Print ,stitch and origami.

Sue had finished and mounted her Pearl piece and had moved on to considering other work she might include in Centrespace .She has this bridge stitched out after digitising on her embroidery machine . We liked the simplicity of the black on white but she is wondering whether to create more ‘kinoptic’pieces which she thinks have become her signature.

She also brought this fat quarter printed by Prinfab .It is what she can see across from her home .A great image of a mix of textures worth exploring in stitch .

Fumi had invested in a large gelli plate and has been creating some delicious prints of weeds .She was wondering how they could be used .

We suggested taking a viewfinder and isolating areas  she loved , and maybe making collages.

She had already put her skills to use in constructing this attractive box. Using metallic paint as an accent really works.

She had made some more tiny crochet pieces and sought our thoughts on displaying them in dark frames.

We thought they would work especially if she had a block of several grouped together.

Apologies for the poor photo.

She had also bought these lidded glass containers and folded a pigeon to sit inside.

She was thinking of creating a mobile of pigeons made from maps representing the compass points of the UK.

She had been to the current textile exhibition at the RWA and was given an idea how to display them on a wire grid.We thought it could work.

 

Exhibition, birthday and unearthing.

Debby had been to a local gallery , tucked away in Westbury on Trym. She had a drawing day with Nik Pollard on a very hot day where they looked at flora and fauna .

It was her husband’s birthday recently and the card she gave him got her thinking about ways to create simple sculptural shapes just with folds.www.mattillustration.uk

She had also been sorting and had unearthed several pieces.

Some she had put aside after having them printed as they were disappointing ,above and at the bottom .

This batik piece was done in response to looking at cell structures , typically colours Debby would choose.

She has thoughts to revisit these to create work and make use of what was probably expensive to print …..a deckchair was mentioned.Mmmm it could be fascinating.

 

Framing ,flowers and practice.

Kirsten  had picked up some matching frames and wanted our opinion on their suitability for her ‘key ‘pieces .They seemed quite a good choice.

She had looked at Lucia Leyfield courses and chose one about drawing seed packets .

Janis had been busy taking courses at various locations with a variety of tutors.

She had created this graphic piece in paper then reinterpreted in fabric ,above.

We liked it and some discussion ensued with Debby bringing out the Val Harding book and citing some pages on various layouts

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Janis had also been doing some exercises to practise free machining 

She had  been to a course at the RWA taught by Janet Haig.

It revolves around having a cup of tea in a garden .The piece involves appliqué and stitch.It will be interesting to see how this develops.

She had also done an intarsia knitting workshop at The Spinning  Wheel in Clevedon ,producing these two  pieces.

This last example was a Mixed Media layering piece produced in Stoke Lodge.

 

July.

Jenn had been dotting about working on several things.Above ,she had done the stitching on her Pearl piece but was undecided about a light ,or dark background.

She had discovered Lucia Leyfield www.lucialeyfield.substack.com and had signed up for her 

Sketch your Garden course ,it has given her the push to keep looking and drawing especially in the recent hot days.

She has tried some new  techniques ,such as blind contour drawing and really enjoyed spending just small amounts of time producing vignettes.

She has continued to create machine embroidered fish 

and created Collographs to print on paper and fabric .Now  it all has to be brought together into a coherent body of work for Centrespace in October.

 

Jenn

Jenn has been exploring ideas for her fish.She too has used her Gelli plate and made textures that might be used with fish outlines.A cardboard and tissue plate toying with an idea for the rhyme ‘When the boat comes in ‘

A ‘brace’ of free machined trout on disappearing fabric.

and more fish on a hand pieced background of silk.

Exactly how it will all come together is still uncertain.

 

Kirsten

Kirsten has continued collecting boxes ,she is so lucky in finding them.

The one above  has seen better days but with a little bit of TLC Kirsten intends to add some Perspex and fill it with prints of keys and more of her Jesmonite keys.

She has continued to work on her vibrant stitched pieces and made some tassels for the keys.

She also brought along this print of a pine cone .She has really enjoyed being part of Print club .

 

Viv.

Viv ,like Debby ,has made use of Prinfab to have several of her photos printed onto fabric.

They were taken in St Ives and Barcelona .

She has started to look ,using a viewfinder to isolate parts of the image .We look forward to seeing how this may develop a d how many pieces may follow .

She has also revisited the humble dandelion .A piece she did some years ago sold but having some hand dyed fabrics she has made yet another incarnation.