Notices:
Title for the 2021 Exhibition :
Inspired by ………
There will be four themes:
Inspired by ………
There will be four themes:
- an Artist
- a Place,
- an Era
- Literature
Just An Idea from Tracey
To start to design and create a small piece of abstract textile art. You can use any technique you wish as long as there is a textile element involved.
It’s also something that you might like to give to children to have a go at in any medium.
You will need:
· Drawing paper
· Ruler
· Pen or pencil
So now for the rules – THERE ARE NO RULES, just the only advice that strong diagonals often do not work well but if diagonals are your thing then give it a go.
Try not to overthink things, just do whatever comes into your head as you read each instruction.
1. Draw a rectangle 6ins x 4ins (15cm x 10cm) then, within this rectangle.
2. Draw three lines.
3. Draw three rectangles.
4. Add an odd number of circles.
5. Go and have a cup of tea (biscuits optional) leaving your drawing behind.
This drawing will be the basis for your textile piece.
When you come back to the drawing you have several options:
A. If you like what you see, decide on your technique then go and raid your stash and start making.
B. If it needs tweaking (moving an element, making an element bigger or smaller etc.) then tweak it and once you are happy continue as above.
C. If you like one section more than the rest then focus on that bit, enlarge it to fit the 6x4 rectangle and you now know what to do next.
D. If you don’t like it but it has given you an idea then try again for as many times as you want to – it is only a bit of paper and no-one will know but at some point stop and head for your stash.
Share pictures of your creations with your friends.
Most of all, enjoy it!
To start to design and create a small piece of abstract textile art. You can use any technique you wish as long as there is a textile element involved.
It’s also something that you might like to give to children to have a go at in any medium.
You will need:
· Drawing paper
· Ruler
· Pen or pencil
So now for the rules – THERE ARE NO RULES, just the only advice that strong diagonals often do not work well but if diagonals are your thing then give it a go.
Try not to overthink things, just do whatever comes into your head as you read each instruction.
1. Draw a rectangle 6ins x 4ins (15cm x 10cm) then, within this rectangle.
2. Draw three lines.
3. Draw three rectangles.
4. Add an odd number of circles.
5. Go and have a cup of tea (biscuits optional) leaving your drawing behind.
This drawing will be the basis for your textile piece.
When you come back to the drawing you have several options:
A. If you like what you see, decide on your technique then go and raid your stash and start making.
B. If it needs tweaking (moving an element, making an element bigger or smaller etc.) then tweak it and once you are happy continue as above.
C. If you like one section more than the rest then focus on that bit, enlarge it to fit the 6x4 rectangle and you now know what to do next.
D. If you don’t like it but it has given you an idea then try again for as many times as you want to – it is only a bit of paper and no-one will know but at some point stop and head for your stash.
Share pictures of your creations with your friends.
Most of all, enjoy it!
Tracey's 'Moon' Idea
Whilst we're in quarantine my book group is meeting via Zoom, and this month it happened to be on the date of the full moon, which was a pink supermoon. It was a lovely evening and we were each able to go into our gardens to view it together as it were. So we're now also going to meet via Zoom to moon-watch every full moon as well.
It gave me an idea that perhaps we could do an ongoing challenge involving the different full moons over the summer? Even if we won’t be meeting each other, we're all under the same sky, can all look at it and interpret the names for them in our own way. Not everyone need do it, but some might like to have a go. I like the fact that the names are from the original indigenous North American Indians, so that might also be a source of inspiration for our stitching.
Just a thought, and hope you think it's worth considering, and maybe you’ll share it with members?
Here’re the dates for the rest of the calendar year:
Jan 10th - Wolf moon (and a penumbral lunar eclipse - this causes the moon to dim slightly because it is in the earth’s shadow - they’re not always visible)
Feb 9th - Snow moon
March 9th - Worm moon (supermoon)
April 7th - Pink moon (supermoon)
May 7th - Flower moon (supermoon)
June 5th - Strawberry moon (and a PLE)
July 5th - Buck moon (and a PLE)
August 3rd - Sturgeon moon
September - Harvest moon (and we can sing as we stitch this one….)
Oct 1st - Hunter’s moon
Oct 31st - Blue moon
Nov 30th - Beaver moon (and a PLE)
Dec 29th - Cold moon
Keep well and busy.
Tracey xx
Whilst we're in quarantine my book group is meeting via Zoom, and this month it happened to be on the date of the full moon, which was a pink supermoon. It was a lovely evening and we were each able to go into our gardens to view it together as it were. So we're now also going to meet via Zoom to moon-watch every full moon as well.
It gave me an idea that perhaps we could do an ongoing challenge involving the different full moons over the summer? Even if we won’t be meeting each other, we're all under the same sky, can all look at it and interpret the names for them in our own way. Not everyone need do it, but some might like to have a go. I like the fact that the names are from the original indigenous North American Indians, so that might also be a source of inspiration for our stitching.
Just a thought, and hope you think it's worth considering, and maybe you’ll share it with members?
Here’re the dates for the rest of the calendar year:
Jan 10th - Wolf moon (and a penumbral lunar eclipse - this causes the moon to dim slightly because it is in the earth’s shadow - they’re not always visible)
Feb 9th - Snow moon
March 9th - Worm moon (supermoon)
April 7th - Pink moon (supermoon)
May 7th - Flower moon (supermoon)
June 5th - Strawberry moon (and a PLE)
July 5th - Buck moon (and a PLE)
August 3rd - Sturgeon moon
September - Harvest moon (and we can sing as we stitch this one….)
Oct 1st - Hunter’s moon
Oct 31st - Blue moon
Nov 30th - Beaver moon (and a PLE)
Dec 29th - Cold moon
Keep well and busy.
Tracey xx
