Woven Threads Project

I'm really happy and somewhat surprised to announce that my Woven Threads collection of work will be on view in public again, for the first time in 10 years. I'd like to thank John Burton from The Bedworth Society and The George Eliot Fellowship and Sarah Jane Downing for this opportunity.

The latest addition to the Heritage Centre in Bedworth was officially opened this morning. Alongside the Woven Threads project are a replica of a traditional ribbon weaving loom and a Victorian hand loom. The Parsonage also opened it's exhibition 'Ticket's please' about the heritage of public transport in Coventry and Bedworth. After the official ribbon cutting, we were given coffee in Bedworth's historic Almshouses.

On Tuesday 1st November I visited the Parsonage Heritage Centre in Bedworth to see the Woven Threads exhibition in its new location. The exhibition is in the centre's new aquisition, the Nurse's House which originally belonged to the adjacent Almshouses. I met John and Linda Burton who have been fantastically supportive of my project and also work so hard to promote and preserve local heritage and history. They have acquired a Victorian weaving loom and a handmade replica of a traditional ribbon weaving loom which are displayed alongside my work. I am really happy with how my work looks in the space; the scale of my work seems to suit the size and historical nature of the room. I've added some photographs of the exhibition to the gallery section, although they don't convey the feeling of the venue in quite the same way as being there.

An new opportunity to see my work created for the Woven Threads project at

The Nurse's House

The Parsonage Heritage Centre

All Saints Square

Bedworth

CV12 8NR

Opening times are Tuesday and Friday 10.30am - 1.00pm

Saturdays 10.30am - 3.30pm

If the Nurse's House is closed at these times, please ask at the Parsonage.

 

The Woven Threads Exhibition will very soon be on display at the Nurse's House at the Parsonage Heritage Centre in Bedworth. The Nurse's House is a new addition to the Heritage Centre having been renovated by volunteers and fundraising from the Bedworth Society. I'm very pleased to say that Woven Threads will be the first exhibition in the Nurse's house and will be displayed along side a Victorian Weaving loom and a replica of a tradional ribbon weaving loom.

Yesterday morning I went to visit John and Lynda Burton from the Bedworth Society and Parsonage Heritage Centre to discuss my exhibition being displayed in the Nurse's House. We met at the Old meeting Church which they are currently involved with renovating and restoring and of course fund raising for. It was very interesting to hear about the building's history and how it had changed over time. They then showed me the Nurse's House and the Parsonage Centre and we discussed my work and how best to display it. My sister Sarah came with me to help transport my art work and to discuss display options and to keep me calm when I got lost driving around Bedworth town centre in circles! It was the usual case of not really being lost but not realising I was in the right place. We left John and Lynda awaiting the delivery of the Victorian loom which will be a permanent feature of the Nurse's House.

I will update with more information about dates and times of the exhibition soon!

 

Hello and Happy New Year!

Time is running out to see the Woven Threads Exhibition at Nuneaton Museum & Gallery.

The last day to see the exhibition is Sunday 9th January 2011.