Shipley Lates

The Shipley Lates are back for one evening only on Friday September 28th  to celebrate a new exhibition "Collected Threads" which  celebrate 35 years of the Shipley craft textile collection. Expect an evening of grown up fun and fast paced textile activities for all levels. Advanced or beginner, come ready to get stuck in! Whether you are raring to revamp your old clothes or eager to try a new technique, this evening will leave you wanting to make more! A pay bar will be available.  Due to the popularity of previous events you must buy a ticket. They are £5 but inside you get the chance to do a workshop with me, Jane Fraser, Jayne Turner, Ali Rhind, Clare Baker and Tom Van Deijnen. More information about it at http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/shipley-art-gallery/whats-on/events/shipley-late-collected-threads.html You get  a goody bag too.
 Jane has been experimenting with turning old inner tyres into jewellery and this is one of the things you can dip into. A truly inspiring recycling idea.

Enchanted Forest

I am taking this popular course up into the beautiful borders of Scotland this Autumn to Burnbrae near Kelso. You will have two days, 25th and 26th October, to really indulge in hand stitching techniques, using beautiful fabrics and a basis of old quilts. Why not make a mini break of it? I am! There are full details of this two day workshop on my website www.mandypattullo.co.uk.

Here are some images to give you a taste of what you can achieve using forest animals and birds as an inspiration for appliqué and stitch.

September Courses

I still have places on two courses which take place within the next month.

"Bloom" will run in Jesmond on 15th September ( possibly at my house) and will be full of different fabric manipulation techniques for making flowers. I have been experimenting myself and have come up with all sorts of ways to use scraps of fabric to make blooming marvellous flowers which can be worn, attached to a bag perhaps or as I do, hang them on the wall! The course costs £45 and includes all materials and equipment so you just have to turn up. If you are interested in this course place get in touch with me at mandypattullo@mac.com.

In association with Horsley Printmakers I will be running a "Monet Monotypes" course on 22nd and 23rd September. I shall be looking towards Monet's paintings of Giverney and other landscapes as a starting point for a workshop which is about a painterly and mark making approach to monotypes. You will produce numerous one off prints like the one below. It caught the attention of "Artists and Illustrators" magazine and is featured in the latest copy. More information about what the course is about, costs etc can be found at Horsley Printmakers web site HERE.

IKEA again

I am running another workshop for IKEA this Thursday. Its free and a "drop in " so you can come anytime between 11 and 4.30. Heres a link for more information. The theme of this one is to turn an Ikea placemat in to a work of art! http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/store/gateshead/storeInfo

My studio

I have been tidying my studio all today in preparation for the Open Studios event this weekend. Its all a bit odd as it is a private space where I go and be creative and then I have to make it more shop like as that is what is expected. Anyway these are some photos of it as I left tonight. I guess by next week it will be back to a mess with fabric all over the floor and wonky pictures! Please come if you are around.

Drawings

I have been doing a lot of drawing recently, partly inspired by teaching other people how to do it on the summer school. I have returned to the palette I am happiest at here. All work will be for sale at my studio this Saturday and Sunday.

Flower festival and Open Studios Event

My studio will be open for a whole weekend soon ( 25/26 August) in conjunction with a Flower Festival at Horsley Village Church. Please come as not only will the Church be full of flowers we have some really good guest artists in the hall with work on a floral theme.