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...are now up in the shop - these are completely unique, black & white pieces i printed last summer. there are only 5 of them left, so get 'em while they're hot :) available right here!
The Victoria & Albert museum open its retrospective into one of fashion’s most influential, secretive and subversive designers
I have followed Lu’s work for some time from seeing her screen printed fabric on Etsy, to her first fabric range, ‘Summerville’ for Moda, to meeting her and taking part in her fabulous Portholes class at the first Fat Quarterly Retreat so it is a pleasure to be interviewing her for this blog hop. The book is stunning Lu, such beautiful photographs and I love the sketchbook style layout. Did you have a strong idea of how you wanted the book to look when you set out to write it? I didn't really have any idea that the finished book would be so close to the ideas pages I took to the initial meeting - I knew I wanted the instructional pages to be very visual because it's the way I personally work best, but I didn't think the editorial team would be quite so enthusiastic about it! I think that it was quite a departure for them in terms of style, but I'm so glad they took the risk because I think it's turned out brilliantly. The photography is amazing in the book - Mark, the photographer, was really easy to work with, everything he did worked so well. The book is more than I expected and at the same time everything I hoped it might be. Do you still keep a sketchbook to record your inspiration and ideas? Even at art school I was terrible at keeping a sketchbook - all those blank pages were so scary! I'm more of a 'scribble it down on the back of an envelope' type. I'm not terribly organised, but I try to keep sketches together if I can - I find pinboards a really useful tool - I've got two massive boards in my studio for keeping ideas in one place. Who taught you to sew and when did you first get into quilt making? What were your early quilts like? My mum taught me to sew, but I was a very impatient pupil so I didn't really make anything properly until my GCSEs. During my A level Textile course I discovered Amish Quilts which coincided with my mum learning to quilt. I was fascinated by the process but not so excited by the twee fabrics associated with quitting in the early 1990s - the Amish quilts appealed because of their unfussy fabric choices. My first proper quilt was made for my then boyfriend (now husband) for his 19th birthday in plains and plaids in blues. I tied it rather than quilted it and it's much more conventional than my quilts now. We've still got it and use it for picnics, it's looking a bit pathetic these days! You cover a lot of techniques in the book, I particularly like the bagging out method for the mini quilts, they look brilliant! What would be your top tip for creating the improv look? If you're a conventional quilter and the thought of improv is rather frightening, than my top tip for loosening up would be to pop some scraps from a previous project into a paper bag and shake it up. Sit at your sewing machine and pull out two pieces (without looking!) and stitch them together. Keep pulling out scraps, one at a time and stitch mindlessly and randomly - don't try and make anything in particular, it's just an exercise in loosening up! Using fabric scraps from similar colour groups will always make things look more cohesive, even with improv. You make quilts, design and print fabric, teach and write for books and magazines- describe how you spend a typical working day. I rarely schedule work that clashes because I don't enjoy working flat out on lots of different things. I prefer to finish one big job before beginning another, even if in reality that doesn't always happen! My typical day includes leaving the house at 8am to take the boys to school then I'm home just after 9am to I answer emails, package up any Etsy orders then work on designing/printing/writing/sewing until 3pm when I leave to pick the boys up. You often mention how your family and home informs your work. How does your creative activity fit into your family life and space? Because my husband works on the farm, I'm very lucky with how involved he is in looking after the boys. He has never complained when a deadline means he's got to be around more. Sometimes it's just not possible and my mum and dad help out, but it's not such a problem these days as the boys are older and able to amuse themselves. When the boys were tiny, my husband always did the bedtime routine so that I could work into the evening. My studio is just off the boy's playroom so they know where I am if they need me and I can see them playing in the garden during the summer. I try to keep my sewing stuff in the studio, but it does tend to overflow a bit… Can you describe your sewing space at home and the new Turkey Shed studio? My studio in the house was the old kitchen. We live in the farmhouse that my husband was brought up in, and I've lots of fond memories of my late mother in law cooking and baking in what's now my studio. My print and sewing table is where the dining table was, I've painted the wooden kitchen cabinets a pale blue. The walls are white and I've got a blue floor. I've got a large storage room where the old pantry was and I've got light from 2 big windows and a half glazed door. It's a lovely space to work in - it seems slightly removed from the rest of the house, but in reality it's just a room away! The Turkey Shed studio houses my mum's long-arm quilting machine and lots of new tables for the workshops. It's got a cute little kitchen area at the bottom end with a blue wall and a loo just off it. It's a great space with large wall areas for pinning up work. I haven't personally hosted any workshops in it yet, but my friend does a monthly creative textile class in it and the space works really well! Thankyou Lu! The next stop on the tour is Justine at Sew Justine Sew. and here’s a recap on all the stops and a giveaway coming up. If you want your info all in one place, go to Stitch, Craft, Create Mon 16th – Blu-shed-Lucie’s blog Wed 18th – The Long Thread Thur 19th – A Stitch In Dye Fri 20th – Fresh Modern Quilts Sun 29th – Quiltville’s Quips & Snips JANUARY: Mon 6th – Diary of a Quilter Wed 8th – Blueberry Park Thur 9th – Sew Take a Hike Fri 10th – Very Kerry Berry Mon 13th – Sew Justine Sew Wed 15th – Lily’s Quilts Thur 16th – Cut To Pieces Fri 17th – Happy Zombie Mon 20th – Freshly Pieced Tue 21st – Fresh Lemons Quilts Wed 22nd – Crazy Mom Quilts Thur 23rd – Gen X Quilters Fri 24th – Handmade by Alissa Mon 27th – Don’t Call Me Betsy Tue 28th – I’m a Ginger Monkey Wed 29th – Sew Mama Sew TBC – Ryan Walsh Quilts There are giveaways along the way, including here! A copy of Lucie’s book ‘Quilt Improv’ is waiting at David and Charles publishers here in Devon, ready to be sent to anywhere in the world. To enter the giveaway: leave a comment about your favourite motif on fabric. - for example, I like fruit prints, especially apples. Make sure your email address is included in your profile or as part of your comment e.g your name (at) gmail (dot) com otherwise I won't be able to notify you if you win. Giveaway open until Wed 15th Jan. Good luck!
...are now up in the shop - these are completely unique, black & white pieces i printed last summer. there are only 5 of them left, so get 'em while they're hot :) available right here!
...are now up in the shop - these are completely unique, black & white pieces i printed last summer. there are only 5 of them left, so get 'em while they're hot :) available right here!
It's definitely high up on our favourites that we've found on our UK greenhouse tour.
Cas Holmes is a prominent textile artist, author and tutor of the seminal The Found Object in Textile Art (2010). Her most recent publication Stitch Stories
Gillian Bates is an artist from Eastbourne, UK, who uses machine embroidery to capture memories of seaside Britain. Find out more at Mr X Stitch!
...are now up in the shop - these are completely unique, black & white pieces i printed last summer. there are only 5 of them left, so get 'em while they're hot :) available right here!
>After trying about five different ways to assemble this block I think I found the one that works best for my style and personality by using aspects of all the different ways I have tried. So I …
...are now up in the shop - these are completely unique, black & white pieces i printed last summer. there are only 5 of them left, so get 'em while they're hot :) available right here!
Esther Cox is an artist living in Brighton. She creates pattern-led work in multiple disciplines including illustration, textile design and fine art.
Mary Palmer and Anne Kiely won The Handi Quilter Best in Show Award at this festival for their Two Person Quilt category-winning quilt, Who Will Tell the
A relevant figure in the Rationalist movement, Italian-Swiss architect Alberto Sartoris (1901-1998) represented most of his projects in black and white or colorful axonometric projections. This choice of a precise representation technique is connected to his will to emphasize a rigorous...
26 Jul — 6 Sep 2014 at the Smiths Row Gallery in Bury St, United Kingdom
British artist Abigail Reynolds makes her solo debut in London with The Universal Now — a series of collages that combines old photos, maps and other curiosities to make abstract imagery out …
Visiting Eden Project in winter is great (especially when my boyfriend organised it)! When you feeling chilly and summer holidays seems so far away this is a perfect place to hang out :-). To visit Eden Project has been my dream for so many years! I was quite amazed by the structure of Biomes. Although […]
'Community Engagement Officer', oil on canvas, 120 x 90cms, 2023-24 Occasionally I will stop and think how much painting is extremely difficult to do well. It requires an extraordinary amount of mental stamina and focus, skill and experience which can only be developed with many years of practice in the studio (I’ve now been painting seriously for nearly 35 years), many hours looking at other paintings, and an incredible will and determination. And still it frequently ends up being a complete mess or falling desperately short of what you hoped. So, you carry on…that’s the reason you carry on. It’s either that or give up. I haven’t given up, and in the last couple of months I’ve made some new paintings I’m pleased with that I would like to share…. I’m continuing to develop a renewed interest in painting the figure in the landscape, but I’m also interested in developing some more specific portraits of individuals, such as this one of Nick (at top of post), Community Engagement Officer for the Birmingham Canal and River Trust, who has been working with my students. I worked on it in the last week before Christmas, before then deciding to repaint the whole thing in about 3 hours in January. It was part of a process of experimenting and trying to decide what I don’t like as much as what I do. This is to develop a language for the portraits that’s a break from the ones I’ve done in the past and thinking about and applying some of the lessons I’ve learned from 12 years of landscape painting since. Consequently, I’m not sure what I think of this painting just yet, but I know from experience the answer as to how to develop things further is not by doing any more work on this one, but keep doing others and keep exploring… as yet untitled, oil on canvas, 120 x 150cms, 2023 I’m much happier with this large painting of a canal scene set at a spot I frequently pass on my dog walks and have made two other largeish paintings from, one set in the winter (one of my favourite paintings) and one in the summer. I wanted to do something more autumnal at the same scene and kept returning through late October with my camera, and the dog, to capture the changing autumn colours. I was inspired by the glorious autumnal fiery colour of the autumn I had witnessed on a recent trip to Scotland, but the colour in the Midlands was rather different… Still, the dun greens, ochres and darker colours were still autumnal. I could have made things fierier with vivid oranges and yellows, but there is something about an authenticity that always nags and sits whispering on my shoulder… One morning as I took some photos this barge came into view from beneath the bridge and slowly glided past me, it’s owner eyeing me somewhat suspiciously as he passed whilst I took some photos. I was excited and slightly unsettled by the experience, but I’m not sure why. When it came to creating the painting, I decided to include the barge, with the fear that it may look a little twee, but by keeping it quite small enveloped by the surrounding landscape I think I managed to avoid any tweeness. Instead, I think it has captured that unsettling, almost funeral, feeling I felt on the towpath that morning. I think it’s one of the strongest paintings I've made in a long time….
5 Nov — 28 Dec 2013 at Mitchell-Innes & Nash in New York, United States
Original artwork description: Lahr, Germany features a block of flats by Architects Heinrich Doll, Hans Walter Henrich & Klaus Humpert. inspired by the forms of modern and contemporary architecture. Lahr, Germany is created using screen-printed Japanese paper, ink, pastel, finished with a UV clear matt varnish. Sold in a solid oak box frame 124.5 x 124.5 x 3.6 cm | 12mm plywood | signed on the front and back Materials used: paper, ink, screenprints, varnish, mdf, acrylic Tags:#texture #architectural #screen print #germany #brutalist-architecture Featured by our Editors: Best of February
It's definitely high up on our favourites that we've found on our UK greenhouse tour.
Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn bonded through their love of embroidery and some entrepreneurial dash. They've taught and exhibited internationally, and their
Stephen Jones’s hats for Kate Moss, Mick Jagger, Meghan Markle, and more are on display at Brighton Pavilion.
My current body of work is a meditation on the existential concept of human mortality and extinction, in particular the effect of this knowledge on our sense of place and belonging.The paintings are composite landscapes, that have a nocturnal appearance, built up or layered from elements, either invented or observed separately in different places, creating
The 2016 winners of the competition bring together architecture and storytelling with their compelling narratives and illustrations.
Follow these simple dresden block sewing instructions to complete the final block in the Sweet on You quilt adventure. This sew along is the perfect way to layer your scraps with texture and learn how to look at your stash in a whole new way. Great pattern for building your quilting skills.
NEW NEW YORK MIXED MEDIA WORKS I. All limited edition. Most works are available at SAATCHI or browse my shop
...are now up in the shop - these are completely unique, black & white pieces i printed last summer. there are only 5 of them left, so get 'em while they're hot :) available right here!
About The Artwork As a visual artist, I use hand embroidery, acrylic and, or gouache paint to create pieces of abstract, geometric and architectural designs with some organic elements mixed in, as well. Stitching resembles in many ways brush strokes however, hand embroidery with its web of colored threads laid to form positive and negative spaces adds an extra dimension to the work. My works are intuitive creations meant to invoke feelings rather than conveying concepts. The art work is framed in a contemporary, slim, natural, wood frame and is ready to hang. Other features: Medium & materials: mixed media, acrylic, fiber, cotton, rayon and metallic threads on painter canvas Location and year created: Lancaster, CA - 2018 Certificate of Authenticity: included. Signed: monogram on the front, bottom right corner. This art work is a unique, one-of-a kind piece. It is my original design, hand made by me. Original Created:2018 Subjects:Geometric Materials:CanvasOther Styles:Fine ArtModernAbstract Mediums:AcrylicFiber Details & Dimensions Painting:Acrylic on Canvas Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork Size:18 W x 18 H x 1 D in Frame:Other Ready to Hang:Not applicable Packaging:Ships in a Box Shipping & Returns Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments. Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines. Ships From:United States. Have additional questions? Please visit our help section or contact us.
Philosophy Room (Library) Strahov Monastry, Prague (Textus #130-1) by Seung Hoon Park - Susan Spiritus Gallery
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