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Cloths of Heaven

6/22/2014

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Occasionally I have one of those early mornings and on this morning I woke about 3 am. The good news was that I was in time to see the most spectacular dawn sky across the valley. Armed with a cup of tea and my camera I took this photograph. I had been trying to make a decision about the subject matter for the Cloths of Heaven Exhibition at the Weaver's Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury. This view clinched it. This year the theme is W.B. Yeats poem. My favourite line is "--- of night and light and the half -light" so this is what my piece is called- The half-light.

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This is the landscape piece I made in response. It is appliquéd, machine stitched and embellished with wool fibres. The words "Tread softly because you tread on my dreams" are also stitched in the background. I have had a frame made for it and mounted the piece on a lovely soft, slightly faded, old cotton velvet. It is a gorgeous colour.
The exhibition runs in conjunction with the Lebury Poetry Festival from 1st to 13th July.

The Inspired by Slad Valley opening in Slad Chuch was very jolly and very "Stroud!" There are beautiful flowers in the church, a great exhibition, bunting, speeches, straw hats, sunshine and cider.
There were over 300 visitors to the exhibition this weekend and Open Gardens as well.

http://www.sladsociety.org.uk/festival.html
Next week I will be at Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucester as artist in residence. The current exhibition showing is
Extinct Boids Paintings by Ralph Steadman June 10th - July 20th
http://www.nature-in-art.org.uk/exhibitions.html

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Inspired by Slad Valley

6/18/2014

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I've just delivered three pieces of work to the church in Slad where this exhibition is being held. It is commemorating the centenary of Laurie Lee's birth It opens on Saturday 21st and runs until 29th June. I will be stewarding there on Sunday 22nd in the afternoon. There are a variety of media represented and I'm sure it will be fascinating. A percentage of sales will go towards the Church.
Next week I shall be artist in residence again at Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucester. Tuesday 22nd until Sunday 29th June. I am intending to do some fabric dyeing ready for some more lichen hangings for the exhibition in October at Westonbirt Arboretum with Cotswold Edge. I am really looking forward to it. It is such a lovely place and great fun meeting lots of different people - a bit like the textile trail.

I also have an online interview with so-glos. There is a link below.

http://www.soglos.com/culture/36916/In-the-studio-with-Liz-Brooke-Ward

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Bull's Cross -mixed media and stitch. £200
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Bull's Cross - detail. This is a mixed media piece using cotton muslin and scrim and paper which is machine stitched. The sky is hand stitched.

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Swift's Hill, Spring. £200
This is another appliquéd, hand and machine stitched piece in cotton and silk. The sky is hand stitched.
I enjoyed stitching the barbed wire fence in the foreground.



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Swift's Hill, Winter. £200
The same view as the one on the left but a bit closer up. Someone told me that quaking grass grew  there so I stitched some grass in the foreground. It is such a pretty delicate plant. The ploughed area below the hill looked quite red against the dark sky and reminded me of the pictures of Stroud red cloth pinned on the hillsides to dry on tenter hooks.

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