my book is now finished and will be available in September. I will be at the Knit & Stitch show at Alexandra Palace with the book and a display of some of the work that I have made for it. – Make a note of the dates – October 7th – 11th. I look forward to meeting you there.
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From Art to Stitch
Kandinsky
I am currently working on a new book for Search Press. In this I explore some well known twentieth century artists, looking at their subject matter and how they interpret it in painting. I am adapting my own themes and images and translating these into stitch.
The book is to be published later this year. As soon as I have the exact date, I will post.
Hundertwasser
sample of stitching
Inspired by Georgio Morandi
My summer school at Missenden Abbey this year was about making a small panel inspired by the Italian artist Georgio Morandi. His colour palette is neutral, soft chalky colours, greys, browns, cream and rust.
We explored surface using gesso and scrims onto paper and fabric. Our stitch techniques were based on those used in stump work, detatched buttonhole and needleweaving, with some padding and working with fine threads.
i am doing the same workshop in November 14/16th for Anglia Leisure learning at Hillscourt, Rednal, south Birmingham. Details from Liza Jones info@anglialeisurelearning.co.uk
Please vote for Jane Robinson for City & Guilds People’s Choice Award
Jane has won the national Creative Studies award for excellence in Embroidery (Diploma).
Take a look at the pictures below and see what you think…
Beyond Surface
I am showing a collection of new work together with Pat clayton at Birdwood House in Totnes, Devon, from 16th – 21st September 2013.
Cape Cornwall
Marks in the snow
Very summery
Thread cone stand
I have had some thread stands made and they are now available to purchase from me. They cost £14.50 and p/p £5.30.
Contemporary Stitch Workshop
The contemporary Stitch Workshop met last weekend for the first time this year. We have a new theme that will extend across the next two years – ‘Land Marks’.
We had planned to go out to the beach to collect inspiration to work on but the weather was wet and cold so we remained in the hall where the group considered three possible pathways through the new theme:
looking at the marks and symbols used to describe features on maps,
analysing an Ordnance survey map and adding imagery to it perhaps to tell a story,
and using the networks found on maps.
They were asked to bring maps to work with and to cut up and some very interesting approaches began to emerge.
Ros and I were delighted with the response and engagement with this new theme and look forward to seeing the developments in due course.
Work is being completed for our forthcoming exhibition entitled ‘Heads and Tales” at Birdwood House, Totnes on July 20th-27th.
Craft4crafters
I have just done this show in Exeter. It was a great space and although visitor numbers were not great, many people showed interest in my books, printing methods and stitching onto metal frames, of which more later.The weather was cold but not as cold as home and we had rain instead of snow which was a lot more manageable.
Janet Edmonds 