Demonstrating Embellishing

This morning was the first day of

The Kings Lynn Embroiderer's Guild Exhibition

at The Kings Lynn Museum.

Photographer Alan Miller took this photograph

of me and The Editor took the details of the

Exhibition and they were also researching

the exhibits of the Museum to put on the

Kings Lynn News website.

The Guild Exhibition is a variety of work entitled

'East Anglia'.

It is on until the 20th of August.

There are demonstrations by members

of the Guild most days and these are on the

Kings Lynn News website.

www.lynnnews.co.uk

Gallery Day 29th June 2010

Lots of moving around at The Gallery today.

Each artists who exhibits, has there own presenting area for the next few weeks.

So I moved 'The Toxic Stack' and 'Red Quilt' over to the corner.

They really compliment each another!

I now have to figure out how to display all my mixed media exhibits to give my area some cohesion!

Workshops carried on as usual,

interspearsed by visitors and customers who were interested

in what was going on.

There were also two teenagers from the local High School,

participating in the work experience week.

They helped me in the afternoon to set up a print station ready for

the printing workshops which are coming soon.

Great fun sorting through materials and all the different sorts of Paper!

Also news that building work had started on the new Art Centre where

The Gallery will be moving into next year.

See more of the 'Red Exhibition'

http://www.janeclarkarts.com/

Doorstops

With the weather being so hot I have needed the doors open throughout the

house and studio.

Keeping the doors open with an array of objects is becoming annoying,

so today I came up with these contemporary looking

Doorstops.

I made 3 pairs.

One of each pair I will take and put on sale, in The Gallery tomorrow.

They definetly work and look good too!

See more of my work on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Stewart's Birthday

Stewart's Birthday today!

So we headed off to, 'The Hare Arms', at Stow Bardolph.

The history of this country pub is really worth looking up

on their excellent website.

The original building dates back to The Napoleonic Wars and Nelson.

We started with coffee and then lunch with a Birthday drink in their gardens

which are shared by Peacocks,white and blue!

Isn't this one just beautiful?

(See more on the website).

Plus an array of different types of chickens!

We've kept chickens in the past so we enjoy their little funnies!

The quail was trying to escape it's run

and was digging some really decent escape tunnels!

We had a lovey couple of hours just watching all the goings on

and having lunch.

'Otis',the resident cat was hilarious eyeing up the little bantums

but weary in the heat as they were rushing around and the very

large chickens were glaring at him!

Stewart and I then headed home for some R and R in our garden,

sunbathing and reading.

I do think a snooze was had too!

BBQ for tea!

Happy Birthday, Stewart!

Visit The Hare Arms at

http://www.theharearms.co.uk/

Ratatosk

There are so many amazing treasures and Artworks around

The V&A, this is one of the Installations around the museum,

at the moment until the end of August.

Made by

'Helen & Hard Architectects'.

It was next to us in the pool area and we just had to try it out for

size! but where's Liz?

Has she been whisked away by the mythical Norse

'Drill Tooth Squirrel' on which the piece is inspired by,

or is she now dancing in the pool with the children?

We did find her munching on one of Barbara B's

Rich Tea biscuits and asking where we could get a

cuppa to go with it. Which we did in The William Morris Tearooms,

in the corner of The V&A,beautiful,

but Barbara B needs to be taught

how to mop up better!

We then visited the 'Fashion', 'Asia' Galleries and

topped it off with the 'Jewellery Rooms' and gift shop.

WOW!!!!!

All of us had to sit down, a kind V&A staff told us about

'Perino's an authentic Italian Restaurant just round the corner.

So we walked into busy London and down the street,

for a lovely Italian meal!

Definitely a good recommendation! Thank you!

The wonderful company, the staff and food were a fantastic end to a lovely day

before we had to catch our train home to Norfolk again.

Thank you so much Girls for sharing such a memorable day!!!

By The Pool

The Exhibition was absolutely wonderful!

We spent a good two hours looking and absorbing.

We all have our favourites but the

Military, Hexagon Quilt and The Rajh,Quilt were among them.

The Whole Cloths and the piecing was amazing on the patchwork ones.

I found interest and inspiration in all but my favourite

at the moment is,

The Childs Bed Quilt, byPriscilla Redding made in the 1690's.

here we are cooling off by the garden pool,

children were paddling and playing with the fountains,

it was so hot!

Barbara's already reading the V&A Exhibition book!

'Quilts 1700-2010, Hidden Histories, Untold Stories'.

If you want to purchase it, it is at

http://www.vandabooks.com/

Fiday,Waiting for our Train

Here we are, 'The Coven Quilters' waiting for out train to London.

We're off to see the Quilting Exhibition at

TheVictoria and Albert Museum.

I'll introduce you from the right in the picture,

Kate, Me, Barbara W, Barbara B, Jane, Joan and Liz on the end near the rails!

We have been meeting for the last 12 years

and laugh from the time we get together,share and comfort

until we leave, often I get in just before Cinderella! well just!

Visit the exhibition at

www.vam.ac.uk

Finished Blue, Green Quillo

I enjoy making Quillo's for gifts and for sale.

See more Quillo's on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Quillo Front

The Quillo pattern for download which will be available soon,

will include tips for cutting and using a rotary cutter.

Instructions for measurements,assembly and tips for machine quilting.

See more quillos on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Back of Quillo

I loved using this dyed fabric. I purchased the main one at The Scout Hut, Hunstanton.

The cushion uses scraps of my own dyed fabrics.
I machine quilted it with King Tutt varigated blue thread.
See more Quillos on my website
http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/

Quillo Cushion

Today I finished the Blue,Green Quillo

I am making for instructions to download and a quillo course

I am teaching in the Autumn.

See more Quillo's on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Crazywork Wallhanging

This morning I trimmed and squared off, all the

Crazywork Round Robin blocks and machined the first

green satin border on to them.

I am now working on the crazywork border to

add to this. it is going to be wallhanging

approximately 40" square.

I am finding differentareas of interest all the time.

I,ll show you the progression and finished result shortly.

See more crazywork quilting on my website

www.ar2inspire.co.uk

Inked daisy Collagraph

I am trying out the new press @ The Gallery Dereham

in readiness for the new printing courses which will be running shortly.

Play time at the moment to see what the little press and we can do.

Here is the Daisy collagraph after it printed 5 little prints.

I will be teaching 'Printing Little Gems',

from September.

I really love the collagraph plates too!

I think I can see a lots more variations off this collagraph.

See more of my work on

http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/

Daisy Collagraph

My little collagraph of daisy's is 2.5" by 5"

and I made it this afternoon.

It consists of card,torn paper,net,sequins and threads from the bin!

It was dried very quickly in the heat of the sun and a blast with a heat gun.

I liked the plates to look as good as the prints.

Setting up the press gave me a great chance to try out the waterbased inks.

Printing Press Arrives

A couple of weeks ago a new little portable printing press arrived
@ The Gallery, with great excitment.
It was put together and given a temporary home in Hadyn's Den!
I managed to get the chance to set it up today for printing
and had a printing session this afternoon.

I have a larger version in my studio,

which presets slightly differently.
See more printing on my website
http://www.ar2inspire.co.uk/