Ruth Singer

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  • Christmas Shopping at Makers’ Yard

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    Make it a handmade Christmas and come shopping at my studio building, Makers’ Yard, where you can buy from the other tenants in the studio building as well as me. I’ll have a lot of samples for sale (cushions, bags, scarves, brooches etc), as well as discounts on books, fabrics, sewing tools and gift vouchers for…

  • 2014 textiles workshops

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    Just a brief outline of the new workshops to come in 2014, full details soon! Workshops 2014 All workshops are 10am-4pm on Saturdays at Ruth Singer Studio, Leicester. £55 each or book 3 for £150 Miniature Art Quilts. 25th January Shadow Embroidery. 23rd February Cut-surface quilting. 22nd March Family Stories. 26th April Handmade fabrics. 31st…

  • The Salon

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    I’m working on a completely new piece at the moment, for a pop-up gallery in Leicester called The Salon. EC Arts have been commissioned to fill the old salon with art by local and regional artists inspired by the local area, ideas of beauty and consumerism. With it being a salon, I chose to work…

  • New Work :: New York

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    I’m slightly astonished at the amount of new work I am churning out at the moment. I usually work on one project at a time, but suddenly, this autumn, there are lots of exhibition deadlines which is pressured but wonderful. My latest completed work is for a Design Factory showcase in New York at the…

  • The Making of Metamorphosis

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    More images of the whole piece here A few months ago I saw an opportunity advertised locally for artists to make work using the idea of metamorphosis and using an object in the collections of New Walk Museum as inspiration, as part of a conference in the School of Museum Studies at Leicester University.  I…

  • Bright & Bold

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    The Circles Coat is to be exhibited again. This coat, created jointly by me and by visitors to the studio and events attendees, has been accepted into Pedestrian open exhibition called Bright & Bold.  Pedestrian is based at LCB Depot in Leicester (just down the road from the studio) and you can see the show  6 – 27th…

  • Selling craft in the fine art market

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    I recently attended “Making it in the fine art market” a Cockpit Arts Making It seminar and made the following notes. Event chaired by Susan Mumford Be Smart About Art, with panel including  and Sarah Myerscough. Breaking into the fine art market Clear, consistent body of work, suitable for the market. Pricing should reflect fine art…

  • Stitch & Gather

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    Part two of Fabric Manipulation book previews. It is quite hard to define and name this group of techniques – Stitch & Gather is the best I’ve come up with. This part of the book covers a wide range of techniques where thread is used to create shape and structure, often by gathering with simple…

  • Craftspace Pathways seminar report

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    I recently attended the Craftspace Pathways seminar. Read the report (PDF) using the link here: craftspace pathways report

  • Mentoring

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    One of the pleasures of being a more established maker (over seven years!) is that I can share some of what I have learned with other makers. I’ve been lucky enough to benefit from mentoring over the years, and am now on the other side, providing mentoring. I’m currently working with Elizabeth Dyer of Feel…