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Two Strange Trees
Margaret Appa

12 x 22 cm
+44 07803 500 279

Two strange trees began as a relaxed exploration with a range of yarns and two techniques I love - wrapping and blending. I had no ideas in mind ... it simply grew into two strange trees.

Two Strange Trees
Margaret Appa

Wrapped Yellow
Barb Cove

29 x 22.5 cm
www.instagram.com/Barbara.Cove

Currently I enjoy this colour palette of yellow, green, white and black, and combinations of all those to create small weavings.

I like to combine other forms of 'making' using wrapping (I use wire and calico as a base to then wrap around) and sisal, fabric stiffener and acrylic paint to create forms to add another dimension to hold the weaving.

Wrapped Yellow
Barb Cove

Particle
Julie Davies

40 x 41 cm; cotton, wool and linen
www.instagram.com/juliedaviestapestrystudio

My tapestries are woven using cotton, wool and linen to reflect my love of the natural world. Inspiration comes from the realm of quantum physics; quantum theory embodies randomness whereby from the smallest subatomic particles, the complex world we now see materialised over time. When designing my tapestries I work with paint on large sheets of paper allowing the paint to flow and mix until images that I like emerge. I then translate those images into my woven artwork.

Particle
Julie Davies

Held
Barb Cove

15 x 10 cm
www.instagram.com/Barbara.Cove

Currently I enjoy this colour palette of yellow, green, white and black, and combinations of all those to create small weavings.

I like to combine other forms of 'making' using wrapping (I use wire and calico as a base to then wrap around) and sisal, fabric stiffener and acrylic paint to create forms to add another dimension to hold the weaving.

Held
Barb Cove

Beach Hut Reflections
Matty Smith

18 x 25 cm; cotton warp and dyed worsted wool weft

Windows let us see out to the world
The world is reflected in windows
Which is the true image - looking out or looking in?

Beach Hut Reflections, based on a copyright-free image from the internet, raised a key question about which way to weave it since it contained strong horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. Selecting colours to capture the areas of shadow, as well as the subtlety of the sunset over the ocean, also presented the need for constant attention.
Contact: mattysmith.smith@gmail.com

Beach Hut
Reflections
Matty Smith

Window Box
Mike Wallace

10 x 14 cm; linen warp, wool and linen weft
mikewallaceuk@yahoo.co.uk

The window box could be from anywhere; in this case the idea came from a French country retreat. The original image was simplified several times to reach the final design and then the piece.

Window Box
Mike Wallace

Standing Stones, Orkney  
Mike Wallace

40 x 40 cm; linen warp, wool and linen weft

A visit to Orkney in June 2019 proved to be hugely inspirational. The number of standing stones and other ancient relics created the most amazing atmosphere that is providing an ongoing impetus to my work.

Standing Stones, Orkney
Mike Wallace

One Small Wave
Margaret Appa

18 x 7 cm
+44 07803 500 279 

One Small Wave was a result of a week of weaving in Turkey where one of the exercises was to observe the sea and create a weaving from those observations. The weaving once off the loom created its own form which I then manipulated by using a soft wire.

One Small Wave
Margaret Appa