We are all looking forward to our three day stitching bonanza
We still have one place left with Amanda Clayton who will be tutoring a three day workshop "A Little Book of Leaves", exploring hand stitch using the simplicity of leaves as imagery/inspiration. A simple folded book will be produced that exploits the transparent qualities of the cloth used. This 3-day workshop will cost £175(inclusive of kit).
Any one interested can contact GTAG by using the messages box at the side.
We still have one place left with Amanda Clayton who will be tutoring a three day workshop "A Little Book of Leaves", exploring hand stitch using the simplicity of leaves as imagery/inspiration. A simple folded book will be produced that exploits the transparent qualities of the cloth used. This 3-day workshop will cost £175(inclusive of kit).
Any one interested can contact GTAG by using the messages box at the side.
What a wealth of stitching Jane Arthur brought with her to illustrate the fascinating talk about her fabric collages. Jane's journey from the Birmingham Museum Director to Textile Artist and her emotional response to landscape made her story so interesting. She explained how the stitches give energy to her pieces and she allows the rhythm of the stitch to take control of her work. Jane described what makes a place so important to her; her memory and association of it, her shared experience of the location, landmarks within the location, the response to time of year and day, the movement within the landscape and the creative impulse all these create.
The stitched diary of her visit to the Antarctic was fascinating. what a fabulous work, words can not describe it.
There was so much food for deep thought here and application to our own stitching works. A superb speaker for Grassington Textile Arts Group. Jane kindly let us photograph her work below for our Blog.
