Nicole led a fun, friendly and fiddly workshop at our October meeting making small beaded danglies/decorations. She saved us the trouble of sorting through our own stuff by bringing packs with all the requirements - although we did have the problem of colour choice, whether it was autumnal, festive (for those of us who like to be prepared!) or traditional. Thanks you, Nicole. Here are some of the completed pieces.
Our afternoon session was a talk by Stewart Kelly, a locally-based and internationally recognised artist. Using some excellent photos of his work, Stewart took us through his career from a BA at Liverpool John Moores, an MA at MMU and, currently as a Post-Graduate Researcher at MMU. He has also taught in arts and community mental health projects. Much of Stewart's work is based on his drawings of the human form, cutting, weaving and heavily machine stitching the new surface.
There's more information about Stewart Kelly's work, and some excellent photos, in the March/April 2023 edition of Embroidery magazine.
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