Liz Harding "Curiouser...?"

Continuing the journey

Each day new things seen

Becoming curiouser and….

The landscape remains the same but

Yesterday we saw deer

Last week the hedgerow looked bare

Today little white spots, flower buds on the Blackthorn

Observation, documentation and reflection lead to a series of painted and stitched textile works

"Curiouser...?" Kay Swancutt

A seam is a join where two or more pieces of fabric or other materials are held together with stitches

A stitch is a short length of thread that has been passed through one or more pieces of material, either for decoration or to join pieces together

A joint is an edge, junction, or intersection with infinite possibilities

'Curiouser'....? Corinne Renow-Clarke

CURIOUSER...?

Since the ‘Curious Drawers’ exhibition my work has evolved. As I worked
through ideas I become more interested in detailed aspects of the Grimm
Brothers’ fairy tales that I previously used as inspiration.

I have decided to focus on one story– that of Little Red. The three symbolic
colours of fairy tales will come to the fore – the red (of blood), white (of snow)
and black (of ravens’ wings). These colours are to be used to create a range
of items incorporating the forest flowers that Little Red stopped to pick for her
grandmother.

Corinne Renow-Clarke 2011.

'Curiouser'.....? Louise Watson

Artists Statement for “ Curiouser…..?” Silk Mill - Frome Sept 2011

For the “Curious Drawers” exhibition (May 2010) I made a sketchbook and chest of drawers after studying insects, looking specifically at butterflies. Last Autumn and this Winter I took moths as my theme and my work has pared down in colour and techniques. I have made drawings in pencil and ink developing the concept of fragility and ephemera. The folded creases of a moths wing suggests concertina shapes and possible sculptural forms. I intend to produce a white drawer and a small white chest inspired by moths.

Louise Watson. March 2011.

Silk Mill Studios, Frome our next exhibition..

an assortment of images and statements of the exciting work in progress from the group for the forthcoming exhibition "Curiouser...?" at the Silk Mills in Frome in September..... Have a look at the Silk Mills site here

...watch this space...!

Carla's collage

I am playing around with notan - looking at old botanical prints.

I took this work to our BB meeting today to show everyone.

As promised some images of my new piece called "Sides to middle", it based upon a load of sheets that have been unearthed in the moving of my Grandpa. They were all turned sides to middle. The work is still very young, am not sure where it will end up...but I am quite excited by it!

Pom Pomming

We were at the Star Anise again this morning - Alison, Linda and Susi. Here are the trimmings from our makings!

More on pom poms!

As you see here we are, with fans (the boys), in the Star Anise Cafe in Stroud discovering a quick and easy way to make miraculous pompoms. This is part of the Pom Pom Project that Alison is devising with Textile Forum South West as a way to 'map' where textile people live and to bring people together to share skills and enjoy 'making' together (and chat and have coffee and cake).

All will be revealed for this project at the TFSW Conference in Taunton on Saturday 26 March - see here .Get your ticket now!

As for more pompoms for the BB's - well, it involves a birthday cake and a new exhibition - details coming at the end of this month.

POM POMMING!

Yesterday some of the BB's were in the Star Anise Cafe in Stroud making pom poms..

Alison's idea - so here she is with those we made earlier! More images later and an explanation as well as BB

birthday news..

Collaborations

This is a very small piece, recently finished, called Winters Walk - part of a body of work in progress for the collaborations exhibition beginning May 7th at the gallery Cardiff in the Bay.
Louise