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There's never any let up - I have another busy year planned for 2010!:-
July
I have at last found some time to make some new felt pieces - these can be seen in the following exhibition:-
TEXTILE TRADITIONS
at Oriel CRIC Gallery, Crickhowell 16th July - 15th September 2010 open daily 10am -4pm
This exhibition has been mounted in memory of Anna Adam, the first curator of the gallery. The textiles exhibited include stump work, machine and hand stitching, weaving and felt work, in addition to original oil and acrylic paintings, prints, jewellery and ceramics.
Work by: Annette Beattie, Elsa Cleminson, Margitta Davis, Jill Derbyshire, Keith Foster, David Haswell, Maggie Jones, Robin Kenchington, Kay Leverton, Long Dog Silks, Louise Lovell, Alison Moger, Mandy Nash, Graham Mewing, Ann Notley, Milli Stein, Rhian Symes, Penny Turnbull.
May
I've just returned from a wonderful trip to Italy! I was part funded by Wales Arts International to attend the International Feltmakers Association conference, the 'Feltrosa' symposium and the opening of the exhibition 'The Climate is Changing' at the museum of textiles in Prato. The whole event was totally disorganised in a very Italian way but was truly exciting and inspirational. I attended workshops by Jeanette Sendler and Heidi Greb and met many of my feltmaking heroines including Annette Quentin Stolle and Mollie Littlejohn. It was also a great honour to have a piece of my work selected for the exhibition. You can have a giggle watching me talk about my work in a silly hat (along with other exhibitors) at
Since my return, frustratingly, I haven't had the time to make any felt using my new found knowledge - I've had to concentrate on making jewellery to restock the WMC!
April
Wonderwool
24th and 25th April 2010
Wonderwool was great fun again with lots of inspirational products to buy. This year I had some wonderful hard working students in my workshop (Nuno Felt) who produced some fantastic pieces. There is an article in the latest IFA newsletter, 'Felt Matters'.
I have also created new felt work and jewellery for'Enchanted Heritage' with my textile group, MaP, an exhibition which was shown at Llantarnam Grange in Cwmbran. This work is inspired by the collection at the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon, where selected were also exhibited.
I launched a new range of jewellery at the British Craft Trade Fair at Harrogate in April which is already selling well at the Makers Guild outpost at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay.
