and arts centres across the UK and reflecting on what freedom means 80 years after the Second World War.  

I was the lead artist on the project working alongside the wonderful Elnaz Yazdani and community groups across the city. Throughout the summer of 2025 we created embroidered, patchworked and embellished pieces of textile art, inspired by Library collections, the history of Leeds and a specially commissioned poem by Simon Armitage called Freedom Road. 

The artwork has been crafted into a panel which sits alongside the iconic Leeds Tapestry along the first-floor corridor at Leeds Central Library and is open to everyone to visit during library opening hours.