Crafts CouncilDirectoryThe YaffingaleCraft-based sculptor and automata-makerWalesTextilesAutomataMetalworkingToy makingWoodworkingEmbroideryCraft educatorMixed mediaWebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookAboutInfoVideosI combine welding and embroidery, woodwork and textile art. My work is intricate and time-consuming, involving hand-embroidery and character design. I'm interested in forgotten words and stories, making fine art through craft techniques. After many years working in recycled design women's groups in South America and social impact projects North Wales, I am now returning to making with new skills and ideas. My artist’s name is The Yaffingale, which is an archaic name for the green woodpecker.Focus:metalwork, hand-embroidery, textile art and automataCommissions:Available for commissionsA Story. A StoryAboutI combine welding and embroidery, woodwork and textile art. My work is intricate and time-consuming, involving hand-embroidery and character design. I'm interested in forgotten words and stories, making fine art through craft techniques. After many years working in recycled design women's groups in South America and social impact projects North Wales, I am now returning to making with new skills and ideas. My artist’s name is The Yaffingale, which is an archaic name for the green woodpecker.InfoFocus:metalwork, hand-embroidery, textile art and automataCommissions:Available for commissionsVideosA Story. A StoryWebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookProjectExtinctionProjectMedelwr Geiriau The WordGleanerProjectArtWorkProjectThe Quilt HouseProjectHereProjectKilled PhotosProjectA Story A StoryProjectShadow Maker