Layla Khoo
@laylakhoo.bsky.social
Artist and Practice Based PhD Researcher, primarily interested in (creating and experiencing) art, (encouraging and facilitating) participation and (exploring, interpreting and celebrating) heritage. Easily distracted by an awful lot of other things though
The redisplay of A Virtuous Woman is now open to visitors at Hardwick Hall
August 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The redisplay of A Virtuous Woman is now open to visitors at Hardwick Hall
As the activities over recent weeks have made abundantly clear, social media is not the place for nuanced or constructive discussion and debate. A full article on the events around A Virtuous Woman will follow.
July 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As the activities over recent weeks have made abundantly clear, social media is not the place for nuanced or constructive discussion and debate. A full article on the events around A Virtuous Woman will follow.
This panel and the following panel feature participation which has caused discussion, debate, emotive responses, and ultimately the “temporary” removal of the artwork from display.
June 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This panel and the following panel feature participation which has caused discussion, debate, emotive responses, and ultimately the “temporary” removal of the artwork from display.
This panel and the following panel feature participation which has caused discussion, debate, emotive responses, and ultimately the “temporary” removal of the artwork from display.
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June 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This panel and the following panel feature participation which has caused discussion, debate, emotive responses, and ultimately the “temporary” removal of the artwork from display.
Continued…
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia O’Keefe - American artist
Barbie - Fashion Doll and Fictional Film Character
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia O’Keefe - American artist
Barbie - Fashion Doll and Fictional Film Character
Continued…
June 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia O’Keefe - American artist
Barbie - Fashion Doll and Fictional Film Character
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia O’Keefe - American artist
Barbie - Fashion Doll and Fictional Film Character
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Cronk - Scottish Midwife
Sheila Kitzinger - British Natural Childbirth Activist and Author
Sophie Kinsella - British Author
Maya Angelou - American Poet, Memoirist and Civil Rights Activist
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Cronk - Scottish Midwife
Sheila Kitzinger - British Natural Childbirth Activist and Author
Sophie Kinsella - British Author
Maya Angelou - American Poet, Memoirist and Civil Rights Activist
Continued…
June 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Cronk - Scottish Midwife
Sheila Kitzinger - British Natural Childbirth Activist and Author
Sophie Kinsella - British Author
Maya Angelou - American Poet, Memoirist and Civil Rights Activist
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Cronk - Scottish Midwife
Sheila Kitzinger - British Natural Childbirth Activist and Author
Sophie Kinsella - British Author
Maya Angelou - American Poet, Memoirist and Civil Rights Activist
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Miep Gies - Dutch Citizen, hid Jews during World War 2 including Anne Frank, preserved the diary
Bess of Hardwick - Countess of Shrewsbury, Businesswoman, Originator of Chatsworth House
and Hardwick Hall
Continued
Publicly Recognised:
Miep Gies - Dutch Citizen, hid Jews during World War 2 including Anne Frank, preserved the diary
Bess of Hardwick - Countess of Shrewsbury, Businesswoman, Originator of Chatsworth House
and Hardwick Hall
Continued
June 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Miep Gies - Dutch Citizen, hid Jews during World War 2 including Anne Frank, preserved the diary
Bess of Hardwick - Countess of Shrewsbury, Businesswoman, Originator of Chatsworth House
and Hardwick Hall
Continued
Publicly Recognised:
Miep Gies - Dutch Citizen, hid Jews during World War 2 including Anne Frank, preserved the diary
Bess of Hardwick - Countess of Shrewsbury, Businesswoman, Originator of Chatsworth House
and Hardwick Hall
Continued
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
Elsa - Fictional Disney Character
All the Suffragettes - British and American Activists campaigning for women's right to vote
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
Elsa - Fictional Disney Character
All the Suffragettes - British and American Activists campaigning for women's right to vote
Continued…
June 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
Elsa - Fictional Disney Character
All the Suffragettes - British and American Activists campaigning for women's right to vote
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
Elsa - Fictional Disney Character
All the Suffragettes - British and American Activists campaigning for women's right to vote
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised
Diana Nyad - American Long Distance Swimmer, Author, Journalist
Michelle Obama - American Lawyer, Author and First Lady of the USA 2009-2017
Aida Lovelace - English Mathematician and Writer
Continued…
Publicly Recognised
Diana Nyad - American Long Distance Swimmer, Author, Journalist
Michelle Obama - American Lawyer, Author and First Lady of the USA 2009-2017
Aida Lovelace - English Mathematician and Writer
Continued…
June 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised
Diana Nyad - American Long Distance Swimmer, Author, Journalist
Michelle Obama - American Lawyer, Author and First Lady of the USA 2009-2017
Aida Lovelace - English Mathematician and Writer
Continued…
Publicly Recognised
Diana Nyad - American Long Distance Swimmer, Author, Journalist
Michelle Obama - American Lawyer, Author and First Lady of the USA 2009-2017
Aida Lovelace - English Mathematician and Writer
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Dawn French - British Actor, Comedian and Author
Becky Hill - British Singer Songwriter
Simone Biles - American Olympic Gymnast
Jane Austen – British Author
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Dawn French - British Actor, Comedian and Author
Becky Hill - British Singer Songwriter
Simone Biles - American Olympic Gymnast
Jane Austen – British Author
Continued…
June 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Dawn French - British Actor, Comedian and Author
Becky Hill - British Singer Songwriter
Simone Biles - American Olympic Gymnast
Jane Austen – British Author
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Dawn French - British Actor, Comedian and Author
Becky Hill - British Singer Songwriter
Simone Biles - American Olympic Gymnast
Jane Austen – British Author
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks x 2 - American Civil Rights Activist
Izzy Wong - British Cricket Player
Hera - Greek Goddess of Marriage, Women and Family
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks x 2 - American Civil Rights Activist
Izzy Wong - British Cricket Player
Hera - Greek Goddess of Marriage, Women and Family
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
June 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks x 2 - American Civil Rights Activist
Izzy Wong - British Cricket Player
Hera - Greek Goddess of Marriage, Women and Family
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks x 2 - American Civil Rights Activist
Izzy Wong - British Cricket Player
Hera - Greek Goddess of Marriage, Women and Family
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Seacole - Jamaican Nurse and Businesswoman
Anne Frank - German Jewish Diarist during Nazi Persecution
Mavis Staples - American Singer and Civil Rights Activist
Continued….
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Seacole - Jamaican Nurse and Businesswoman
Anne Frank - German Jewish Diarist during Nazi Persecution
Mavis Staples - American Singer and Civil Rights Activist
Continued….
June 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Seacole - Jamaican Nurse and Businesswoman
Anne Frank - German Jewish Diarist during Nazi Persecution
Mavis Staples - American Singer and Civil Rights Activist
Continued….
Publicly Recognised:
Mary Seacole - Jamaican Nurse and Businesswoman
Anne Frank - German Jewish Diarist during Nazi Persecution
Mavis Staples - American Singer and Civil Rights Activist
Continued….
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Ethel Smythe - British Composer and Suffragette
Kamala Harris - American Democratic Politician, Former
Vice President of USA 2021-2025
Octavia Hill - British Social Reformer and Founder of the National Trust
Publicly Recognised:
Ethel Smythe - British Composer and Suffragette
Kamala Harris - American Democratic Politician, Former
Vice President of USA 2021-2025
Octavia Hill - British Social Reformer and Founder of the National Trust
June 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Ethel Smythe - British Composer and Suffragette
Kamala Harris - American Democratic Politician, Former
Vice President of USA 2021-2025
Octavia Hill - British Social Reformer and Founder of the National Trust
Publicly Recognised:
Ethel Smythe - British Composer and Suffragette
Kamala Harris - American Democratic Politician, Former
Vice President of USA 2021-2025
Octavia Hill - British Social Reformer and Founder of the National Trust
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Helen Keller - American Author, Disability Rights Advocate, Political Activist and Lecturer
St Mary Mackillop - Australian Religious Sister, Educational Charity Work
Lady Jane Grey x 2 - British Queen 1553-1553
Publicly Recognised:
Helen Keller - American Author, Disability Rights Advocate, Political Activist and Lecturer
St Mary Mackillop - Australian Religious Sister, Educational Charity Work
Lady Jane Grey x 2 - British Queen 1553-1553
June 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Helen Keller - American Author, Disability Rights Advocate, Political Activist and Lecturer
St Mary Mackillop - Australian Religious Sister, Educational Charity Work
Lady Jane Grey x 2 - British Queen 1553-1553
Publicly Recognised:
Helen Keller - American Author, Disability Rights Advocate, Political Activist and Lecturer
St Mary Mackillop - Australian Religious Sister, Educational Charity Work
Lady Jane Grey x 2 - British Queen 1553-1553
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Waad Al-Kateab - Syrian Journalist, Filmmaker and Activist
Maggie Smith – British Actor
Mary Kingsley - British Ethnographer, Writer and Explorer
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Waad Al-Kateab - Syrian Journalist, Filmmaker and Activist
Maggie Smith – British Actor
Mary Kingsley - British Ethnographer, Writer and Explorer
Continued…
June 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Waad Al-Kateab - Syrian Journalist, Filmmaker and Activist
Maggie Smith – British Actor
Mary Kingsley - British Ethnographer, Writer and Explorer
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Waad Al-Kateab - Syrian Journalist, Filmmaker and Activist
Maggie Smith – British Actor
Mary Kingsley - British Ethnographer, Writer and Explorer
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Queen Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Corrie Ten Boom - Dutch Watchmaker, Holocaust Activist and Author
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Queen Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Corrie Ten Boom - Dutch Watchmaker, Holocaust Activist and Author
Continued…
June 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Queen Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Corrie Ten Boom - Dutch Watchmaker, Holocaust Activist and Author
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Queen Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Corrie Ten Boom - Dutch Watchmaker, Holocaust Activist and Author
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Malala - Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Female Education Activist, Film and TV Producer
Eva Burrows - Australian Salvation Army Officer
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Malala - Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Female Education Activist, Film and TV Producer
Eva Burrows - Australian Salvation Army Officer
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Continued…
June 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Malala - Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Female Education Activist, Film and TV Producer
Eva Burrows - Australian Salvation Army Officer
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Malala - Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Female Education Activist, Film and TV Producer
Eva Burrows - Australian Salvation Army Officer
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
JK Rowling – British Author and Philanthropist
Mary Linwood - British Needlewoman
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
JK Rowling – British Author and Philanthropist
Mary Linwood - British Needlewoman
Continued…
June 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
JK Rowling – British Author and Philanthropist
Mary Linwood - British Needlewoman
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
JK Rowling – British Author and Philanthropist
Mary Linwood - British Needlewoman
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Persephone - Greek Goddess of the Dead and Queen of the Underworld
Anne Brontë - British Novelist and Poet
Betty Boothroyd - British Labour Politician and Speaker of the House of Commons 1992-2000
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Persephone - Greek Goddess of the Dead and Queen of the Underworld
Anne Brontë - British Novelist and Poet
Betty Boothroyd - British Labour Politician and Speaker of the House of Commons 1992-2000
Continued…
June 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Persephone - Greek Goddess of the Dead and Queen of the Underworld
Anne Brontë - British Novelist and Poet
Betty Boothroyd - British Labour Politician and Speaker of the House of Commons 1992-2000
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Persephone - Greek Goddess of the Dead and Queen of the Underworld
Anne Brontë - British Novelist and Poet
Betty Boothroyd - British Labour Politician and Speaker of the House of Commons 1992-2000
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Maya Angelou - American Poet, Memoirist and Civil Rights Activist
Charlotte Brontë – British Novelist and Poet
Adele - British singer Songwriter
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Maya Angelou - American Poet, Memoirist and Civil Rights Activist
Charlotte Brontë – British Novelist and Poet
Adele - British singer Songwriter
Continued…
June 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Maya Angelou - American Poet, Memoirist and Civil Rights Activist
Charlotte Brontë – British Novelist and Poet
Adele - British singer Songwriter
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Maya Angelou - American Poet, Memoirist and Civil Rights Activist
Charlotte Brontë – British Novelist and Poet
Adele - British singer Songwriter
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Gloria Steinem - American Journalist and Feminist Social-Political Activist
Boudicca - British Queen of Iceni Tribe
Florence Welch - British Singer Songwriter
Continued
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Gloria Steinem - American Journalist and Feminist Social-Political Activist
Boudicca - British Queen of Iceni Tribe
Florence Welch - British Singer Songwriter
Continued
June 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Gloria Steinem - American Journalist and Feminist Social-Political Activist
Boudicca - British Queen of Iceni Tribe
Florence Welch - British Singer Songwriter
Continued
Publicly Recognised:
Rosa Parks - American Civil Rights Activist
Gloria Steinem - American Journalist and Feminist Social-Political Activist
Boudicca - British Queen of Iceni Tribe
Florence Welch - British Singer Songwriter
Continued
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Lizzo - American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter
Angela Davis - American Feminist Political Activist, Philosopher, Academic and Author
Madonna - American Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer and Actor
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Lizzo - American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter
Angela Davis - American Feminist Political Activist, Philosopher, Academic and Author
Madonna - American Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer and Actor
Continued…
June 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Lizzo - American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter
Angela Davis - American Feminist Political Activist, Philosopher, Academic and Author
Madonna - American Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer and Actor
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Lizzo - American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter
Angela Davis - American Feminist Political Activist, Philosopher, Academic and Author
Madonna - American Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer and Actor
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
The Queen - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Queen Victoria x 2 - Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901
Rosalind Franklin – British Scientist
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
The Queen - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Queen Victoria x 2 - Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901
Rosalind Franklin – British Scientist
Continued…
June 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
The Queen - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Queen Victoria x 2 - Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901
Rosalind Franklin – British Scientist
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
The Queen - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Queen Victoria x 2 - Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901
Rosalind Franklin – British Scientist
Continued…
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Anne Boleyn - English Queen 1533-1536
Teresa May - British Conservative Politician, UK Prime Minister 2016-2019
Brenda Hale - British Judge, Former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Anne Boleyn - English Queen 1533-1536
Teresa May - British Conservative Politician, UK Prime Minister 2016-2019
Brenda Hale - British Judge, Former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Continued…
June 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Anne Boleyn - English Queen 1533-1536
Teresa May - British Conservative Politician, UK Prime Minister 2016-2019
Brenda Hale - British Judge, Former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Continued…
Publicly Recognised:
Anne Boleyn - English Queen 1533-1536
Teresa May - British Conservative Politician, UK Prime Minister 2016-2019
Brenda Hale - British Judge, Former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Continued…