Veronica Pock | Handwoven textiles

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  • Stories from the weave studio – September

    Serendipity Following the long summer break, it’s sometimes difficult to jump straight back into a state of creative flow. I was helped greatly by having an unfinished warp on the loom, which I’ve been able to dwell on over the past two months. Once I started work again, the pieces…

  • Stories from the weave studio – August

    Fire and ice I’m late writing my August blog as it’s already well into September; no weaving has taken place throughout the past month – but August has been filled with foreign travel and holidays. For now, my head is full of summer heatwaves and dramatic Icelandic landscapes. Words aren’t…

  • Stories from the weave studio – July

    In search of three dimensionality The schools have broken up for summer and I’ve tidied the studio; the loom sits quietly with the existing warp waiting for progress to continue in September. For now, I have time to consider what to do with it next. I have some ideas which…

  • Stories from the weave studio – June

    Lichen, driftwood and geology On the west coast of Scotland, two hours’ drive north-west of Glasgow, stands the bustling port of Oban, known as the gateway to the Hebrides’ because of the constant to-ing and fro-ing of the CalMac ferries. Just across the bay from Oban lies the island of…

  • Stories from the weave studio – May

    All about colour The exhibition ‘Zeven x weven’ [Seven x weaving] at the Katoendrukkerij in Amersfoort continues this month. There have been positive responses and much interest, which is great to hear. I have three pieces on display: ‘Into the blue I and II’ and ‘Compilation IV’ shown above. The…

  • Stories from the weave studio – April

    April skies I was struck by the evening sky just a few weeks ago. Heralding a change in the weather, the mackerel cloud formations are juxtaposed against the manmade vapour trails that traverse the skies. Clouds on many levels, interacting and combining. Mackerel cloud formations are caused by moisture in the…

  • Stories from the weave studio – March

    Blues and greys As the saying goes, if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. So far this is holding true with the violent storms at the end of February making way for a long period of milder weather throughout March. With the longer days,…

  • Stories from the weave studio – February

    Back to the loom February has been a month of grey and stormy days interspersed by glimpses of blue skies and a promise of spring. I have finally been able to return to my loom after what seems like a long time away, and weaving has resumed. Zeven x weven…

  • Stories from the weave studio – January

    Liminal space January. A liminal time. A transitory space. Caught between the old year and the new. A time to look forwards and to review the past. The start of a new year that still has to find its identity whilst processing all that the old year brought with it.…

  • Stories from the weave studio – December

    Space The midwinter solstice on 21st December came just a couple of days after the full cold moon, the last full moon of 2021, which also brought the first hoar frost of the winter. Bright blue skies and the world transformed, magical and glistening. The ground at my allotment was…