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20th October 202120th October 2021

Art Textiles Made in Britain – ‘Found Exhibition’

A little textile inspiration from the Arnold’s Attic YouTube Collection. Today it features the ‘Found’ Exhibition by textile art group, Art Textiles Made in Britain.

Each beautiful artwork has been created using an element of discarded, reused or repurposed material. In this video Cas Holmes and fellow artists, guide us through the stunning pieces in the ‘Found Exhibition’ and share the stories behind the work.

This inspiring textile gallery shows us what is possible and what we can create within our own homes using what we all have to hand.

Filmed at The Festival of Quilts 2021.

Art Textiles Made in Britain - circles of cut out beer cans crocheted together with white thread - called Keep the Homeless Warm — Art Textiles Made in Britain – ‘Keep the Homeless Warm’ by Bethan Ash

Machine embroidered kettle on a red cloth by Cas Holmes — Artwork by Cas Holmes

This piece features in Embroidering the Everyday Book by Cas Holmes.

Artwork by Sylvia Paul - handmad quilt featuring images of theings found in an imaginery attic - a skull, Mona Lisa, spiders — Art Textiles Made in Britain – Artwork by Sylvia Paul

Art Textiles: Made in Britain comprises of Bethan Ash, Louise Baldwin, Jessica Grady, Cas Holmes, Rosie James, Edwina Mackinnon, Sandra Meech, Sylvia Paul, Stephanie Redfern, Christine Restall, and Sarah Waters, some of the leading textile artists working in Britain today. Our aim is to promote British art textiles and to ensure their future; to introduce them to new audiences and to continually stretch the boundaries with new, vibrant work, both as individuals and as a group.
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‘Found’ is currently on exhibition at Queen Street Gallery, Neath.

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30th September 20211st October 2021

Sabi Westoby – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube ‘Meet the Artist’ Collection. Today it features art quilts of textile artist, Sabi Westoby.

Sabi designs her own fabrics with dye & print. Her expressive and experimental approach to textiles can be seen in her ‘Uprooted’ exhibition – layers of print, paint and hand stitching.

The artworks are based on the ‘United for Intercultural Action List’, which appeared in The Guardian newspaper on 20 June 2018, World Refugee Day, recording 34,361 known refugee deaths over a 25 year period between 1993 and 2018. The works reflect her desire to acknowledge and give form and shape to the unknown men, women and children who died fleeing climate change, civil war and persecution, seeking safer lives in Europe.
Filmed at the The Festival of Quilts 2021.

In this video Sabi shares her latest work and explains the ideas and design concepts behind the collection.

Catch up with Sabi and her stunning Textile Gallery at The Festival of Quilts 2021.

Images courtesy: http://www.sabiwestoby.com

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Artwork by Sabi Westoby - Names , numbers of deaths and cause of death - The List - priinted onto cotton cloth and embroidered - overprinted with images of 'reugees' walking in crowds — Page from The List printed onto cotton cloth

Artwork by Sabi Westoby - Names , numbers of deaths and cause of death - The List - priinted onto cotton cloth and embroidered — Artwork by Sabi Westoby

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22nd September 202130th September 2021

Sheila Frampton Cooper – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube ‘Meet the Artist’ Collection. Today it features bold, free-form quilts of textile artist, Sheila Frampton Cooper.

Sheila’s colourful improv artworks have won awards at major quilt shows, including: IQA World of Beauty in Houston, AQS Show in Paducah and Road to California.

In this video Sheila shares her artworks and explains her applique and improv techniques.

Catch up with Sheila and her stunning Textile Gallery at The Festival of Quilts 2021.

Images courtesy: https://www.zoombaby.com/