Journey: the rePrint & the negative

In many ways, Ross’ fascination for Japan informs his work as much as the influence of his African childhood. Concepts such as Wabi-sabi and Kintsugi have each inspired collections and installations, and classic texts such as ‘How to Wrap Five Eggs’ continue to inspire him.  There are distinct overlaps in the concept of craft from…

‘Untold’ at the Art Pavillion

There is only today and tomorrow left for you to pop down to Mile End to see this year’s PRISM’s exhibition at the Art Pavillion. ‘Untold’ is the perfect place for an Easter weekend outing, with a vast variety of responses to the title of this year’s exhibition and a free embroidery workshop running this…

Still Life

‘Still Life’ is a new work by Ross created for this exhibition to which it gives its name. It is hard to see how any person could ever have “reasonable grounds” for not rescuing a person in distress at sea… Schedule 4A, part A1, paragraph J1 The piece is made from recycled antique christening gowns…

In Search of Possibilities

This rainy Sunday is the last chance you have to get down the the Art Pavilion, Mile End, London. PRISM’s latest show. With nearly 60 artists exhibiting the range of work on display is breathe taking with materials ranging from foliage and rust through traditional embroidery and weaving to concrete and latex. Rather than write…

Addressing Space What 3 Words

Saturday was the Private View of Studio 21‘s new show ‘Addressing Space What 3 Words’. With the starting point for this project being early 2019, it has had the longest gestation period of any of their exhibitions, with the Pandemic throwing an enormous proverbial spanner in the works. This opening weekend took place in a…

Other Work at the Contemporary Textile Fair 2021

Opening this weekend and continuing till next Sunday the 28th, this year’s Contemporary Textile Fair has had a few false starts with COVID and lockdowns but it’s finally here!  Alongside the new series of work ‘Lockdown III – A Contemporary Circling‘ that Ross created Ross during Lockdown III especially for the Contemporary Textile Fair, we…

New Work at the Contemporary Textile Fair 2021

Opening this weekend and continuing till next Sunday the 28th, this year’s Contemporary Textile Fair has had a few false starts with COVID and lockdowns but it’s finally here! This series of work was created by Ross during Lockdown III especially for the Contemporary Textile Fair at the landmark Arts Centre, Teddington. As the COVID…

Roots: Untamed Connections In Fibre

This weekend at Craft Central the exhibition Roots: Untamed Connections In Fibre was due to be open to be open to the public. Unfortunately, like so many things at the moment, things have changed and due to COVID and rather than opening its doors, we are moving the exhibition online. Erna Janine from Saori Freeweaving…

Roots: Deborah Pawle

Deborah weaves, hand stitches, dyes with plant material, works with driftwood and other natural materials, as well as making more practical items. She creates woven and hand stitched fabrics using slow and thoughtful ways of working, immersing herself in the making in an intuitive and mainly unplanned way, the pieces reflecting her love of the…

Roots: Emi Fujisawa

My name is Emi Fujisawa, I am a Japanese textile artist based in Oxfordshire with a background in textile design, and interests in hand weaving and other textile techniques, natural dyeing and pottery. My philosophy is based on the proverb from Confucius that says, “We can learn new things from the past”. Strongly inspired by…

Roots: Erna Janine

Dutch born Erna Janine is a textile artist living in an old wool mill complex in Gloucestershire. During a year without any extended stays or overseas textile residencies in India and Japan, she turned to her own “back yard” for inspiration: Stroud’s industrial textile heritage. Inspired by her surroundings of living within in a heritage…

Roots: Femke Lemmens

After experiencing Saori weaving in Suffolk as well as in the original studio in Japan, Femke fell in love with its fluidity and freedom. Having studied product design, sourcing materials always led to questions. So after trying out natural dyes, and using local, found and recycled materials, willow weaving offered a purer way of creating…