Surfaces and skies.

Debby is teaching two classes at Stoke Lodge on a Monday . They involve mending and Sashiko .With this in mind she had been put her embroidery to good use .

A cashmere sweater had been eaten into holes ,rather than discard Debby had used perle and crewel to make a feature of the damaged areas.It will  extends its life and serve as a teaching resource.

She had recently used some of her work and photographs to take advantage of Prinfab’s swatch size 3 for 2 offer .She usually has them printed on velvet as it enriches the colours and is such a luxurious surface. When she wants to quilt or add stitch she has them printed on cotton as stitches tend to disappear on velvet 

She and her husband visited Venice recently and she was taken with surfaces around the city.Old walls and doors offer a wealth of colour and shapes.They wandered the back streets and visited venues showing work for the Biennale ,including Elias Sime who exhibited in Bristol earlier this year. She came across a shop selling pigments and couldn’t resist buying Verdigris ,lapis and Venetian red !

 

Sue had put the finishing touches to her workbook to accompany her Found pieces at Prior. It is good practice to have something to remind yourself and always a good resource to dip into .

She had been busy making clothes for her grandchildren ,one such example the hoodie pictured.

She was also excited to trade in her sewing machine for a new and updated version .She has the opportunity for a two day course to explore the possibilities.She has already been experimenting what it is capable of .

 

  

There are some patterns included but she is able to add in her own and mix them up .

Sue continues to attend watercolour classes and is making excellent progress .Some are U3A and some run by Paul Weaver who she likes as a teacher.Recent subject matter included Dramatic skies,Still life and portraiture.

After seeing the work that Liz did with Sally Tyrie’s Visual Narratives course ,she enrolled.Sally’s advice on beginning to research a topic was ‘to look for things you like ‘ With this in mind she has started to take photographs on her walks and is already feeling energised to begin.

 

 

 

 

Lazy summer days

Viv’s prompt for the art group was ‘Lazy ,hazy ,crazy days of summer ‘We think her acrylic painting captures just that .

It gives a warm glow ,especially in these cheerless days of November .

She also spent  some time on a portrait of a rose ‘Champagne ‘ 

and a pastel landscape which she might print onto fabric before using stitch.She has been toying with working a smaller piece from her ‘Found wallpaper which we look forward to seeing develop.

Carol brought along her piece from Jemima Lumley’s Coral workshop .The fabric was supplied ready painted and some vintage linens were used  alongside lace and tyvek which was painted with Pebeo metallic acrylic paint .

They  created a small piece of a coral reef ,or at least what they used to look like !

Carol had created a fun and frivolous selection of ice cream cones to please her granddaughter .Who doesn’t like ice cream ? Quite a lot of flavours to choose from, which is your favourite ?

She had done another workshop using Freezer paper stencils and bleach to colour fabrics for stitch.They make a nicely muted coloured fabric to add whatever takes your fancy.

And then she remembered her ‘Print and stitch sample ‘from our  activity at Prior.

 

November 2024

  Stitch Textile Artists ,Jenn is a member ,have their exhibition’Collections ‘ showing at Acearts in Somerton. It opened on Saturday 16th November and goes on until Tuesday 24 th December. They are open on Tuesday to Saturday. As well as the exhibition they have a lovely gift shop downstairs .There is free parking in the town and it is a pleasant place to wander.Some good places to eat too .