Snowflakes, moths and marriage...

Here we are with a few snaps from our November meeting. We're working our way through 'Fragility'with some very interesting results, from a birds nest to snowflakes, the coast, moths and marriage...

Debbie

Sue

Liz

Diana

Jane

Chris

Rosemary

Jenni

Below are a couple of work in progress snaps from our 'Undulating' theme...

Margaret

Chris

Our next meeting isn't until January, so to keep us on track we've chosen our next theme in advance, which is, 'Containment' ...(that's something for the old grey matter to ponder on, perhaps after a little Christmas sherry).

On behalf of all the Textile Maids, thanks for sticking with us throughout the year, we're really looking forward to an exciting exhibition year. 

We wish you all a happy festive season and a very happy 2018.

Bye for now

Sue

Exhibition Dates 2018...

We have an exciting exhibition calendar next year, spreading ourselves further a field. We hope you'll be able to visit one of these venues.

April 6th - 8th 

Cornwall.Collected. 

Spring Quilt Festival. Exeter

September 3rd - 8th 

chainREACTION  

The Poly, Falmouth. Cornwall

October 9th - 16th 

chainREACTION 

The Castle Gallery, Bude. Cornwall

From 'Undulating' to 'Fragility'...

Here are a few snaps from our last meeting, starting with more finished pieces from our theme, 'Undulating' 

Maggie

Rosemary

Margaret

Next, we have a few work in progress snaps to share with you from our current theme, 

'Fragility'...

Maggie

Jenni

Debbie

Jane

Hope you enjoyed those few detailed snaps.

Back soon

Sue

September catch-up...

Apologises for the delay in posting images from our September meeting. We were thin on the ground due to holidays, but hopefully I'll be able to show more finished work from the next meeting.

Here are a few detail snaps of finished work for 'Undulating'...

Debbie

Sue

Margaret

Jenni

Diana

With 'Undulating' done and dusted, we now move onto our next chosen theme which is 'Fragility'.

Back soon
Sue

MARGARET

Yesterday was our first meeting since one of our most gentle and generous members, Margaret Garrood, pass away on the 6th September 2017 following a short but bravely fought illness. We are all shocked and saddened at the sudden loss of a good friend. Margaret quietly joined us after our first exhibition in 2014, fitting in so well and willingly sharing her knowledgeable and varied skills. We will all miss her presence and friendship and seeing her wonderful work at our meetings.

Textile Maids

Picnic Jolly...

As promised from our last post, here are a few snaps of our picnic at the beautiful Lanhydrock House...

A rather eclectic mix of snaps, but who can resist beautiful old doors or the textures in a gnarled tree and because she couldn't make it to our picnic...a holy well especially for Chris.


We have some exciting exhibition news to share with you, which I'll post next time.

Bye for now
Sue

'Undulating' surfaces...

Here I am once again with a few images from our July meeting. We have now started to work on 'Undulating'...

Jane

sketchbook work - Liz

Sue

samples - Rosemary

hand dyes threads and felt - Debbie

samples - Margaret G

Margaret P

samples - Jenni

You may remember in my last post I showed you a few snaps of Painted Bonaweb, here's one of those pieces that Maggie has worked on to make a restful seascape...

Maggie

It's great to see how an experimental session can be carried forward to create such a lovely pieces.


Warning...look no further if you're watching your weight.

Each month one of the Maids bakes a cake to share at crib time, which are always delicious. But, I wasn't quick enough to capture this naughty creation before it was cut and shared, thank you Jenni, it was a lovely way to send us off for our summer break...

Just noticed, even the meringue has an 'undulating' surface, what larks.


Although we don't meet in August we are going on a picnic jolly to Lanhydrock. It's a late Victorian country house with beautiful gardens and woods own by the National Trust. Fingers crossed for good weather and hopefully I'll have some snaps to share next time.

Bye for now, enjoy your summer.
Sue

'Separation' can lead to beautiful textiles...

Here are a few snaps from our 'Separation' theme, amazing how quickly three months can evaporate. The finished pieces were looking wonderful at our last meeting.

Margaret P - Separating the Sheep from the Goats

Liz

Diana - Here & There

Chris

Maggie - Blossom

Rosemary - Continental Drift

Jenni - Life's A Puzzle

Debbie - Gravitational Waves

Sue - Inspiration from Loe Beach, Feock

As we leave 'Separation' we now move onto 'Undulating', which is our new theme and sits nicely with the past two topics.


A few of the Maids also experimented with Painted Bondaweb...

Don't you just love a bit of Painted Bondaweb.


I'll leave you with a few words from Jenni explaining her piece... Life's A Puzzle

Autism can lead to 'Separation' on several levels, be it the Autists desire to not engage or our own feelings of separation through lack of personal understanding of autism.

Back soon

Sue