At our July meeting Davina, one of our members, showed us how to make a Star Christmas decoration.
As it is July I'd like to say the sun was beating down outside - but I think it was actually raining! Inside though we were feeling Christmassy with our festive material and sequins.
We all enjoyed making a star that we can use to hang on the tree, or combine with others to use as a Christmas garland. Thank you for a great workshop Davina.
The Olympic Games are taking place between Friday 26th July and Sunday 11th August 2024 in France, with most events taking place in Paris.
This year's challenge for Great Western Embroiderers' members was to produce a piece of work on a 12 inch canvas using the Olympic colours and circles. Members produced a lovely variety of work as they all interpreted the brief in their own style.
This work can be seen from now until the end of the Olympics in the window of the Cricklade Town Council Office.
The Olympic pieces will be on show again as part of Swindon Open Studios when we will be exhibiting them, along with work produced on the theme of Arts and Crafts and a selection of other work that members have done as part of Great Western Embroiderers in the past. We will be venue number 20 and will be at the Jenner Hall on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 2024 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. While visiting us why not also go to see the other Cricklade venues open that weekend - number 21 Cricklade Art Group and number 19 Tim Baynes.
Great Western Embroiderers (swindonopenstudios.org)
At our June meeting a small group of us had a tutorial in stumpwork from our member Maureen to show us how to create three dimensional embroidery.
At our May meeting we had fun playing with Gelli Plates. Our Chair, Maggie, led a workshop to demonstrate how to use Gelli Plates to print images onto paper and gave us tips on printing onto fabric too.
We had all brought leaves with us that we had pressed at home and Maggie had also brought some stamps with her that we were able to use to incorporate different shapes. It was a lot of fun trying out the various techniques to print both negative and positive images.
We left inspired about how to incorporate this technique into our work and looking forward to experimenting some more at home.
This work is now on show in the exhibition 'A Walk Through Cricklade in Stitches' that is on at the Cricklade Museum until 9th November 2024. Opening times are 10:00 to 12:00 Wednesday and Saturday. It is a lovely museum and it is well worth having a look around while you are there.
Here is the link to their website:
We also delivered our pieces of work created last year, illustrating Cricklade to the local Museum in Calcutt Street. The exhibition will be running from Saturday 4th May to Tuesday 12th November 2024.
We are very pleased to be taking part in this years Swindon Open Studios. We will be found at the Jenner Hall in Cricklade ( SN6 6AX) and will be opening only on the first weekend, Saturday 16th September and Sunday 17th September from 11am until 4pm.
We hope you can come and visit us. there will be refreshments and cake, as well as a warm welcome. There will be individual artists demonstrating as well as group exhibitions of work. Our members have focussed on different aspects of their chosen textile media, and these will be on display at the Open Studios and will offer you an exciting insight into this fascinating art medium. .
