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Janice Gunner – Meet the Artist

Janice Gunner is a leading textile artist, quilter, author, and quilt judge. A lifelong stitcher for over 50 years, Janice presents a major retrospective of her portfolio – ‘A Lifetime in Textiles’ exhibition.

Her exhibition takes you on a journey celebrating 50 years.

Janice Gunner: https://www.janicegunner.co.uk

Janice Gunner

Always striving to produce work of a high standard, Janice prefers to experiment with a wide range of styles and techniques.

Part of the Lifetime in Textiles exhibition

If there is one technique she is most known for, it is probably Shibori, also the title of one of her books.

Shibori Book by Janice : https://amzn.to/471jMlR

Janice is an award-winning textile artist, quilter, City & Guilds accredited tutor and author. Aside from creating and teaching, she holds a MA with Merit in Textiles at the University of the Creative Arts. Her current work using natural dyes, along with screen and digital printing, focuses on memory loss and absence and how they affect personality and relationships. Janice was recently awarded the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles Education and Travel Bursary.

Amy Pabst – Meet the Artist

Author and quilter Amy Pabst grew up in rural West Virginia, where there’s a strong heritage of quilting. Her exhibition ‘Micropiecing: Quarter Million’ presents a series of 27 miniature quilts that focuses on the traditional pineapple block on a very small scale.

Amy Pabst: https://www.instagram.com/amymakesquilt

Foundation pieced pineapple quilt by Amy Pabst - Meet the Artist — Foundation pieced pineapple quilt by Amy Pabst – Meet the Artist

All blocks are less than 2.5cm, and each piece is less than 3mm wide. Each quilt has thousands of pieces, and the series was considered complete when the total number of pieces reached 250,000. The design sources for Amy’s quilts include antique and contemporary quilts, as well as original designs.

Variation on pineapple foundation patchwork

Amy Pabst

Amy is a West Virginia native, discovered quilting in 2011 after finding a book at her local library. Since then, she’s created countless quilts and become a prominent figure in the quilting community. Amy is a teacher, speaker, and judge for the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges, and she actively participates in local and international guilds. Her first book, Log Cabin: The 100,000 Pieces Project, was published in 2020 by Quiltmania.

Currently, Amy is a full-time fibers student at Marshall University, with minors in creative writing and women’s studies.

Filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2024.

For a more inspiration, please browse the ‘Meet the Artist’ collection on my YouTube Channel.

Heritage of Lancashire Exhibition

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Collection. Today it features some contemporary & traditional embroiderers from the English county of Lancashire in an exhibition celebrating the heritage of Lancashire.

The ‘Colours, Textures & Heritage of Lancashire’ group exhibition brings together work from members of the Ribble Creative Stitchers and Bolton Stitch & Textile Groups.

Textile artist Susan Fielding guides us through the exhibition.

Artwork in the Heritage of Lancashire Exhibition

“The exhibition was inspired by the people and places of our home county. For some of us the rural landscapes of hills, moors and coastal areas, and the habitat they provide for native animals and birds were a major source of creativity. For others, the architecture of some of our historic buildings and the urban landscapes of the mill towns acted as a stimulus.”

Members used a combination of both traditional and contemporary textile practices, coupled with mixed-media techniques, to produce creative and inspiring textile art.

Lancashire cotton mill workers wrapped in tweed shawls

The stunning venue – the Coach House Gallery at the 400 year old Astley Hall in Chorley, England – is a perfect setting for the work.

Filmed in September 2022.

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