Author: Ruth Singer
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Postcards from San Francisco 1
In the fine tradition of sending the postcards once you have got home, I am finally posting some highlights from San Francisco, starting 8 weeks or so after I got back! As with most big cities, San Francisco has excellent museums. When the weather was good we were outside, as much as possible, but when it rained…
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Daily Make (4)
Again, it has been a tough week of deadlines and not as much making as I would like, with an added stinky cold for the last few days. I’m finally having a weekend off, after working 27 days straight through in January, and am spending it planning and preparing for a big birthday party next…
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The Art of Textiles Retreat in Italy
I’m very excited that I’ll be teaching a week-long textiles retreat in Tuscany, Italy this September with Made on Holiday. The week includes exploring antiques markets and museums for inspiration and four days of tuition, covering design development, embroidery, natural dye and fabric manipulation techniques. All of this will take place in a beautiful setting…
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Daily Make (3)
Three weeks into DailyMake2015 and I’m struggling to find time to make something every day, which is really frustrating! January seems to be filled with funding & project applications, meetings, admin and more meetings, some deadlines and more meetings. All of it is good, but it is taking up far too much time away from…
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On My Mother’s Knee Exhibition in Bangor
I’m very pleased to say that the fantastic exhibition On My Mother’s Knee, created by Llantarnam Grange Art Centre, is moving to Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor, 17th January to 28th February. This exhibition features work from my series’ Tool Shed and Time Bubble. I’m delighted to have my work alongside brilliant makers…
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Daily Make 2015 (2)
Some days I do lots of making. Some days I barely manage anything and have to resort to a doodle in a sketchbook as my #dailymake2015. I’m making progress on new pieces for Narrative Threads and Interlace and I’m enjoying having sketchbook on the go. I have it beside my armchair to doodle, sketch and invent…
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Daily Make 2015 (1)
As I made myself a new necklace from old beads on New Year’s Eve, I reflected how I rarely actually make something every day. Work gets in the way. I teach. I administrate. I clean the house. I walk in the countryside. Sometimes there just isn’t the time. I resolved to make time, each day,…
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Makers’ Yard Open Studio
Our studio is open on 15th & 16th November. We’ll have lots of books, haberdashery, kits, gifts and craft goodies for sale. There will also be mince pies, mulled wine and the chance to nosey around lots of other studios in the building. Directions to the studio can be found here.
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Cyanotype workshop with Hannah Lamb
I’m never quite sure if a day spent at a creative workshop counts as a day off or as work, when it is both enjoyable and professional development. Either way, I don’t do it enough and always resolve to do it more. A couple of weeks ago I spent a day experimenting with cyanotype under the guidance of…
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Interlace on show in Craft and Conflict at Bilston Craft Gallery
Work by Interlace is on show in Craft and Conflict at Bilston Craft Gallery until 22nd November 2014. We created work specifically for this show, using white petals instead of our usual colours. By creating fragile textile forms fixed into concrete, we explore making the ephemeral permanent and preserving memories set in stone. The…
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