workshop at Missenden Abbey 13th – 15th August
Hundertwasser was an austrian artist with an individual style; bright, intense colour and quirky images of line, spirals and eyes meandering around organic shapes. These characteristics together with an imaginary walk through familiar places will form the basis of spontaneous design to translate into a small piece of stitching, with raised areas that could become a textile panel.
Raising the surface. Wednesday March 12th
Buckinghamshire Craft Group, Goat Farm , Aylesbury
Surfaces may be raised by a variety of means. By layering up stitching, adding found objects, applying scraps of fabric. This course examines some of these methods to create a small piece of stitching that is heavily textured.
8/9th August 2024
We will do some free mark making into a zig zag sketch book and select areas from the marks to interpret into stitch
We will use a range of tools to make spontaneous marks, exploring line, shape and colour. The surface will gradually develop into a rich patina that weill inspire small pieces of stitch. Students may personalise their zig zag book with their own chosen theme if they wish.
For more information and to book on this course please go to the website http://www.missendenabbeyschoolofcreativearts.co.uk
Janet Edmonds and Liz Holliday
Exhibition Friday 22nd – Saturday 30th March
Private View Thursday 21st March 2024 19.00 – 21.00 hrs
Meet the artist days: Wednesday 27th March and Wednesday 24th April 2024 – 11.00 – 15.00 hrs
Workshop Day: tutor Janet Edmonds, Monday 15th April 2024, 10.00 – 16.00 hrs
workshop at Missenden Abbey 13th – 15th August Hundertwasser was an austrian artist with an individual style; bright, intense colour and quirky images of line, spirals and eyes meandering around organic shapes. These characteristics together with an imaginary walk through … Continue reading →
Raising the surface. Wednesday March 12th Buckinghamshire Craft Group, Goat Farm , Aylesbury Surfaces may be raised by a variety of means. By layering up stitching, adding found objects, applying scraps of fabric. This course examines some of these methods … Continue reading →
with added tea and walnut ink I have used natural fabric from the rag bag. Silk, cotton and linen work best. Image 1 shows some surface stitching onto the fabric. I wrapped up some rusted nuts and bolts into the … Continue reading →
I have an exhibition at Mams Gallery in Swindon starting on 16th November until 28th November
I will be showing a mixture of textile work, some wall hung work and some 3D pieces
Hiding Places
The making of an e-book
Marking our way is a body of work which four artists completed during the pandemic.
Inspired by creativity coach Rod Judkins, we each considered how we would design the cover of our fictional autobiography and the seeds of the project were sown. as the ideas for the book covers evolved, we started researching other artists who created overtly autographical work with which some personal connection was felt.
Spending more time at home presented an opportunity to take stock and throughtout this project we have reflected on the way we work, the work we made and the work we admire. Each has addressed the questions: Who am I? What do I do? What do I like? Why do I like them? How do I work?
Although we didn’t set out to write a book, we found the act of writing helped to clarify thoughts and to share them amongst ourselves.
Line on paper with bleach
Missenden Abbey Summer School 15th/16th August
Book online at http://www.missendenschoolofcreativearts.co.uk
explore the expressive quality of LINE
The use of line in design plays an important part in giving rhythm, direction, shape and style to a composition. this course explores these aspects and will provide lots of ideas and inspiration to develop and build confidence to express your ideas into fabric and thread.
I will expand on the A1 painting I did yesterday. I used mainly black ink plus yellow and red. The red ink was a concentrated type and was very strong and not the colour I really wanted. I wet the paper in areas and and drew into the wet surface referencing the tree photos I had before me. The water spread the ink and gave me some nice mixes of colour. The concentrated red was much too strong so I drew over it with a brown Caron d’ache crayon to knock it back.
I used some of the papers I had painted to create a collage based on a tree photo and made a raised surface. It needs more work but I need time to consider what. I worked into a couple of the pieces I did yesterday.
There were a few visitors who showed interest in the work and it was good to consolidate my thinking as I had to explain my what I was doing.
I will be in residence at Unit 1 Layby Farm, Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, HP22 5XJ from 11th – 23rd October.
I will be working to the theme of TREES and making work from the photographs that I took as I walked the Outer Aylesbury Ring. I am interested in the many details to be found within trees. I like to draw tree bark, lichen, scars and snags on the bark, decaying matter and anything that gives me texture and the patina of decay and ageing. Drawings in the first instance will be translated into stitching. I intend to work mainly by hand but depending on how the work develops, I may decide to add machine stitching.
The residency will end with a workshop 0n Saturday 23rd October that will explore close observation of the marks left by the passing of time, of growth and weathered details on the surfaces of trees. the act of looking, considering and recording the infinite variety of detail will result in intensely worked surfaces on paper and fabric.
Do come and visit.
I am taking part in this years Art weeks starting 6th June to21st June. I will be showing 2D and 3D textile works and drawings.
I hope that it is a better week weather wise than last year when we had wet and stormy conditions.
Janet Edmonds 