My 'Emotionally embroidered shirt' ( patience ) is now on exhibit in 'White' at Porte Peinte . Burgundy. France December - February 2012.
jerwood contemporary makers review by Liz Hoggard 2008
"when I saw Deirdre Nelsons cabinet of emotionally embroidered shirts I laughed out loud. for anyone craving empathy, it was a delightful surprise: three exquisitely hand embroidered shirts – a blow against corporate uniformity and the machine age – decorated with hidden flowers inside the collar, daisy for patience, rosa eglanteria for compassion, pasque flower for empathy. and in many ways it was an emblem for this show"