A Batsford Book

So I haven't been blogging for a while. In the summer I am so busy with my garden and allotment - watering, planting and thinking of ways to defeat the slugs. I have also been working on an interesting textile project with a refugee group in Newcastle and teaching away from home.  Over the winter I was also busy with a secret project which I am now able to reveal as it has gone to print! I have been writing a book called "Textile Collage" for Batsford Books which is going to come out early September. You can't get your hands on it yet but you can pre-order on Amazon. Here is the link
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Textile-Collage-Mandy-Pattullo/dp/1849943745/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465500530&sr=1-1&keywords=mandy+pattullo

I will be revealing more about the book in forthcoming months and haven't even seen it myself yet but thought you should be the first to know in case you follow my work and want to get hold of a copy as soon as it comes out.

Detail

I am working on  8-10 pieces for an exhibition later in the year. Here are a couple of details.

Eugenie Alexander

Someone has kindly sent me a link to a  wonderful little pathe film about Eugenie Alexander who created many of the illustrations for my Fabric Pictures Book. An unusually attentive husband! Good to see a woman making her living from fabric collage so long ago.

Fabric Pictures

A lovely charity shop find. Published by Mills and Boon in 1959. This edition 1967. 

lace glove

2 places left on "Loving Lace" at The Hearth on Sunday 12 th June. If you are interested in booking a place please contact me through my web site. I am going to include making a beautiful paper glove like this

More Winifred

Another still Life collage inspired by a painting from Winifred Nicholson. I am not very happy with my photographs at the moment but hope it gives you a clue. Hope to run a course on this in the Autumn.

Uppercase

I have a double page spread in the current issue of the beautiful magazine Uppercase. Check out the web site HERE. It is worth signing up for the newsletter which will lead you through links to some interesting artists and designers.