Monday 30 July 2012

Has Olympic Fever got you?

Fireworks at the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, London

If not and you are looking for something else to do during the summer here are a few suggestions:

The Beatles story in stitch?

Second Turning Textile Group open a new exhibition at Kedleston Hall, open now to 22nd September
Elements at Rufford Notts
Art Through Textiles - Tuesday 31 July to Sunday 9 September
'Art Through Textiles' is a group of creative individuals with a strong professional interest in promoting and developing textiles as an art form. Members share a love of all textile skills as a means of creative expression and wish to show, through their work, just how rich, lively and versatile textiles can be.
This exhibition “Elements” shows the diverse nature of the work of the members and is a dynamic expression of textiles as an art form.
http://www.artthroughtextiles.org.uk/

Anne Menary can now confirm the DCC classes from September 2012.
All classes start week commencing Monday September 17th 2012. If you are interested in any of the courses, please contact the centre concerned to put your name down from July 23rd.  
These are all non-voc classes at the Hunloke Centre, Chesterfield Tel 01246 201687:
Monday evening 7-9pm
Creative Design from Sketchbooks - in this class we will be creating personal sketchbooks using a variety of paper and textile materials and ephemera. The sketchbooks will provide a wealth of inspirational information for future projects.
Tuesday afternoon 1 -3pm
Creative Textiles/Fabric Collage also called Creative Textile Workshops - a hand stitch course where you work creative samples and use them in personal textile projects.
Friday morning 10 - 12am
Experimenting with Stitch - a hand stitch course with the emphasis on using stitches creatively for use in personal design projects.
Friday afternoon 1 -3pm
Experimenting with Design - a design course which can be combined with the morning course. Creative and fun ways of designing using both paper and textile techniques.
All are for 11 weeks
I will also be teaching at the Eco Centre, Wirksworth for 4 weeks from 7th November (excluding 28th November) so finishing 5th December; 10am - 1pm:
 'Hand Stitch and Print using Recycled Fabrics.'
The Eco Centre phone number is 01629 533038.
I am teaching a one day workshop at the Art Room, Barlow on Saturday 20th October on 'Textile Postcards' 10am - 4pm £40 (£20 deposit) all materials included. Please get in touch with me directly if you are interested in this.
I am sending this out before I go away so apologies if you get in touch and I don't respond immediately.
Best wishes
Anne

Monday 2 July 2012

July Meeting - Alysn Midgelow Marsden

This Thursday July 5th 7.00pm for 7.15 start:
Improvisation & Serendipity  – The creative process discussed and illustrated – following on from the very successful and popular workshop earlier in the year, more good stuff from Alysn Midgelow-Marsden, - plus the opportunity to buy materials.