Next Meeting: Wednesday July 6th, Talk with Sally Wilson, Raffle colour RAINBOW, Travel Pages to be exchanged

 

Our Stitch day on Wednesday June 15th was well attended with a diverse number of projects on the go. Above shows a finished sample of the hessian bags we were given at the last meeting and another finished "Travelling Page". The most bizarre stitching was creating a soft fruit cover from off cuts of ballroom dance dress netting rolls!

There will be a Stitch Morning on Wednesday July 6th, followed by a talk from Sally Wilson "Exploring and Developing Concepts". Take a look at her website sallywilson.co.uk, inspirational!

Wednesday, July 20th, we have a workshop with Richard Box "Adventures in Painting and Stitch" - the finished piece will incorporate daisies not poppies.

June 15th Stitch Day

 

Starting at 10:00 am, Wharfedale Rugby Club in Threshfield. New members are always welcome. Do bring a bit of textile work and enjoy our company.

June 1st - Whimsical Wall Hanging with Emily Notman

 

 Work by Emily Notman

GTAG members have just had another amazing workshop creating a textile wall hanging using contemporary mixed media techniques. With Emily Notman. The first part of the day the group experimented with paint, ink and dyes to ensure each piece was unique. 

They then built up a wall hanging which was to include textural embroidery and hand stitch.

Emily studied at Leeds College of Art and Design which resulted in a passion for photography, textiles, and fashion. She then went on to graduate from the University of Cumbria in Contemporary Applied Arts.

She said: "I create bestoke textiles mixing media and building up tactile delicate surfaces. I work and rework my pieces with paint, dyes, bleach, and ink, burning and layering until finishing with hand stitch. I find beauty in flaky walls, overgrown buildings and encrusted surfaces; this is something I recreate in my work. My pieces evolve and grow with time, incorporate history with layering and sometimes the tiniest mark or stitch changes a piece dramatically. It is this detail that excites me. "

What a fabulous introduction into contemporary textile work for our members. Emily was a font of inspiration. Below are the beginnings of the work started during the course.