Mist and mellow fruitfulness.....

Sally had been looking back at some  sketchbooks and brought one to show,picture above and below.They show her love of observing detail.

She had gone away from our last meeting and experimented with her 'bundles'

hanging them from found twigs.They look very interesting and some were of the opinion they looked better laid on a background,we all have our own preferences and are free to choose.

She had also started a new concertina sketch book this Autumn

filling it with rich and colourful observations of garden plants.

Such a lovely reminder of how beautiful this Autumn has been

She had joined the three week  Drawing School collage course run by Esme Clutterbuck.

producing these .

Sally wasn't too happy with them but we thought they provided a different way of working.Using a viewfinder and isolating areas will give some delicious areas ripe for development.

We shall have to see if anything comes of them.

Advance notice

If you are a fan of Deryll and want to get your hands on one of her lovely little landscapes now's your chance!

This is one she brought to show us yesterday at our monthly meeting.We suspect you'll have to be quick.

Don't forget the South West quilt and textile show at UWE this weekend we have a stand ,and there will be lots to see.

Friday 11th-Sunday13th 2016.

Just a reminder that you can come and see us at the above show.Lots of other exhibitors and plenty of retail therapy on offer.

Black ,white and shades of grey.

Jane's eldest daughter has left for university.

and guess what this is?A lovingly made quilt for her room.

Whenever Debby goes shopping she manages to turn up some lovely things.This apron is no exception,sorry but my memory fails who it was made it.

it is hand dyed fabric which has been printed all over with thermofax screens.It is just lovely and a great idea,but who would want to wear it to get covered in paint? it's one of those drool over items we all covet.

Indigo and Jane Callender.

Liz spent many ,many hours organising a workshop with Jane Callender in August. She had been eagerly anticipating it for a while but then found that she 

was too ill to attend both days.The above are some of the results created ,Debby attended too.They were given lots of techniques to try out,Jane has written book that has now been published.Indigo is so magical.

Collections.

Sally has an eye for objects.She had been drawing from some in her possession.We loved this page in her sketchbook.

We thought the objects would make lovely  piece of work mounted together.The colours and textures are so wonderful.

If you haven't been to the RWA Autumn exhibition then do go along as you will see a piece by Sally,one of her scrolls.It is so exciting for them to finally be recognising textile art ! 

Flourish

This is a photo heavy post showing how we created order out of chaos.

It took quite a number of hours and you can see by the time we were done it was dark outside.

Apologies for the light in some of the photos.

We have been open for three days now and have had some lovely visitors and very good feedback.We hope to welcome lots more of you soon.