A fabulous workshop and a great introduction to a contemporary workshop in Mixed Media and Stitch at the May meeting of the GTAG (Grassington Textile Arts Group).
Elnaz is a practicing mixed media textile artist, specialising in mixed media textiles and embroidery design. She says "My practice crosses boundaries between textiles for fashion, jewellery and sculpture".
Elnaz arrived at our venue with boxes of inspirational items to incorporate with stitch or full kits for those members who felt a little timid when embracing these new ideas.
She also provided plenty of samples for the group to use as inspiration in their pieces.
Elnaz stressed that the main focus of her work was to challenge the process of embroidery and stitch to develop new ways in which to connect, embellish and transform materials.
Below are a few samples of our groups work after a morning with Elnaz. She certainly provided the group with new ideas and inspiration to incorporate into our next stitch projects.
