by Annette Hughes | May 21, 2021 | Member News
Jennifer’s talent is ignited by the process of enquiry and experimentation. After graduating in 1999 with a BA (Hons) degree in textiles, in which she specialised in print, knit and weave, she began her career using unusual materials, paper, fruit, leaves and bubble...
by Annette Hughes | May 11, 2021 | Member News
I love immersing myself in the evening routine that I have built over time now for each first Wednesday of the month. Around 6.45pm I make myself a big mug of tea and settle down to watch Tina Willis Jones work her magic and show me how easy it is to produce an...
by Annette Hughes | Apr 25, 2021 | Member News
This was our first attempt at a critique night via Zoom. Keith was sent ten pieces of artwork in advance and he created a power point presentation for the evening. A very interesting and revealing evening unfolded with lots of helpful and constructive comments for...
by Annette Hughes | Mar 21, 2021 | Member News
This month we were treated to a wonderful demonstration on the subject of creating animal fur using graphite and coloured pencils. Jess Pritchard is an expert with coloured pencils, and she had a few tips for any of us who would like to try out this particular medium....
by Annette Hughes | Mar 10, 2021 | Member News
This month Tina demonstrated how to produce a ‘deconstructed’ portrait using charcoal on water colour paper. The paper she used was A2 Cass Art – a really white 200g paper and she also used charcoal powder (good tip – you can make your own homemade version by placing...