Textile Art .

These are some of the pieces that sold at the Rodmarton Crafts Alive exhibition last week. It was so sucessful, a glorious five days to meet thousands of visitors and such a wonderful setting in the beautiful Arts and Crafts Cotswolds Manor house. There was so much to see on all three floors of the house and outside in the wonderful gardens. 70 Craftspeople took part and there were talks, demos, workshops and live performances. Well done Glos Guild of Craftsmen for staging such a celebration of Craft. I met so many lovely people, all so supportive and admiring the work. I am having a quiet week this week to come back down to earth! If you missed it you can go to the gallery at Chapel Arts in Cheltenham, open Weds to Sat 10 -4,  to see amazing craft for sale all year round.

 

Perpetual Journal July and August.

I am behind with my blog posts because it has been all go and full steam ahead for the exhibition at Rodmarton Manor Sept 8th - 12th. So here are a few pages from July and August from my perpetual journal. On Friday 10th I will be in the demo tent with my journals for all to see. Tickets for the show can be booked on the Glos Guild website. They will be timed tickets so there won't be a crush in the house. My work is in the dining room. I hope to be there every morning from 10 -1. ( except Friday as said ) Come and say Hello!

 

wildflowers as inspiration

 Some small pieces I am working on, inspiration from my journal. Ladies bedstraw top right, Great Knapweed still to be stitched bottom right. I will be at Chapel Arts, Cheltenham at the Glos Guild Gallery on Thurs Aug 12th with my journals if you want to pop in and see them in person. 11-3.

June Perpetual Journal

June's pages, starting with the cover of the first book- Jan- June and finishing with the second book July- Dec.So many wild flowers now to record, June and July are wonderful explosions of colour. Still some room on the pages for next years drawings. I am learning so many new flower names it is wonderful.

 

May Perpetual Nature Journal

Rather late but here are my May pages in my perpetual journal. everything now in full glory and so much to record but May this year was cold and everything late. That is the fascination of keeping a nature journal to record and compare observations from year to year.

 

April perpetual nature journal

April pages here for you. Spring has been cold and late to appear. Another frost last night!  Slowly however there is progress. We have had both our jabs and a holiday soon beckons. These pages show an emergence of colour, petals and leaves. Hope too for a new normal that can be healing. Stay safe and well out there, hope this brings a little joy to you wherever you are and whatever your circumstances. Love x

 

Diving into Spring Embroidery

 

I have called this piece Diving into Spring. I started it in Spring last year so about time it was finished. it has a kestrel and spring flowers. The flowers I look for each year to mark the arrival of Spring. The first butterfly this year and last year was a peacock. The bluebells are later this year. It has been a colder Spring and very much long awaited. The images are drawn into my journal and then translated into stitch. My next exhibition is with The Glos |Guild of Craftsmen at Rodmarton Manor near Cirencester, Glos Sept 8th - 12th 2021 and I hope to have my journals on show when I am there as well as work for sale. It will be a huge exhibition inside and out in the gardens so do save the date.