Mountain hares, lepus timidus are Britains only native hare and have been here since the Ice Age - unlike the brown hare and rabbit which are thought to have been introduced by the Romans.

Mountain hares change colour in winter, becoming white to camouflage them against the snow. They are often commonly known as blue hares as one of their summer colour forms is a bluish grey.

The Derbyshire Peak District saw the introduction of this beautiful yet elusive animal around the 1880's when it was introduced from Scotland to the Dark Peak area.

My mountain hare mixed textile collage features a machine embroidered hare on unbleached irish linen. The hare has been appliqued onto a neutral linen background and heathery tweed landscape.

I have used embroidery silks to add foliage in sage green and lilac by hand to add texture and depth.

The textile piece has been framed in light wood which measures 32.5 cm wide by 27.5 cm tall; the frame itself is just over 4 cm deep, has a back stand to allow it to be freestanding or can be hung on the wall. The collage itself is 24 cm wide by 19 cm tall