Haf Weighton joined us by Zoom last Friday, when she gave us a whistle-stop overview of her career as a textile artist and teacher. Haf described her inspiring activities with the school children she has taught, and her favourite pieces of work, which were based on numerous and varied buildings.
At the end of her talk she set us a small challenge, to be completed the following morning, prior to a show-and-tell session - again via Zoom - in the afternoon.
The challenge was to prepare a fabric background by dragging paint across the surface and then, using the photograph of a building, to trace its outline onto the prepared fabric. The piece would be stitched either by hand or machine, focusing on the main elements of the building. Further details could be added if there was time, or at a later stage.
Almost everyone who had listened to Haf's talk took up the challenge, with some very interesting results. Here are a few we have received so far, and we are hoping that other members will share their stitched buildings with us.
Gill's piece is of Coombe Abbey, Coventry, which has special memories for her:
Lots more fabulous buildings (including works in progress) ...
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