The Power of No series is now available in a new format: art prints, tote bags and cushions, all based on my original hand-embroidered artworks.

Power of No started with the story of Medusa. I was interested in looking at her not as the monster she eventually became, but as a woman who was silenced, punished and vilified. From there, the series developed into a wider exploration of control, pressure and emotional reaction.

The title Power of No sets the context, but the works are not simply about refusal. They are about what happens to a person under that pressure. Some reactions are loud and immediate. Others stay inside and become something much quieter and heavier. Hand embroidery gives me a way to make those states physical — through faces, texture, colour and an enormous amount of detail.

Until now, the series has existed primarily as original textile artworks. I wanted to see what would happen if some of those images were taken out of the gallery context and placed into everyday life.

So I chose three formats deliberately

Art prints were the obvious one. The compositions are strong enough to work on their own as wall pieces, and the square prints are available in several sizes. They are reproductions of the original embroidered artworks, so all the details you see in the image come from the embroidery itself.

Then there are tote bags. Quite simply, if you want the artwork outside rather than on a wall, you can carry it with you.

And finally, cushions. This one probably makes the most sense within the emotional territory of Power of No. Sometimes we need to scream. Sometimes we need to cry. And sometimes the cushion is the only friend we can safely do either with.

All of these Power of No art prints, tote bags and cushions are print-on-demand products. They are produced only after an order is placed rather than made in bulk and stored.

They don’t replace the original textile works, of course. The originals remain one-off hand-embroidered artworks. The printed versions are simply another way for the images from the series to exist — and a more accessible way to have one of them at home or take it out into the world.

Buying one also contributes directly to my independent art practice and to the work that comes next. I prefer that idea to conventional “merch”: it is still connected to the original artwork, just in a different form.