Blackpool Art Society 130th Birthday

Blackpool Art Society celebrated their 130th birthday with a party at the Studio.  The Blackpool themed morning included a quiz, art competition and of course lots of cake and strawberries and cream.
Some members entered into the spirit by coming dressed in "period" outfits.

The event was very well attended and gave everyone the opportunity to catch up with friends old and new top celebrate the occasion.
Blackpool is one of the oldest established Art Societies in the country and many items were on display to illustrate the past history of the society and of Blackpool.

The branch provided a display of work and Marge brought along the Branch Millennium Book which was a source of interest throughout the morning

We had a few felt kits available for make and take and these were enjoyed by many of the members

Encaustic workshop

Following her talk earlier this year Sue Tyldesley returned to do a workshop for us.
We were looking forward to a day of playing with lots of new techniques and we were certainly not disappointed. It was amazing what was produced on the day.

Images made on card with wax were transferred onto fabric to provide interesting backgrounds for stitch

In the afternoon we were able to use the hotplate for even more effects

We were able to produce lots of interesting and individual samples during the day

All we need now is lots of time to get stitching and making!

New images from Amy

Following our June meeting Amy has sent me more images of her work so I thought I would share them with you:

Amy also spoke to us about her work within the museum service and her contact details are here:
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Peel Park
Crescent
Salford
M5 4WU 

Telephone: 0161 778 0818

amy.senogles@scll.co.uk

June Meeting

For our first meeting in June we enjoyed a visit from Amy Senogles.  Amy taught at last year's Summer School so some members were already familiar with her work.

Amy's work is based on the premise that fashion should be sustainable and made to last rather than have the built-in obsolescence of much of today's high street fashion. She graduated from a BA in Embroidery at Manchester School of Art in 2008. She has used recycled textiles and embroidery to create a series of pattern shaped panels which show how they could be used in garment design. 

 

Amy also talked about her work with the Salford Museum Service and some of the exhibitions she has been involved with.

There was much food for thought following her talk and the display of work she brought for us to see. Many of us I am sure will now be thinking of trying to combine previously untried combinations of fabrics and to re-use some of our clothing in different ways when it is no longer required!

Needle Confusion?

I don't know about you, but I get awfully confused by which needle is the best to use for which project. This link may help you to unravel the confusion:

http://www.jjneedles.com/pages/Which-Needles%3F.html