Bridget Bernadette Karn at the Embroiderers Guild

Glorious in Defeat - Bridget Bernadette Karn

Bridget Bernadette Karn came to the City of York Embroiderers' Guild to talk about her work recently.  Bridget uses wet, dry and needle felting techniques to create pictures in wool.  She builds up her pictures in layers, starting with the background and finishing with the needle felted fine detail.  Working from her own photographs, Bridget's work is amazingly detailed, realistic and fantastic!

Sunflowers - Bridget Bernadette Karn

Although, Bridget has had many different roles she has always considered herself an artist and before taking up felting as a technique, was a potter.

Waterlilies - Bridget Bernadette Karn

Last year Bridget was thrilled that one of her pictures was accepted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and this year is submitting her work "Glorious in Defeat", pictured above.

Geese - Bridget Bernadette Karn

Bridget also talked about the need to price her work at a realistic and sustainable level and the importance of social media and a web presence in promoting her work.

Until 15 March 2017 you can see more of Bridget's work at Blossom Street Gallery in York along with Carol Coleman, Fran Brammer and others in the exhibition "A Celebration of Textile Art".  Do go and take a look!

Recent Deliveries

Domino brooches at Blossom Street Gallery & Framing

When September comes around it's usually time to do a bit of restocking so I thought you might like to see what's been happening.  

Some domino brooches have zoomed into Blossom Street Gallery & Framing in York

Flower button bracelets now available in Kunsthuis Gallery

and a series of colourful flower button bracelets and felt necklaces have winged their way to Kunsthuis Gallery in Crayke.

Felt necklaces new into Crayke

Both galleries are lovely, so do go and have a look. They are places to seek out whether in the city (Blossom Street Gallery in York) or the country (Kunsthuis Gallery in Crayke) and either way you'll have a great time.

Later this month I shall be off to The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber with a big delivery so more excitment coming soon!

  

Fantasy Fish Sale & what to do with your fish!

or is it?  Come along to the fish sale and find out!

If you've been following the Fantasy Fish project you'll know that the first #Fantasyfish sale is on Saturday 27 August from 10-3pm.  This will be my first time as a fantasy fishmonger and you'll find Deborah New & I in Rowntree Park by the Cafe, selling fish.  All the money we raise from the sale of fish will go to the York Flood Appeal.

In case you're wondering what you might do with your fish purchases (and I do hope the plural is appropriate!), I've put together a few suggestions.  

First of all you could display your fishy in a little dishy...

Fish themed crockery from Frankie & Johnny's Cookshop, plate stand from Pextons - both on Bishopthorpe Road, York

or you could display them like this...

Display stands from Purepallets

or you could frame them...

Blossom Street Gallery & Framing, York offer a wide range of framing options

Some of the smaller ones would make nice brooches...

just add a brooch pin - The York Makery on Gillygate, York stock them

Or you could keep them as trouble free pets...

fish and plant from the display with added knitted pebbles!

Some of the flat ones could act as table mats or coasters...

fish table mat & starfish coaster

Then there's the recycling option.  This one's very topical - a mackerel tin (standing on a bottle top!)...

Canned fish

And, of course, you could have them swimming through the air like they did when they were part of the Fantasy Fish Yarnstorm - outdoors or indoors!

I'm sure you'll have your own ideas too - but that's a different kettle of fish!

a very different kettle of fish

In addition to all the lovely fish - there will be some Hippystitch items of which 50% of the proceeds will be going to the York Flood Appeal.  There are some ceramic brooches, lino print cards & a selection of postcards...

Fantasy Fish ceramic brooches

Fantasy Fish lino print cards

postcards of the installation

If you enjoyed the display you can come and drop a donation in our very fishy collection box...

Donations welcome!

or until 31 August 2016, you can donate online here.  Please come along - we look forward to seeing you.  And let's hope for sunshine too!


 

Ready for Christmas - new Hippystitch stock at Blossom Street Gallery, York

Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

Here's just a few quick pics of the new Hippystitch stock that is now available at Blossom Street Gallery & Framing in York.

Vintage Domino Brooches

Colourful Button Brooches

Felt Earrings

Magical Mermaid Brooches

There are also a couple of mermaid pictures in the exhibition 

Mermaid at Sea

Magical Mermaid

and flying in later today some knitted wire robin brooches 

Knitted wire robin brooches

...and the gallery is full of lots of other loveliness too.  Go see!

New in at Blossom Street Gallery & Framing, York

Just made a delivery to Blossom Street Gallery & Framing in York.  Here's a flavour of what's new in ...

Vintage Button Brooches & Bracelets

Chunky Liberty Print Necklaces

Felt necklaces - different lengths

Felt earrings with sterling silver posts

Lots of yummy colours and textures - great for a present or for yourself.  

Blossom Street Gallery & Framing stocks all sorts of lovely artwork, jewellery, ceramics, stationery, cards & wrapping paper, art supplies and they'll frame your pictures for you - go take a look!