Line of Beauty – Winter Pride Arts Award 2016

So having been unable to attend the opening private view and awards ceremony (the cruel hand of fate intervened), it seems ironically fitting that when I eventually did arrive, it was half an hour before the exhibition was being taken down! Apologies as it’s now too late for you to go and see this great…

Eco printing with Natural Dyes

This our first look at some of the work that @spottedhyenas is creating. We have tried to outline the processes, illustrating them as a visual tutorial. These techniques have developed through trial and error and is based on what has worked for us. The end result is two beautiful scarves, with related but individual patterns. Here’s…

The Experience of Colour : Astrazione Oggettiva

The Estorick Collection in Islington is a hidden gem, with a permanent collection devoted to modern Italian art. It is currently showing an exhibition of abstract artists who formed a collective movement in the 70’s. They manifesto set out to reinvigorate Italian abstract art, with their main focus the exploration of colour. The movement was…

MADE 2016 at Morley College

The textiles biennial ‘MADE at Morley’ celebrates the achievements of students from all specialisms within Morley’s textile department; from knit to weaving, print to stitch and virtually everything in-between. The show is on at the Morley Gallery, SE1 7HT, until the 29th of April and is well worth heading down to North Lambeth to investigate….

Marian Clayden Art Textiles

Today’s the last chance to see ‘Marian Clayden Art Textiles’ at Dame Zandra Rhode’s Fashion and Textile Museum. This wonderful show from ftmlondon.org is a retrospective look at the ground breaking career of Marian Clayden, who died in 2015. ‘The exhibition celebrates the influence of a British-born artist (1937–2015) who transformed psychedelic tie-dyed fabrics into…

We are Modern Eccentrics

Modern Eccentrics is a collaboration between acclaimed international textile artist @spottedhyenas, and London based photographer Jonathan Dredge. Looking at the visual and creative arts, craft and design, we will be documenting processes used in textile creation, exhibitions we visit and are involved in; and our adventures in the creative world.