Talks

Screenshot This talk explores the creative process behind building vibrant compositions through colour, texture, and mark-making. We’ll discuss creating unique colour palettes inspired by primary images, how colours interact, and techniques like free-motion embroidery, printmaking, stenciling, collage, and dyeing. Finishing techniques and the importance of playful, intuitive experimentation will also be covered to help elevate …

Amber Lily – ZOOM Talk – “Exploring the Intersection of Play and Process: An Intuitive Approach to Colour, Texture, and Mark-Making” Read More »

Aspects of my back story, my practice and how stories and narratives are important to my work. I will also share a technique known as 'material cultural analysis' and how this can aid textile art.  About Jenny As a textile artist and designer/maker, my work captures fading memories and narratives and stitches them into something …

Jenny Bennigsen – Talk – “Treasured Moments: Stitching Memories to Take into the Future” Read More »

Cas invites us to re-examine the world and use the limitations sometimes imposed by geographic area or individual circumstances as a rich resource to develop our ideas for mixed media textiles in a more thoughtful way.  She will speak about her own Romani heritage and how we can use our personal histories and our connection …

Cas Holmes – ZOOM Talk – Nomad at Home Read More »

A presentation of Jane's work focusing on recent textile projects. A powerpoint showing drawing through to textiles and how the process of making works for Jane. Followed by a look …

Jane McKeating – ‘Draw Print Stitch, Who Needs Words?’ Read More »

Julia Wright explores a range of wrapping and binding, couching and hand embroidery techniques to create highly textural mixed media embroidered textiles inspired by repeated organic forms seen in growth …

Julia Wright – Talk – ‘Landscape Surfaces’ Read More »

The talk is about Michala's life and how it has inspired her art work in painting, poetry and textiles. About Michala Michala is an MA Fine Art Painting graduate with …

Michala Gyevai – Talk – ‘The Poetry of Materiality’ Read More »

Katie will share her experiences as a Printed Textile Designer, different projects she has worked on and how she goes about creating h er designs and the inspiration behind them. …

Katie Tyson – Talk – ‘A Journey in to Print Design’ Read More »

An overview of Emily's career as a stitch artist whilst talking about what inspires her and her process. About Emily Emily exhibits internationally and regularly across the UK in group …

Emily Tull – Zoom Talk – ‘A Stitch in Time’ Read More »

Blackwork embroidery, with its striking black silk thread on white linen, was one of the most fashionable techniques of the 16th and early 17th centuries. Found on intimate garments and …

Toni Buckby – Zoom Talk – History of Blackwork Read More »

From humble beginnings entering the village show to an appearance as a contestant on Landscape Artist of the Year. I will give examples and discuss my journey to date. Looking …

Justine Warner – Talk – “An artists journey” Read More »

In this online talk Jennifer will talk you through her route to practice, from graduating with a degree in Textiles in 1999, her transition from textiles to paper, through to …

Jennifer Collier – Zoom Talk – ‘The Art of Paper and Stitch’ Read More »