For centuries women have used cloth as a tool of comfort and as an expression of beauty within their homes. Creating cloth for warmth, cloth for shelter, our female predecessors embellished these linens with hand stitch using laborious and time consuming techniques thereby enhancing the functional beauty of objects which enveloped and protected their families. Inspired by these women I hope my creations pay tribute to and recognise the devotion expressed in cloth by our female ancestors .
''the use of traditional often time consuming process alludes to the devotion of a mother''. c K. A. Ruane 2007
Today I took quite a big step...I signed up for the Contemporary Textile Fair in march 2010. I may have been serene and fragrant at the end of the Sparkle build up but I was more stressed and then some at the start of it so don't hold your breath because I think the stress will emerge sooner rather than later! First there is christmas though, and I love christmas. Mega shopping plans for saturday, Manchester here I come. Then three more days at work and three whole weeks holiday, marvellous, the advantage of being employed by a school! In the meantime there are buttons to make for a christmas gift and more ''fragment'' work planned. Hope you are enjoying your festive build up as much as I am.x
17 comments:
I love this fragment and I'm green with envy about the contemporary textiles fair. I think thats the right decision for you.
Ooooooohhhh....more color! So bright and cheery during the winter greys. (snow on the ground here) I will be patient and wait to see what you make for the Fair.
Beautiful, love the colours
Loving it...... I know I keep saying I love the white on white...but I love this too. I just love all of it!!!!
Beautiful colours...
Enjoy your Christmas Shopping. I love this time of the year!
Jacky xox
Gorgeous Ice Cream colours! I love the build up and preparations for Christmas too... as long as it doesn't start before December!
Beautiful colours! I love your white on white but these complement that so well - a bit like The White Company started out all white but now have tasteful colours alongside them. (Do you know them?) I agree with Jackie - I think Contemporary Textile Fair sounds just right for you. Have you ever looked into the Country Living Fair? I'm sure it will be expensive for a stand, but definitely well advertised and attended. I've been to one of their Christmas Fairs in London and the quality of the artisans / sellers was definitely in line with your work. I'm sure they're the sort of magazine that would also be interested in doing an article on you. See, I have so many good ideas. Maybe I should be your manager...?!!!!
Good plan for the fair- much more your bag! I too am loving the colour- not so much the festive build up- as there doesn't seem to be any in this house!! Enjoy, xxxxx
I bet you see french knots in your sleep! Girl, are your fingers ready to fall off yet? You have impressed me once again...
These are lovely. If you had asked me if you should put more colour in your work I would have said 'no, it's perfect as it is' and I would have been wrong!
Beautiful! I love how colorful it is.
This. is. STUNNING!
You have outdone yourself again. What a drop gorgeous fragment you made.
Happy stitching!!!
I always feel so rewarded when I come here. It's beautiful, Karen.
Fabulous work - so happy shopping!
Just another exquisite work, Karen!
these beauties remind me of the ancient ivory hand carved ball. We had one as I grew up, there were 23 balls that we could count. Each one moved separate from the one around it. Amazing, the layers are so intriguing.
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