Amanda Jane Textiles

Summer quilting, embroidery and knitting

Today is the late August Bank Holiday in England and Wales and the weather is gloriously hot and sunny (which is not always the case in the North-East of England and is often not the case on a Bank Holiday!) So I felt that this week’s post should have a summery textile theme. My quiltContinueContinue reading “Summer quilting, embroidery and knitting”

Textile Sculptures at the Baltic

The Baltic, Gateshead, photo by Amanda Jane Ogden I recently saw an interesting exhibition at the Baltic (the Modern Art Gallery in Gateshead) of the work of the Nigerian artist Ifeoma U. Anyaeji. This is her first exhibition in Europe and it is well worth seeing. There are a number of sculptures in the show,ContinueContinue reading “Textile Sculptures at the Baltic”