Tag: textile art
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Stories from the weave studio: high summer
Finding beauty in hidden places The summer solstice is behind us now here in the Northern hemisphere. We are in the middle of a heatwave and the world feels unsettled, a sense of tension. I try to make sense of this feeling of unease whilst working on my loom. As…
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Stories from the weave studio: early autumn
Perdendosi perdendosi (ˌpɛəˈdɛndəʊsɪ ) adjective: (of a piece of music) getting gradually quieter and dying away In Italian, perendosi translates literally as ‘dying away’. So too is this year slowly fading away. September is drawing to a close. The equinox has been and gone, a day of equality in darkness and…
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Stories from the weave studio: high summer
The rich tapestry of a summer meadow The summer solstice is behind us now and the sun finally seems to have arrived here in The Netherlands after a cold wet spring. My studio is filled with light, the colours glow and shadows dance on the walls. True summer has been a while coming this year,…
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Stories from the weave studio: April
Thinking time This month I’ve been referring to older work with a view to creating new pieces. The light comes into my studio first thing in the morning and picks out details. This has been a slower month taking time to think, consider, looking back at previous work. On the…
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Stories from the weave studio: March
Creative flow After a busy month, it’s good to look back and see just how much I’ve achieved. The ideas keep coming and it’s hard to find the time to keep up with them; being in a state of flow. Earth colours Burnt sienna coloured linen and wool combines with…
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Stories from the weave studio: February
Rites of spring A new month and a new look to my website, the making of which has occupied quite some time. It’s tempting to keep tweaking, but eventually there has to be an end point and so here it is. Huddled behind my computer, February has been a dark…
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Stories from the weave studio – January in pictures
New year, new beginnings Sunrise in the woods. New year, new plans, new aspirations. My key words for this year are ‘ephemeral’ and ‘earth’. These words will guide my work through the year. I hope you’ll join me on my creative path through the year to come. Welcome! New scarves…
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Stories from the weave studio: December
Tradition Today, 21st December, marks the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. The longest night. It’s a time for tradition, timeless festivals and rituals. For bringing light into the darkness with candles and fires. The days are short and the woods are bare, the tree branches laid naked against the…
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Stories from the weave studio: November
Material matters November brings rain and winds that send the leaves cascading to the ground. Yellow predominates in the woods, vivid against the dark wet umber of the tree trunks. Dusk comes early. The crows gather in noisy crowds, carried on the wind as they make their way to roost,…
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Stories from the weave studio: October
The art of weaving fabric Colour is crucial in my work. Recently I’ve been asking myself when this fascination began. I think it began when I was at school; my art teachers introduced me to acrylic paints. I played with mixing colours and learnt that by placing different colours next…
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