Gallery Day

After open studios I taught the Mixed Media Tuesday. Being back at the gallery seemed strange after being in my studio for two weeks. Lots were being created as you can see by some of the projects above.
See more by clicking on the written labels below.

City and Guilds first Taster Course Completed @The Gallery

The first City and Guilds Level One in Machine Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting finished @ The Gallery and everyone felt happy with what they have been able to do in just eight weeks!
I have taught the techniques and design every week with them and their samples have all gone to make wonderful books, their 3D item. Every book is individual even though they were doing the same technique. Everyone has chosen different subjects and colours to portray their work to. We finished at lunch time and then waited for the news paper photographer to come along and you can see a full article HERE
Congratulations to all the students. The Level Two City and Guilds in Machine Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting start in September 2012 at the Gallery on a Monday and Wednesday. I look forward to teaching those classes.

Mixed Media Textile Classes

What can I say the variety of items that are being made @ The Gallery is getting more varied as the weeks go on. The 'Show and Tell' is really inspiring and gets everyone wanting to create. I took a picture of one of the tables and as you can see by the items on the table creativity is endless. By the way the table show is used one person. Click to enlarge any of the photographs.
See more inspiration by visiting my portfolio site www.art2inspire.co.uk

Mixed Media Tuesdays are just that, as you can see by the bag projects above they are all different and thats one of the reasons I love teaching a mixed media class textile because of the variety of things people can create and the many permeations that can come from the same pattern as students adapt the same pattern to make it their own. The chicken was made by Gill and has such attitude and exudes importance in the job he is doing looking after scraps and thread!
See more of what goes on @ The Gallery by clicking the written labels below. If you are interested in joining us on a Tuesday please contact me.

More Texture Textiles

Textured Textile classes are continuing@ The Gallery on Mixed Media Tuesdays as everyone is enjoying the techniques. You can see by the photographs above the surfaces are getting more textured and interesting with additional techniques and stitching layered on top of one another. I love watching pieces start as blank fabric such as calico( which many of these pieces started as) and develop into wonderful works of art. 

City and Guilds Textiles Begins

On the 28th of March the City and Guilds eight week Level One for Machine Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting started with me @The Gallery. 19 students all excited and apprehensive started their venture into Textiles Creative Diplomas, (that's the title for these courses and how they are grouped). For eight weeks they will have a taster of different textile techniques related to the skill they have chosen, Machine Embroidery or Patchwork and Quilting. Both have creative fabric decoration and samples to produce as well as a file or sketchbook as a record of what they are learning. I am one of those tutors who prefers to encourage students to make samples and explore techniques then put them in a fabric book rather than in plastic pockets! The books become heirlooms in their own right and are added to regularly. I have seen this with previous students of mine. With two groups technically going on in the same classroom I have to be very organised but what I have found before that there is a cross fertilisation of ideas and techniques between the groups and all benefit because they incorporate skills that they would not necessary try before. It makes for more creative and imaginative work.
The course has now finished with 18 completing the course. It was a fun and very creative eight weeks the photographs of the class and their books on my website. I will post more of the classes as I continue to update my blog.
Click to see photographs www.art2inspire.co.uk

Mixed Media Textile Tuesdays

As you can see by the photographs there were a lot of different textiles being created @The Gallery this session. I brought the embellishers in and several people experimented. Jenny embellished circles and then printed over the top of them to add detail. I often print or paint on my base embellishment fabric before I start to add that extra layer. I will be demonstrating more Embellishing technique later.
More Dresden Plates are being made as students decide that want to have a try with another patchwork block technique. Bags being finished and modelled. Mandy's colourful bag at the bottom is her Grand Daughter beach bag and Sue made another beach bag using the circle applique technique I demonstrated a couple of weeks ago. It is made out of all recycled fabrics.
See more of what happens in these sessions by clicking the labels below.

Gallery Day 6th of March

This month along with dresden plate, circles, curves and puffs is

Bag making inspiration.

As you can see above students don't hang around

when it comes to making and I love to see

all the variations come from one pattern.

See more by clicking on the labels below.

Book Cover

Pat loves making mixed media backgrounds and then she

includes many techniques to make

them all look so different.

This one has areas removed with a soldering iron.

Card Making Wednesday 18th January 2012

Kim really got the inspiration going this week by

showing us how to make an, 'Exploding Box'.

My brain just took off and I made my box about textiles.

Well, Textile Tuesday.

You make the box in four parts. The three inside

pieces and the lid.

See the finished box in next post.

HERE

@ The Gallery Textile Tuesday 17th Jan 2012

Opps! I forgot to take my phone or camera to

'Textile Tuesday @The Gallery and there were

so many wonderful things being created,

I could have kicked myself.

I was demonstrating,

'How to start with an idea or picture and how

Art can be created in many different medias.

See a some of my working practice on my

portfolio site

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Jeanetta Sculpiturio

On Thursday 22nd Jenn and I went to Dereham as she

wanted to see, 'Jeanetta Sculpiturio' @ The Gallery.

I decided to do some photography in situ of the

different sections which you can see in the photos above.

I just the love the colours and textures now.

Working on with all the different medias this time

was a challenge and I thank Stewart for his wood working

technical skill of putting the picture moulding around

the column.

I will be putting a detailed description and techniques on

my portfolio site

www.art2inspire.co.uk

in the new year and also making a link picture

from Quilters Cottage for you to see the details.

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

New Gallery Open

On Friday the 9th of December the new Gallery

opened to the public in The War Memorial Hall in Dereham.

I was very excited to see where I would be working.

WOW! is all I can say.

What an amazing transformation of the hall!

As soon as you walk through the door you

are met by a light airy contemporary and friendly space.

The Celebration Quilt made by members and

groups within Dereham and which I assembled

looks fantastic in it's alcove.

I was especially interested in going through the archway

at the end of the main Gallery space as this is the

workshop area.

Judy and Hadyn are running The Gallery, Workshops

and are also going to be great custodians of

The War Memorial Hall,

keeping it open to the public.

Thank you, to all who have made this transformation

possible.

Visit the Gallery

www.thegallerydereham.com

and

www.derehammemorialhall.org

Celebration Quilt Dedication

Here is The Celebration Quilt Finished!

All the blocks made by the wonderful people and groups of Dereham.

From my studio table putting all the blocks together,

to the finished Quilt and the Dedication of it on the Opening

of The War Memorial Hall on the

Sunday the 4th of December.

It is in the Foyer of The Gallery for all to see.

It makes you smile:)

Visit

www.thegallerydereham.com