June

Sue had made a start on her Concorde instrument panel .Stitching onto khadi paper with a backing to reinforce.In the above image you can see where it has been cut away.We liked the empty dials and suggested it could be left like that .She intended to add in the numbers but we will see what she decides.

She has been continuing with her watercolour class and is producing some lovely examples .

A page of practising different trees.

And a collage of different made and found papers .

Kirsten could see a horizon and a landscape ,which way up do  you like ?

For last month’s prompt ‘COUCH’ she brought two samples .This richly coloured one has such a lot of work with beautiful stitched circles overlaid with a variety of couched threads .Sue said she might reuse and recycle into cards by cutting it up !

The base of this is Sue’s handmade paper with inclusions and embedded couched threads of different kinds.This could be framed as a piece in its own right.

 

 

Sources of inspiration.

Jenn has taken Bristol Delftware as inspiration for ‘Found’ She looked at the collection in Bristol museum.

and has used Inktense to paint fragments on cotton organdie .

She backed it with wadding and pelmet vilene before adding machine stitch.

She is exploring other ideas to maybe create a series of three dimensional figures based on a figurine she saw online .

She has used this to make some drawings of traders using ‘Marcellus Laroon’s Cries of London’ Some sampling will need to be done to work out how they might be constructed.

   She had also taken some online courses ,the first Helen Wells Still Life Lab which she is still working through .The drawings below gave her a real sense of freedom and enjoyment.www.helenwellsartist .com

They will be developed and perhaps taken into other media.

The second was a free course of Helen Bulmer where a restricted colour palette was chosen and marks were explored and added to on a large sheet. A viewfinder was used to choose ares before being cut up and used to create a book .Jenn hasn’t followed this up ,preferring to group some together instead.

www.suebulmer.co.uk 

 

Going round in circles .

Carol hadn’t brought them along ,but she is continuing with the birds from her garden .

She had taken the idea of a circle and created a variety of small pieces using whole and parts of a circle in greens. She had also taken some buttons and used them as covers for tiny concertina books.

Bristol Stitchers had Paula Simpson whose book is ‘Art Of Kantha ‘  give a talk and run a workshop on 

Kantha .Visit  www.bristolstitchers.wordpress.com to see some other pieces.Look under May 24.Here are Carol’s first pages and choice of fabrics.

 

The end result would be a book showing a variety of ways of using this iconic technique.

Carol had as usual been involved behind the scenes helping her daughter with a project ‘ Broad  Meadow ‘

Which runs in Broadmead Bristol until 20th June .It is an installation of planters containing the sort of plants that might have been growing when Broadmead had been a meadow .For more information visit www.headfirstbristol.co.uk where you can book free tickets and find out more about the project .

 

Felt and print

Kirsten continues her felt work ,this from her online group she has kept up with since COVID .The angel is so playful and uses a shape often seen at Christmas but this is nature inspired.

She had also made a pair of slippers and a bag with a clever construction.

She had  been printing her latest Print Club contribution.This time the prompt was Fossils and she had tried at first to print on Watercolour paper but it didn’t work too well so went back to smooth surfaced paper.We look forward to seeing the book of all the other contributors. Such a lovely way to keep them together and a very special keepsake.

Kirsten has been a member of Clevedon Art Club for many years .They often have visiting artists who give  workshops .The latest was Jessica Palmer who offered paper cutting.Kirsten’s piece is below .Some lovely Autumnal hues with a great movement.

She is still adding to her work box , creating items from unusual sources.It is going to be a wonder of ingenuity.

 

Home improvement.

Debby had been having work done at home so wasn’t able to get on and concentrate without interruption.

Having said that she still managed to begin Sue Bulmer’s free course and prepare the courses she will be teaching at Stoke Lodge as well as attending a Cyanotype workshop with the Quilters Guild.

 

She had bought a new Gelli plate which needed bedding in as it was repelling the paint .

 

They are quite interesting but can always be used in collage or overprinted.

She had spent some time in St Ives recently  visiting a Micheal Praed exhibition and doing some ‘en plain air’ sketching .

and exploring the distinctive blue grey and terracotta which typifies the town ,

In her workbook.

This little lino was done at a free drop in at Prior with  Rosanna Morris  for her book launch .Debby always manages to find out about the most interesting creative events .She has been working with paper porcelain at Badminton school to explore some 3 dimensional ideas another venue she found offering courses with limited places.

 

100 days .

 

Fumi had completed the 100 days book with Ann Wood .She had been given scraps of Kaffe Fassett fabrics left from a workshop due to be binned .She has also used recycled fabrics for the ‘pages’ mainly shirts and jeans .

We loved the outcome but thought it would be a pity to hide the pages within a book .We thought a hanging would make such an impact.Some discussion ensued as to what colour might be suitable for smashing and border.There was a coral cushion to hand which seemed a likely colour.

She had also been referencing Naum Gabo and stitching into paper with a plan to branch into 3D .Perspex was mentioned which would involve a new skill set .

Bottle tops and shells had also been transformed with crochet to hold them .Some shells had been filled with resin and small beads .

           and a pebble  was being given a hug in its own little jacket 

Following on from her ‘pebble’ prints  is this Alphabet .

Can you spot the ‘deliberate ‘ misprints ?

 

Looking back and looking forward.

Sue had been thinking about a fourth kinoptic piece to do with Bristol.She had been exploring venues and ideas when she came across the very iconic Harbourside view .It appealed to her but as a painting with water mixable oils .She just went for it choosing a sizeable canvas and produced this stunner . The colours really sing out and put her stamp on it .We may still see another kinoptic piece  as she was very taken with Concorde ,especially the instrument panels ,see Circle page.

Sally had been looking back and brought along her book compiled when doing City and Guilds.

They researched and explored such a variety of British  embroidery .She wondered whether to make use of parts to create work or to just stick it back in the drawer .We wondered if it might be donated to an organisation to keep as a very useful resource for research or practical purposes.

Viv was buoyed by her exhibition with the 1904  group ,selling a piece created during Lockdown.Being the only textile exhibitor she attracted a lot of comment and admiration.

She had begun preparing for another piece of work .She has chosen a thistle and made preparatory studies ,colouring and choosing cloth as well as cutting out stencilled leaves.