Exhibition

Ok well this has uploaded a bit weird but all the information is there. This is a good space in the foyer of the theatre, very pleased to be exhibiting here. The wiggly piece is mine, I do not have the expertise in weaving to do the kind of detail that Hilary does, but then I am quite happy working a bit offside.
When I get time and some sun I will be posting some work.

Reading

I am reading The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher published by Persephone Books and originally published in 1924. Very modern for its time it is a book about role reversal. Anyway it has this lovely fragment of poem in it. I don't know who wrote it but most of the quoted works are from Pilgrims Progress.

She wars not with the mystery
Of time and distance, night and day
The bonds of our humanity.
Her joy is like an instant joy
Of kitten, bird or summer fly.
She dances, runs without an aim;
She chatters in her ecstasy.

Blog

Google Chrome is no longer supporting my computer so if my blog suddenly disappears sometime in the future and if I can't see any of yours I apologise. I started my blog at Wordpress so I may move back there if this goes, the other blog is debbieweaver.wordpress.com

Weavings

Lichens woven on a circular loom, sewn on to African strip cloth

Woven piece with lichens 

These are pieces I did a couple of years ago, the top one was bought by my Mum but I thought I had forgotten to take any photos of the other one, then I came across them today. The second one is owned by a friend. They are both quite small, I was very pleased with the little shelves and baskets I might try and do another one for the shoreline exhibition.

Off to Street tomorrow to show my work to the Strode Theatre, they have a small gallery space there, where I am showing work with another weaver for the month of April.

From the Earth

I am thrilled to have had a piece of work selected by From The Earth http://fromtheearthtextiles.co.uk/ for their exhibition in June at the Mardleybury Gallery Hertfordshire. I will be in prestigious company with I think both India Flint and Fabienne Dorsman- Rey as well as many other highly skilled textile artists.

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I've got my weaving mojo back

 Ok there might not seem like a lot of growth between photos no 1 and 2 but thats four hours work, a lot in one day for me. This piece has been struggling for a while and now its turning out differently from what I was expecting mainly due to me coming across a weaver whose work I had never seen. Juliet Martin http://tsgnyblog.org/index.php/2013/12/juliet-martin/ Her work is based on Saori weaving in which I have been interested in for a while but never thought of it in any other way than as another way of producing cloth in a more messy(free form) way. I could relate it to some of my own work but it didn't really click until I saw her work. I feel I am getting somewhere now, my work is moving on from tapestry weaving. I probably shouldn't call myself a tapestry weaver any more in fact I think freeform weaver covers a multitude of sins anyway and I quite like it. So now I am a freeform weaver with a background in tapestry weaving, sounds ok for statements etc. to go with my work, or maybe just a maker which I also like. Anyway I am rambling on a bit, just so pleased to have finally got back to weaving.

Detail

Rusted silk and stitch

Here are two more works to do with the exhibition 'Shoreline' in which I am taking part at Weston Quarry in July, along with Lizzie Matthews and Liz and Dominic Hewitt.
Lots more work in the pipeline, will keep you posted.

Rust dyed cloth and a start of weaving again

Four towers - rust dyed and stitched

 Two small 20 x 20cm pieces for an exhibition in April that North Somerset Arts is organising at Weston Quarry. All pieces have to be this size.

Two hearts - rust dyed and stitched

 And I am actually making small beginnings back to weaving, its been three months now since I last wove anything, this will be four long thin pieces based on the beach. I need to get myself going again now, quite a few exhibitions coming up this year.