Denise Gannon
Kay Renwick
Amanda Tinkler
Amanda Tinkler
Wendy Smith
Jackie Snell
Jenny Clarke
Valerie Holmes
Pamela Mansfield (honorary member for this year!)
A Festival of Colour
Members were asked to take as inspiration, a festival from anywhere in the world. A range of countries has been chosen; from India and Asia, the Americas and back to Europe. We hope you enjoy our exploration of colour from wherever it has taken us.
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| Elephant Parade Fabric printing, hand embroidery and beading Denise Gannon |
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| Festival Needlefelting with hand embroidery Kay Renwick |
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| Ellie 1 Goldwork embroidery Wendy Smith |
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| Balloon Festival Appliqué and padded appliqué with hand and machine stitching Amanda Tinkler |
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| Festival of Colour Memory wallhanging. Hand stitched crazy patchwork Jackie Snell |
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| Dragon Hand embroidery, beading, felt with copper embellishments on silk Jenny Clarke |
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| Light out of Darkness Felting with hand-made lace Valerie Holmes |
3D Project
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| Tassel Tree Self-spun wool and silk, machine embroidery and wire work Denise Gannon |
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| Elephant Goldwork, beading and mixed media Kay Renwick |
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| Elli 2 Crazy Patchwork with embellishments Wendy Smith |
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| Brownstock Neck Piece Beading and wire work Amanda Tinkler |
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| Dragon Lantern Machine embroidery with beading and hand-made tassels Jenny Clarke |
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| Diwali Lamp Needlelace and mixed media Valerie Holmes |
The Entrance by Phoebe Anna Traquair
The set of four embroidered panels The Progress of a Soul by Phoebe Anna Traquair which hangs at the National Gallery of Scotland. We chose to work on the first panel of the series, The Entrance.
The image was divided into eight sections and one was chosen by each member of the group.
The panels could be interpreted in any medium, keeping to the constrains of size so that the finished work could be displayed together alongside a print of the original work.
As there are 7 members this year, the final piece of the octadic was planned to be included as a printed image, but at the last minute Pamela Mansfield, Wendy Smith’s mum, volunteered to stitch the design which had been printed onto fabric.
The image was divided into eight sections and one was chosen by each member of the group.
The panels could be interpreted in any medium, keeping to the constrains of size so that the finished work could be displayed together alongside a print of the original work.
As there are 7 members this year, the final piece of the octadic was planned to be included as a printed image, but at the last minute Pamela Mansfield, Wendy Smith’s mum, volunteered to stitch the design which had been printed onto fabric.
