lovely things to enjoy

Olive has sent a few images of her work - Some beautifully executed handwork , a few of her more experimental things-  and a proper detailed image of her "Shawlies".....  Just take a few moments to enjoy ....... then have a look at the last 3 images- Olive tells me she has been dabbling in watercolours for the first time.... Of course , being Olive she the added printed text, fabrics and stitch, etc to produce some fabulous delicate images.

Going round the shows

Olive and I went to have a look at   "Stitching the legend"- an exhibition by Textile Art Forum exhibition at Mossley Mill. - The Forum is a cross border group of 4 women , with some really interesting and individual approaches to their subject.

Amanda Northey tackled fashion- with 4 panels exploring the big designers -Schaparelli and Dior etc- I particularly liked these

Esther Kiely's delicate and etherial tree hangings, with links to Irish legends were lovely

Frances Sawaya and Jan Blair both went to the movies for their Legends

Jan Blairs "Wizard of OZ quilts and panels were beautifully done, the "mice to the rescue" hanging an unusual take

Francis Sawaya 's panels exploring the cinema were interesting as well. 
















I really was glad I got to see the show- good stuff , well done!

Of course  the trip also gave Olive and I a chance to see the space we'll be hanging in come November- A good size, not enormous but well lit and a display cabinet for 3d things....So now The Textile Forum have shown us what they can do- we'll have to meet that (friendly) challenge!

WE also took the oportunity to run out to Lisburn and see Michelle Stephens  "3T" exhibition- we were lucky enough to catch the opening and meet the artist. Her work is both simple and unbeliveibly complicated- thread pin panels- a sort of follow on from weaving. The panels were intricate , delicate things- starkly contrasing her heavy bent metal sculptures.  The show's on till 21st July and well worth a trip out.