Tag Archives: textile art

East Kent gallery visits

This week I had the pleasure of visiting three galleries in East Kent with Janet Bevan, a fellow quilter who I met since coming to Ramsgate. The galleries are doing a collaborative exhibition, with the theme of ‘Maps’. Our first stop was ‘Beach Creative’ in Herne Bay, on the north Kent coast. Textile exhibition 2022ContinueContinue reading “East Kent gallery visits”

Anni Albers, weaver

I recently saw an exhibition at Tate Modern, in London (organised by Tate Modern and Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf), of the work of Anni Albers (1899-1994). Anni was an innovative and influential weaver who was born in Germany and trained at the Bauhaus Art School. You can see a photograph of Anni Albers here: https://nmwa.org/art/artists/anni-albers/ Many ofContinueContinue reading “Anni Albers, weaver”