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| Michala Gyetvai - Rhapsody of Colour |
Michala Gyetvai's colourful "Enchanted Landscapes" were great. Worked on wool blanket with fleece, machine and hand embroidery her pictures capture the changing seasons and light on the landscape.
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| Michala Gyetvai - The Jewel |
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| Michala Gyetvai - Sea of Grass |
Isobel Hall's "Adventures with Colour and Texture" were inspiring with beautiful bags and vessels on show. Her mixed media techniques employ multiple layers of stitch to create shape, texture and structure.
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| Isobel Hall - Forest Vessel |
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| Isobel Hall - The castle on the hill |
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| Isobel Hall - Briar Rose |
Inspired by a poem, The Other, by RS Thomas, Vivien Prideaux and Amanda Clayton's exhibition juxtaposes Vivien's colourful dyed fabrics with Amanda's pale stitched works.
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| Vivien Prideaux - Dyed Fabric |
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| Vivien Prideaux - Vintage Japanese kimono silk dyed with natural indigo |
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| Amanda Clayton |
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| Amanda Clayton |
The Festival of Quilts had a Winners' Gallery. These were my two favourites ...
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| Festival of Quilts - Catherine Groves |
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| Festival of Quilts - Joy Salvage |
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| Joy Salvage - Detail |
Helen Pailing's exhibition "Glass Stitch" recrafts waste borosilicate glass from the lampworking process into new work incorporating wool paraphernalia.
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| Helen Pailing - Glass Stitch |
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| Helen Pailing - Glass Stitch |
Jill Denton and Sue Dove "Our Artful Selves" was also a great exhibition but no photography was allowed. I also liked the Sophie Digard exhibiton - beautiful scarves! And there was lots more.
Coming up soon - a quick tour of the Knitting & Stitching Show Graduate Showcase.
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