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Occasional ramblings

Just a few thoughts or notes on ongoing projects.

Work in progress on a theme of the Sixties

11/18/2014

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I belong to a small group called Threaded Together.  We are working towards an exhibition based on the Sixties.  We are different ages and, therefore, have varied perspective on the decade.  The work will be quite diverse.

I have been making lots of small quilts which each hold a memory of the sixties.  Some of them are general memories and some are very specific.  I was at primary school at the beginning of the decade and a college student at the end.  These are a few of the mini quilts that I have already photographed, in no particular order.  They will all be linked together at the end.
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The first heart transplant.
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The first moon landing.
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The Pill.
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The Beeching Report.
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Watch this space!
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C Q West - our exhibition at Bradford-on-Avon and then at the West Country Quilt Show

11/18/2014

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We had our first exhibition - entitled Unfolding Stories, at the West Barn at Bradford-on-Avon.  It is a fabulous site, although we were very lucky to have good weather for most of the week.  It might be a lot quieter in bad weather.  The barn is to the side of the famous Tithe Barn and there is a lot to see in the area, with semi-permanent craft workshops nearby and the river running past.

We really enjoyed talking to the visitors - we had quite a lot - and felt the exhibition was a success.  We learned quite a bit too.

We have just taken a reduced version of the exhibition to a gallery at The West Country Quilt Show, which was at the exhibition centre adjacent to the University of the West of England.  It is a good site and the galleries were well received by visitors, although the footfall was not great for the first two days and some of the traders were unhappy.  I think this show has great potential and is a very convenient place to get to, once you know not to go to the main UWE campus! 

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These are some rather blurred photos of the exhibition at The West Barn.  Work by Christine Seager, Yvonne Larkin, Maria Harryman, Claire Passmore, Alicia Merrett and Kathryn Chambers (and me).

Then some more at The West Country Quilt Show showing more work by Liz Hewitt, Judy Stephens, Jean Grimshaw, Mandi Bainbridge and Helen Thomas.
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Masseria della Zingara, Puglia

11/18/2014

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I spent a fabulous week at Masseria della Zingara in September (yes this blog is very out of date). My husband travelled by motorbike and I flew to Bari and was collected and driven to this beautiful place. Our hosts were Andrew and Noreen Salmon (of FOQ and Knitting & Stitching fame) and I went to take a course with Pauline Burbidge. I had a lovely time playing with several other like-minded women and Pauline at monoprinting, mud printing, cyanotypes and stitching into everything. The place is beautiful with masses of inspiration everywhere you looked. The weather was kind; Andrew and Noreen were wonderful hosts; the food, cooked by Rosa, was amazing and Pauling was enthusiastic and inspiring! These are some of the photos I took of the place and the work we did.












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A view of the swimming pool with some local trullis behind.  These fascinating buildings are a feature of Puglia and are worth seeing.
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This is were we ate in the shade.

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I don't know what this plant is called, but it inspired a monoprint.

We had some delicious local fish for lunch one day - these are cyanotypes "curing" in the sun of the fish skeletons!
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Some photos of the sunlight on the swimming pool.  I willl turn this into a quilt one day!
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This could be a quilt too!
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Pauline and Andrew looking at some of the work on our last day.

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    Stephanie Crawford

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