Exhibition time again!

this time we, that is TaP are taking over an empty shop space in Coventry for a week.

The plan is that as well as having the exhibition we will also have on going demostrations of our textile practices, I plan to do a bit of machine embroidery as my loom is far from portable!!!

Please come and see us, Unit One, City Arcade, Coventry. Mon 13th -Sat 18th 10:30-16:00.

Private view Mon 13th 18:00-20:00

Samples of the pea project

At last the first samples of the pea warp.
A mono and silk mix that when washed create a seersucker type of fabric, which makes the thick silk jump off the fabric.

Now I've got these off the loom I can plan the next samples.

pea warp

an unexpected break in my paid work means that this week I will hopefully have my next pea inspired warp on the loom. Its different from the last one in that it is a single cloth, and I have dip dyed the warp in lovely shades of pea green. So in a few days all being well I shall have some photos.
Now I just have to go and work out the peg plans ............

Drawing

I'm on a snow day today as the yarn I was expecting today has not arrived due to the bad weather. Bad news as I'm on a tight deadline for this piece of work so it'll mean catch up over the weekend.
But to fill the time I've gone back to my sketch books and started to do a bit of drawing to try and get inspired for the next time I have a bit of time for my own work. Which will hopefully be in a couple of months, as there is a spring art fair I want to put some work in.
I'm drawing beads, cups and saucers and glasses, trying to create the look of the antique/charity shop. I want to do big ish drawings of all the nicknaks on the shelves at Oxfam where I volunteer. Then some how tie those in with the old fashioned look fabrics I wove a few months ago.

Exhibition

I've been a bit rubbish about posting recently as I've had a massive piece of work to do by the end of September (I'm only just getting to the end of it now 3 days to go!)
As well as that I've taken part in my 1st exhibition with TaP(textiles and paper) at the art gallery in Rugby (Floor one runs till this Sunday 28th ). So all in all a little bit tired and looking forward to a rest, and hopefully finally having enough money to buy a weaving bench, no more standing all day hurray!

1st samples

Here is one of the first samples off the loom after being washed.
If you look closely you can just about make out a little bit of the squiggly pattern inspired by the peas.
I'm just about to try putting a bolder colour through to highlight the pattern a little more, then I'm going to modify the pattern slightly and get going on a slightly longer piece.