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Mists of Time Weavers Gallery, Ledbury.

7/5/2015

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Mists of Time.
This is the latest piece made for the exhibition at Weavers Gallery, Ledbury, in conjunction with the Ledbury Poetry Festival. www.poetry-festival.co.uk/
The brief this year was the poetry of the Malvern Hills.
I pieced this, then appliquéd it on to a cotton canvas background, then added some words from William Langland's vision in Piers Plowman, probably written in 1300's.
"Ac on a May morwenynge on Malverne Hilles
Me befel a ferly, of Fairye me thoghte"
But on a May morning on Malvern Hills
I experienced a wonder, come from Fairy-power.
I researched a bit about the Geology of the hills, some of the most ancient rocks and constructed a geological map using rusted cotton, linens and wool.


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Here is a detail of the lettering, which is machine stitched and gives an interesting but texture.
I've tried to keep this piece understated and simple in an attempt to reflect the Medieval aspect.


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Stitching and Life.

7/5/2015

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The exhibition Remembered Hills is well underway at Weaver's gallery Ledbury.
There are some lovely pieces and a variety of styles with pieces stitched, embellished, printed and embroidered with poetry written about The Malverns at the heart.
Last week I was stewarding and stitching my latest lichen embroidery. I had an interesting conversation with a visitor about life, juggling the needs of families and the piece I was working on.
The reverse is a jumble of threads and ends - crossing and re-crossing - knots and loops peppered with pin pricks of of ordered stitches amongst the chaos.
But turn it over to the "right side" the face shown to the world and it is quite precise and ordered.
The threads are contained in their neat little knot formations and wrapped carefully round washers and rings and bounded by the shapes, colours carefully considered, controlled.
Everything is where it is intended to be.
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