Tag: textiles
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Cultures of Care Gathering
A weekend of events exploring creativity, curiosity and care in the Leicestershire countryside on 19th & 20th July. To celebrate the end of my Cultures of Care project, I’m hosting a weekend of sharing and connection. The main event is free to attend although some activities will have a small charge to cover materials. You…
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Jayne Childs: Making Meaning podcast Episode 47
It’s been a while, but Making Meaning is back! This series will be full of conversations about textile making and meaning. This episode is with Jayne Childs. We talk about lace and heritage and the passion to innovate and create as well as the history of materials and methods. We talk about creating artwork and…
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Threads connecting across time
Take part in Mary Linwood workshop for free in Loughborough 29th May I’ve been thinking recently, as I often do, about how thread and stitch connects us across time and across cultures. One of the most striking things about Mary Linwood‘s story is how she went from fame to obscurity. She was a hugely successful and…
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Artist Development Day
At Mill Field Forest Garden, Thurmaston, Leicestershire. Monday 2nd June 10am-3pm £5 I am putting on this event at the wonderful Mill Field in Thurmaston in a few weeks. It’s a glorious green space on the edge of Leicester and a really inspiring place to spend some time thinking about working with nature. I’d love to share this…
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Making Meaning Journal
Issue 2 of my publication exploring care in my creative practice is available now, to download for free Making Meaning Journal is a place for me to share my writing about my work and my projects in depth. This issue focusses on my work around nature connection and outdoor arts projects over the last 18…
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Rediscovering Mary Linwood Creative Activities Day
Find out more about the embroidery artist Mary Linwood at this free event hosted by textile artist Ruth Singer. Saturday 29th March 11am-3pm at St Margaret’s Church, Leicester The day includes: Entry to the historic church and all activities FREE. St Margaret’s Way Leicester Leicester, LE1 3EB. Refreshments available. No need to book, drop-in whenever…
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Textiles and Care: Making Meaning podcast Episode 46
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Series Five of Making Meaning is here. A lot of this series will be focussing on textiles, although there will be some other stories, conversations and solo episodes coming up too. This week I am starting by sharing two of my talks from the Cultures of Care Group from the end of 2024. Cultures of…
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Map Making
Places and Traces project is developing quickly now. Last summer we went on walks and did wild workshops in the woods and orchards, and spent the winter meetings in the local studies library exploring maps and documents. Over the next few months we are working with artist Hannah Moreton to create a large map sharing…
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A reflection on Patch Work, a book by Claire Wilcox
A few weeks ago, on a Sunday afternoon, I came out of the Antique Textile Fair tired but still craving more textiles, somehow. I was replete with looking at, touching and indeed buying lovely things, and my brain was buzzing with the ideas that always flow when I’m surrounding by inspiring cloth. And I had…
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Exhibition: For Your Convenience
For Your Convenience : Exploring Convenience Culture through an Artistic Lens. 27th November – 13th December 2024. Norman Rea Gallery University of York I’m pleased to be showing a new piece in this exhibition. Make Gardens Green Again was part of my Land Shapes exhibition in my garden studio earlier this year. It is part…
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