Everyday life and the past have provided Maria with inspiration to create a body of work which explores human perspectives, narratives and memories, The discovery of a bundle of old letters, and the stories contained within them, has provided her with the inspiration of create a large body of work that has been exhibited widely …

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The art of decorative design This is a 2 part workshop run by Angela Oswald, an experienced textile tutor and member of Textile Explorers. “There are many ways of decorating a piece of fabric to develop a pictorial piece of art. We will be looking at a combination of drawing, painting, collage and stitch to …

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Hanny is known for her contemporary approach to goldwork embroidery. Since studying at the Royal School of Needlework (2011-13) she has been fascinated by the inherent qualities of metal threads, and has a deep belief in the importance of innovation and self expression to keeping crafts alive. From her studio in Shropshire, she works internationally …

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Workshop content Creative Goldwork - Discover a creative approach to goldwork embroidery. Hanny will show you how you can open up a world of possibilities to experiment with and explore within this centuries old art form whatever your stitching experience. This workshop gives embroiderers of all backgrounds the opportunity to get creative and explore the …

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In her talk, Batool will show how she transforms her materials into artists books and mixed media wall pieces, using different techniques and processes to explore issues of identity, struggle and rise of women and displacement. About the Artist Batool Showghi was born in Iran and moved to England in 1985. Received a merit for …

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Using a variety of materials - eg. paper, fabric, photographs, leaves, colour pencils - participants will create small pieces of imagery and stitch into them.  The finished article can be a concertina book, or a small art piece. Materials and equipment Participants can pre prepare the "canvas" as a concertina book prior to the workshop.  …

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Description During the talk Julie will look at coloring fabric, spontaneous stitching, Stitch books, hand, and freestyle machine stitching. There will be stitch books and other mixed media makes for sale. About the artist "I have a lifelong love of creativity; my skills and journey into stitching have developed over many years beginning with a …

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Introducing Nigel, his practice and work to date Nigel Cheney is an embroiderer who lives and works in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. His work deals with memory and narrative, through complex visual metaphors and plays upon literature, history and fables. His work explores the tensions between the handmade and digital technologies and often uses the natural …

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Nigel uses imagery of birds and animals to create visual narratives that allude to various stories, myths, fables and legends. The theme of this workshop is woodland and this will inform your ideas about colour and mood in your work. On this 1 day, intensive workshop participants will be introduced to techniques in fabric collage …

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An in-depth look at the many fabric books that Bernice has made. She make books in a variety of ways and these processes will be explained as we look at …

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Jane works in mixed media, collage and textiles.  She has travelled extensively with two very memorable trips to Antarctica in 2002 and 2020 where she fell in love with this …

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About the Artist Jane works in mixed media, collage and textiles.  She has travelled extensively with two very memorable trips to Antarctica in 2002 and 2020 where she fell in …

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