February into March 2024.

Sally hadn't been at our last meeting but had taken time to create her Dandelion clock. It is delicately stitched on some sheer fabric .

Meanwhile this month's 'OLD' prompt was treated in different ways as seen below.

Jenn 's work wasn't put up for February so here it is along with March's contribution.She had been to the Elias Sime exhibition at the Arnolfini which was very interesting in a number of ways.Aside from the work she was struck by the Ethiopian symbols and did some research to find some to explore.She has been Gelli printing and made some stencils and stamps from them to build up layers.These were printed on silk from some of her prints them some stitch added. 

She cut up and collaged some of her prints onto postcards.

She had also been to the Cathedral where she discovered some Medieval glass fragments in the cloisters .She played about taking them into monochrome and printed onto silk.

She had also been to the museum and looked at the Delfware they have.The fragments were what interested her so she took some of the patterns and free machined some on cotton organdie.

Doing further research she found jug shapes and made a drawing using some of the patterns to create a tetrapak print block .

All of these have possibilities to develop into new work and may well find their way into our next exhibition 'Found'. If and when we can secure a venue as Bristol Guild have let us down.

Jenn continues to add to the Shelley Rhodes piece started with Bristol Stitchers zoom workshop.It 's a lovely way to use up small snippets and can be picked up and worked into in odd moments.