Ruth Singer

Tag: Leicester

  • Leicester Society of Artists

    Leicester Society of Artists

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    Earlier this year I was accepted as a member of Leicester Society of Artists and I’m pleased to be showing work in their 2016 exhibition at New Walk Museum, Leicester, 4th November – 3rd December. I’ll be showing two of my Garment Ghosts; suspended transparent pieces made from fragmentary antique clothing. For an invite to…

  • Craft for Solidarity

    Craft for Solidarity

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      In a small but meaningful gesture of solidarity, hope, diversity and community, I am gathering knitted hearts to yarn storm public and community buildings in Leicester. Leicester (narrowly) voted Remain, of which I am enormously proud, but still many people from our wonderful diverse community in Leicester are feeling distressed and vulnerable this week, and…

  • Urban Growth Project Launch

    Urban Growth Project Launch

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    My collaboration project Interlace was recently commissioned to create a new public artwork with young people in Leicester. Bethany and I worked with 8-13 year olds in January and February this year to design and make a set of concrete and cloth tiles inspired by the urban environment to be displayed at Makers’ Yard studios…

  • Seeing the Beauty in Everyday Things

    Seeing the Beauty in Everyday Things

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    Slowing down. Looking. Listening. Re-finding myself. Learning to love where I am. Right now.

  • Open Studio at Makers’ Yard 25th April

    Open Studio at Makers’ Yard 25th April

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    I’ll be opening my studio on Saturday 25th April (12-4pm) as part of the local St George’s day festival. This is the first time I’ve opened the studio since I’ve changed it from being a teaching space to being my own personal work space where I run occasional creative textiles workshops too. I’ll be in…

  • Darning and Mending

    Darning and Mending

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    This October, Leicester Footpaths group are running a Green Festival Of Making and Mending and I am helping with the sewing aspects. During the Festival on 31st October 2015 I will be running a stall sharing ideas on how to do more complicated mends and revitalise your clothes and household textiles including replacing elastic and invisible…

  • Themed school workshops

    Themed school workshops

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    I love collaboration; I find it exciting and engaging both creatively and practically. Sharing skills, knowledge and expertise is vital to creating a good outcome and I always find it pushes my own creative boundaries and helps me work better and learn all the time. Whether it is working with schools, community groups or other makers, I…

  • Leicester Open 26 Exhibition

    Leicester Open 26 Exhibition

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    Two of my Criminal Quilts will be part of the Leicester Open 26 exhibition 2015 and will be displayed in Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester from 14 March – 14 May 2015.