Miscellany of Matter

Alison's delicate, frail, paper thin containers were filled with curiosities - things we keep, things we need, things we don't, things we treasure, things we marvel at...

Corinne's Boxes

Fairy tales - not quite what they seem...
Details from Corinne's work..
If you click on the image you can see it enlarged - I just saw details I missed before.
One of the joys of this blog is being able to look more closely at work at another time - there was so much to see in Curious Drawers! It is like having a ticket to come back and view as many times as you feel like!!

Closing Drawers (for the moment)

Today the drawers are gently closed for now...

We have had over two thousand visitors since 1st May and will post some of the comments from our Visitors Book. It has been a wonderfully received show and thank you to all our visitors, to The Space, to the shops who displayed our work and to The Stroud International Textile Festival.

The exhibition is travelling on and details of it's next opening will be posted on here and our main website along with plans for our next events.

Meanwhile we still have much to share on this blog about our work so don't go away! More later..

Detail, Liz Harding

Stroud Scarlet

Hi - this is an interesting development to Holes in your Drawers!

I bet you can see how it seems to link to the Stroud Scarlet work at the Festival!! I wonder who did it?!

Carolyn - close up

Here is an image of Carolyn's little chest with each drawer filled with treasures for you to see.
The origami is very fine - I love the butterflies!

Janet Haigh

If you click on this link you can read Janet's blog and keep updated with her work.
Janet visited the Stroud Festival and Curious Drawers and you can read her thoughts and comments.
Janet Haigh: her work

Good luck with the blog Janet and keep in touch!

Holes in your Drawers!

Alison's chest of drawers begun as a charcoal painted chest drilled all over with intriguing holes and a drawer filled with threads of varied colour, texture, thicknesses and possibilities for stitch.

It took off quickly and looks so inviting that there has been great enthusiasm to 'have a go'.

Here are a few images - there is still time to come and enjoy the exhibition and contribute to this interactive piece. Don't forget that to see more of our blog go to the bottom of the page, find on the right hand side 'older posts' and click to scroll back - or go to 'blog archive' on the right hand side and click on a title or a month you want to view!

The final step in the shop trail!

So - here we are at the end of the shop trail images.
Thanks to In Print, 31, High Street, Stroud where the window display includes this beautifully sensitive piece by Lizzie. Still plenty of time to do our trail - a whole week to go till 22nd May!

Holes in your Drawers!

Tomorrow we will post some images of Alison's interactive work so you can see how it is evolving..
Meanwhile as a glimpse, here are Lila and her Dad stitching this morning.

Shop Trail - where next?

Here are a couple more shop trail clues!
The Children's Bookshop, 10, Union Street, Stroud has attracted many viewers to look at Corinne's work in the window.

And thanks to Yards Ahead, 6-7 Withey's Yard, High Street, Stroud too!

..a detail from Kay's work
One more shop to find out about - whose will it be?!

Mapping the Trail

This is the map for following our trail which is available from The Space, Lansdown, Stroud where you can visit us. Click on the image to enlarge it. We also need to thank The Space for looking after us SO well - do check out their website too!
The Space, Stroud's Arts Centre

Broderers Shop Trail

Here are a few more of our shop trail images. It really is fantastic to see the support Stroud shops have given to the Festival. Huge thanks to all of you! Please follow our trail and visit these lovely places.

Alison's work is to be discovered in Time after Time, 30 High Street, Stroud.

Carolyn's is to be spotted in Heritage in Stroud, 22, George Street, Stroud

Linda's can be viewed in Sew and So, 1, Lansdown, Stroud

The rest will be posted over the weekend!