North East award winning artist, maker and researcher, Claire A Baker has been commissioned to create a trio of flags titled In Progress and Process, in response to The Bowes Museum’s collection.

Weaving together the past and present and exploring unfinished narratives these flags highlight the dynamic relationship between historic crafted artworks and contemporary practice. 

The series of flags, Process I, Process II, and Process III, show a visual journey of making and remaking, whilst a stitched tapestry design In Progress, inverts the traditional two-dimensional format of flags, transforming it into an interactive, tactile experience.

Baker’s bright, colourful and intricate flags create a unique contrast against the museum’s stonework, on display till 18 January 2026.

About Claire A Baker

Claire A Baker is a visual artist whose textiles-based research is concerned with people, place, memory, remembrance and archiving the lost. She aims to contemporise historical textile craft thereby continuing its legacy by introducing it to new audiences and giving what is sometimes dismissed as domestic or hobbyist pastimes an extended value. Drawing on connections and disconnections, close relationships and personal emotions, Claire creates artworks which blur the boundaries of art, design and craft.

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