Our exhibition at Nature in Art at Twigworth, Gloucester opened yesterday, 19th February and Deryll and I were the first to steward there.   |It was a beautiful sunny day so there were lots of people about.  Approximately 80 came to the exhibition and they were all very complimentary.  We had to agree that the whole exhibition looked excellent with a good variety of work.  It was hard to photograph well because of the intense sunlight casting strong shadows, so I have had to edit the photographs, thereby not managing to include everyone's work.  Perhaps by the end of the exhibition, they will all be here.   It is certainly well worth the journey up there to see it, and have an excellent lunch, and viewing of the Museum and Photographer of the Year exhibition.    Sally.

Nature in Art Exhibition

Making Cards

Taking time out from other projects to make a few cards by weaving squares and adding free machining.

Jane

In the Pink

At the last meeting we were all given a silver frame and issued with a challenge - put something in it!

I decided to continue my explorations into colour and fill it with pink - not a colour that I use - so was vonvinced I wouldn't have anything - But this is what I came up with after a search of my boxes and bags.
Plus some plant dyed fabrics

 

These show the limitations of pink - when does it become mauve and is it pink or red? dh

 

From Viv

Stuck for what to do for new cards, I have been playing around with chopped wool;  I made a cold water "sandwich" of chopped wool, stitched over it with the machine, and then added things to it.  It could become an idea for my next piece...at least I now have a few cards made.

 

Very lucky we went to Twigworth on Thursday, as the following day Bristol and Ashton Park looked like this!  Stunningly beautiful.
I also want to show you my piece of tapestry that has taken me 5 winters to make, using up old wools which made no impression on the bag.

Sally

Prickly Pear goes to Twigworth

Jane, Sally and Viv went to Twigworth today to finalize arrangements for the exhibition, "Exploring the Natural World", braving the cold weather. Sally had brought along the now finished "Prickly Pear" for our comments, and we found a little corner in the museum where it could be looked at, squashed, twisted and generally manhandled.  The tree is the one that "Forecast" will hang from, and then there's a view of the surrounding fields!