2017

We move forward from two successful exhibitions in 2016 in Prague and in the USA to the challenge of an exhibition in the Netherlands in the Autumn. We continue to work on A2 sized pieces in portrait format and will be producing four pieces over the year with the theme of 'Freedom'. An essential part of our art is working in series to a common format which does give us all a framework for our creative endeavours.

Tuesday 6 January 2015

Apple Peel and Onion Rings


Apple Peel and Onion Rings December 2014

Close to the village is the mountainous area called the Cevennes made famous in Robert Louis Stevenson's book Travels with a Donkey 1879, a journey one can still make today. The Cevennes is famous for its chestnuts, and also for apple growing and the production of large sweet onions. Many of the local recipes are based on these ingredients.

Using a halved apple and onion I printed with fabric paint onto hand dyed cotton. These were than quilted, leaving a space for one to be only quilted.
I have really enjoyed making these six small quilts which feature produce from around our village in France. We have now sold our house there and are returning to live in England, so the quilts will be a momento of that time.

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  1. Jean7 January 2015 at 21:30

    Well, on wet, cold and dull days in England your lovely vibrant quilts from the south of France should remind you of lovely warm memories of your time out there.

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