A monument made of textiles

The Great Exhibition of the North has begun and there is plenty going on in Newcastle/Gateshead in the North-East of England. For more information about this major series of events, please check out the website listed at the end of this post. I was in Newcastle on Saturday, walking up Grey Street towards Grey's MonumentContinue reading "A monument made of textiles"

Ways of designing a quilt

This is a slightly disingenuous title, because there are probably scores of ways to design a quilt. When I was at art college (I went to CCAD in Hartlepool), we learnt to design in quite a linear way. It was a revelation to me, as a mature student: visual research - with plenty of drawing,Continue reading "Ways of designing a quilt"