Tuesday Mixed Media Class

As you can see by the photos above there was the usual collection of wonderful projects being made.
The top photo, Helen is using photo transfer pictures of her grand daughter to make crazy work squares and covering a scrapbooking album.
Carol has finished off her Ribbon Work Embroidery picture, a really beautiful piece of work.
Jenny has finished off her bag. and Maria has finished her crazy work quilt made from lots of recycled strips of fabric.
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Gallery Tuesday 3rd April 2012

On a Mixed Media Tuesday, there is always so many different projects going on and I also share inspiration, so there is lots to choose from. From the top Jeanette had finished her Antique page using a photo of Sylvia's Grandfather. ( This had been transferred onto fabric and stitched on). Some of the pieces of media were antiques and had stories to tell themselves. See more of Jeanette's pages by clicking the written label below. Jenny had finished her granddaughters corset and had put all the finishing touches of lace and trimmings to it, fabulous!
Mandy had finished her Dresden Plate mat, this is going under her sewing machine to stabilise it and so it is easy to push out of the way across a table. We thought it was too good to hide under a machine.
More crazy work patchwork with Barbara making another Scissor Case, beautifully colours and trimming choice and Crazy work blocks which will be made into a quilt for Maria's new niece.
As for the bottom picture this was just before we started, Jenny had ordered lunch but we all decided it needed sharing! It can be a bit like that a times, with lots of laughter too!
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Quilts @The Gallery

There is always lots of Quilt Making going on @The Gallery on Mixed Media Tuesday.
Here Jenny is finishing the Dinosaur Quillo for her Grandson and Sylvia is putting the strips together to form a quilt for her Grand Daughter. I love to be part of the process of making quilts for the next generations life.
See more quilt making by clicking on the labels below.

Bag Day @The Gallery

The Gallery Mixed Media Tuesdays are always great fun with lots of sharing, demonstrating techniques and creating of projects. I show and demonstrate each week to inspire and bring along equipment and items to have a try. Above, are some of the bags made and continued on Bag Day.
See a great video on bag making on my tech site.
www.art2inspire.co.uk 

Wednesday Course Prep

After card class I have been doing Course Prep so

that people who were unable to come along on the

Tuesdays and want to put portfolios together, sampling or

learn machine skills they can.

The sessions are from 11.30 until 2.45 and

are on until the City and Guilds Awards Level One and Two

start on Wednesday 28th March 2012.

The Awards are for 8 weeks and then they will

start again in September along with City and Guilds.

Please contact myself or The Gallery if you are

interested in these courses.

Baby Quilt and Tea

Pat finished her Baby Quilt for her new Grand Son and popped in

on her way down to visit so we saw it finished.

As you can see in the background, it was break time

and everyone had come down to the Cafe' area to have

tea and cake!

We are sampling the different cakes and they have

been delicious. I personal recommend the lemon drizzle.

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Gallery Tuesday 7th February 2012

I have been taking the printer and prepared fabric

to all my teaching sessions this month so that

students could transfer their pictures and photos

onto fabric. It's lovely seeing textiles being

created this way and it makes it so personal.

Nikki above, is making a cushion with pictures

in memory of her Mum.

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Finished Quilts

The Quilts been made are varied too!

Here is a traditional one and one made for a nephew

out of his football shirts, sweatshirts and shorts.

Both are really finished to a high standard.

@The Gallery Tuesday the 31st of January 2012

Class was full as usual and there were lots of projects

starting and gathering momentum.

I have taken in the ink jet printer so that

students could print their photos onto fabric.

There are so many different ways of using the

photo fabric images.

Textile Tuesday 24th January 2012

Lots being created and shared @ The Gallery,

Textile Tuesday class as you can see by the variety above.

Embellishing inspired by rust!

It's alright making samples and trying out techniques,

then sometimes this leads to you wanting to take it further

and make a finished piece which is what

Jenny wants to do over the next weeks.

Barbara had started cutting small family football shirts and

shorts and found it a bit tricky so cut up

bigger ones instead and made the quilt above.

It has a barbed wire fabric on the back

which makes it really fun.

Now she can tackle the smaller ones.

Pat made the delightful bag out of a Chair back Cover

she found in a charity shop, beautiful!

She more of what goes on @The Gallery by

visiting the website or clicking on the labels below.

www.thegallerydereham.com

Gallery Textile Tuesday 10th January 2012

Today was the first Textile Tuesday @The Gallery Dereham.

It was really hectic and getting used to where everything

goes and settling Students back into creating

after the Christmas break is always interesting.

Many chose to make the black, white and red bag,

(see previous post HERE )

Many using alternative colours but all using the printing

technique.

Others were making wallhangings, recycling football shirts,

making corsets, quilts and more!

Visit The Gallery

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

Jeanetta Sculpiturio

I put on exhibit @The Gallery my new mixed media sculpture,

'Jeanetta Sculpiturio'.

It is a column 6ft tall and 16' wide.

Inspired by architecture, Venice,

intricate surfaces, jewellery and

Jeanette, one of my students!

Jeanette makes wonderful mixed media textile pieces

such as 'Bolliwood' and 'Leaves'.

See HERE

She also makes

intricate textile boxes.

HERE

Jeanette starts in a similar way to I do, with the inspiration.

Then collects lots of medias together and then compiles

ideas and sections together.

Where we differ and what makes me chuckle is,

Jeanette hates painting and getting messy!

I love paint,inks and getting stuck in with gooeyness!

I will work on this with her as she has expressed

that she wants to make a section of the sculpture

which has painted lace arches on, so we shall see!

See more of her work by clicking on the written label below.

New Gallery Work Space

On Tuesday the 13th it was an Open Day

for my 'Textile Tuesday', sessions @The Gallery,

in it's new workshop area.

It's a lovely bright modern and inspirational space.

I welcomed everyone and showed them round

and then they could make one of the origami stars

if they could stay or I gave them a star as a Christmas gift.

As you can see by the picture above everyone was happy.

My new Sculpture 'Jeanetta Sculpitori' went on exhibit.

See the origami stars

HERE

To see how to make the Christmas Origami Stars

visit my tech site

www.art2inspiretech.blogspot.com

Dereham Celebration Quilt

The Gallery Dereham is moving over the next week to

the newly renovated Dereham War Memorial Hall.

It is going to be the new venue for The Arts.

I have been assembling the 'Celebration Quilt' together,

over the last month. I spent Friday 25th November,

Printing and sewing the label on and the Sleeve

for the quilt to hang from.

I can't show a picture of the Quilt until it

is dedicated on the 4th of December.

All the Tutors are really getting excited.

Visit The Gallery Website to learn more about The Quilt.

www.thegallerydereham.com

or visit the Memorial Hall site

www.derehammemorialhal.org.uk

Textile Tuesday Hat Making

As you have gathered Textile Tuesdays are always creative and I love

inspiring people to create what they are wanting

to bring into the world.

Sophie is a 6th Former and one of her art projects on textiles is

costume and accessories. Sophie has been inspired by

the Period Dramas and 1940s/50s fashion.

Her sketchbook is really inspirational.

Well done Sophie!

So, with some playing around with a CD, curtain velvet,

feathers, a button and with the addition of some beading and stitching.

The little blue hat/ fascinator came about.

It sits well on a lady's head and is going to really look something

going down the catwalk.

See a video on how to make a fascinator on my

tech site

www.art2inspiretech.blogspot.com

Sketchbook Pages

Sara has been coming to the Textile Tuesdays since

September and she is preparing herself for

a Fashion an Textiles Course which she hopes to start next year.

You have to show that you can prepare work,

designs and sketchbooks,

before going on the course.

Here Sara is adding more layers of print, papers, textiles

and layers to her sketchbook pages.

See more of her finished pieces

HERE

Good Luck Sara!

Barbara Bag Making

Barbara has been making several bags over the

last few months and we all liked this one.

See showed it off with style!

It is getting very dark in The Gallery as Winter

creeps in. We are all looking forward to the move

and the new Workshop area with all its natural light

and art purpose lighting!

See more of Barbara's wonderful Bags

HERE

See her India Inspired Wall Hanging

HERE

See my India Inspired Wall Hangings and Sketch Book

on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Gallery Tuesday 8th November 2011

As you know I teach ' Textile Tuesday',

most weeks @ The Gallery Dereham.

Every week there is so many lovely things being created and

finished.

Above are two drawstring bags made by

Sylvia and Beryl, Well done!

They too! need to put their mugs in to go to meetings.

See my Mug Drawstring Bag which inspired these

HERE

See more by clicking on the written labels below

or going to the Gallery website

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

Gallery Tuesday 1st November 2011

For a November day it was a beautiful sunny one and

The Gallery was very busy.

Everyone was doing different projects.

Christine had come along for a taster session, so I

soon set her to work on the Embellisher.

You can see her card above.

See more of what goes on by clicking on the

written labels below or visit my

'Embellish' pages on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Gallery Tuesday 25th October 2011

As you may know Textile Tuesdays @The Gallery

are always busy with creating and everyone has

a good time too! as you can see

by some of these next photos.

At the top, Sara is covering fabric with

old dressmaking patterns and then making a new piece

of art to sew all over and transform.

Lots of patchwork,

lots of chat and catch up with other students

with Jeanette modelling Pat's new bag

and telling them all about,

her trip to Emmerdale!

Yes,Emmerdale!

See more of what goes on by visiting the

written posts and @The Gallery

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

and Je