Textile artists sketchbooks

Thank you for visiting me and for all comments on recent posts. It's lovely to hear from you and to see new followers I have a few things to share today ... Firstly, a couple of pages from my "sketchbook" which isn't really a sketchbook, but more like a sample book! I do draw and sketch a little, mainly still life. When I'm out and about I tend to use my camera for visual recording and a notebook for scribbling thoughts and ideas. Are you the same? There are so many ways of recording…

In order to become a better artist, it's recommended that you keep an art journal…

5 posts published by Karen during February 2023

I love these Louise Bourgeois fabric panels, (actually "pages") I saw at MOMA today at the not so newish exhibition Mind and Matter: Altern...

Friday was the last day of my textile exhibition / open-studio residency at Orchard Square in Sheffield city centre. It has been a fantastic experience and a very enjoyable 4 weeks. One of my main motivations in applying for the project, was to get the opportunity to mount up and display all my textiles, so that I could get some sense of the 'body of work' created so far. Up to now, it's all just been bits and pieces, stashed away in the plans chest drawer, so it has been hard to get a feel…

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Jessica Grady is a contemporary embroidery artist that recycles items pairing traditional embroidery with unusual materials.