Vessels and a cheat!

Ira showed us her work that is going to be made into 3-dimensional vessels.This top one has layers of paint and she has begun to stitch her customary French knots and sequins,as well as some meandering lines of stitched patterns.If you visit 'Miscellany ' at Bristol Guild you will see six absolutely stunning vessels on display.

Her next idea is a bit of a departure as she has found a wood turner local to her .She has produced some fabric pieces which will become an integral part of the wooden bowls.

Here is a close-up of the fabric she has produced.Lots of stitching ,beading and piercing to produce this frothy,lacy fabric.

She was unable to join us on the workshop day so did it herself at home.I forgot to photograph her sketch book but did capture some of her Eco- dyed fabrics.

These below are lovely showing the leaves she trapped in the fabric.She has begun working into the piece with some stitch

We were amazed at the colour she got ........then she let us into her little secret.

The imprints were there but not  very clear ,so she used some watercolour and added to them .....isn't that a clever idea.Carol, take note for your indigo, all is not lost!

"MISCELLANY" at Bristol Guild - a taster, posted by Viv

The Gallery on Preview Day

Debby on shop duty

Some of the delicious goodies on sale

Plenty of discussion

More goodies

Kirsten's Bird Tweed cushions

A selection of Patricia's neck pieces, necklaces and brooches

Ira's amazing vessels

Up the staircase

Gifts and techniques.

Carol had been putting her sewing talents to use .She constructed a case for a tablet to give as a gift,using her customary appliqué and some delightful fabrics.

Who wouldn't be surprised and delighted to receive this "one-off"

Not one to pass up the chance to try something new she had been experimenting with ribbon embroidery.Exquisite as always.

She had been disappointed with the results of our indigo vat on our workshop day,the dye just washed away when rinsed.We think either it was too cold or a very bad batch,as noone had any good results.However,Ira had an idea what could be done to use this above.More later on this so stick with us.

About a week away.

We hope you will visit us at Bristol Guild.Lots of the work has been seen outside of Bristol but we thought we'd take the opportunity to let it be seen within the city.As usual lots of cards and gifts will be available as well as original works.You will be able to see and talk to the artists on the opening day from11-4 pm.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Embellishing with silk.

Sue has been using her embellisher .She was wondering what background she would mount the finished piece on.The white is just the base fabric which the fibres are attached to ,it won't show in the final piece.The silk fibres include a pink and a pinky beige which we thought was picked up nicely in the raw silk she laid it on.It has a way to go before it is complete,but it looks rather lovely already.

Birds and beasties !

   

Kirsten has been working her magic .

Some wool tops,blanket and tweed have been treated to her own brand of "drawing" to produce these 

Beautiful  majestic beasts.

They can be viewed"up close" at the MISCELLANY exhibition at Bristol Guild until 25th October.They really are worth a look.

She had also been concentrating on bird-life,you may catch a glimpse of these too ,if you are quick,as they have been flying out of the door.

And her final offering are some glass and felt panels.She has fused dichroic glass and used some inclusions in the panels before affixing them to her wet felted backgrounds.

These are at the Guild too.

Weathering.

Liz had been exhibiting with Brunel Broderers at Nature in Art over August.These pieces were some she had there.What was interesting is the fact they had been outside throughout the duration of the exhibition.

Apart from some slight fading in part they had suffered no ill effects!

Other pieces she showed are her Eco-dyed silks and wools.

They are becoming quilts and hangings.

The one below has such lovely markings,the photo does not show it to its best.

A close-up is a little better ,showing the colours and pattern achieved with wrapping found organic material within the silk before steaming.It's magic.

Late on in the Summer she did a workshop with a weaver.

Using linen she produced this hanging,experimenting with various ways of creating textures within the body of the cloth.

I cannot recall the weaver so will update you when I find out.