Monday 12 February 2024

A Splash of Colour exhibition

Members of Out of the Fold are preparing a series of brand new work on the theme 'A Splash of Colour' for our exhibition this autumn

Venue: Quay Gallery, Snape Maltings, Suffolk IP17 1SP

Dates: 18th - 23rd October 2024

10am - 4pm each day

FREE entry
 

Friday 9 February 2024

A sad farewell to Daphne Impey

 

Daphne Impey is a founding member of Out of the Fold, the very last of that select group in fact. After 18 years as a valued and much loved member of the group Daphne is sadly leaving us.

Always modest and self-deprecating Daphne has produced an amazing array of work for group exhibitions.

We wanted to mark Daphne's amazing contribution to Out of the Fold and to present her with a gift as a reminder of her stitching friends. 

Current and past members were invited to make a 6" square on the theme of 'Orchard' and these have been made up into a quilted wall-hanging. The piece will be on display at the Textiles East Fair on Sat 10th and Sun 11th February 2024. Can you spot the individual makers?

We wish Daphne and her family all the very best for the future   

Click on the video link below to see the individual squares and their makers


                                      



Textiles East Fair

 

All 12 current members of Out of the Fold will be showing work as part of our exhibition at Textiles East Fair on Sat 10th and Sunday 11th Feb 2024

We will be showing our 'Unfolding' series first seen in the Bury St Edmunds exhibition last year but this series will also have new work on this theme by Phillip Rees, Mary McIntosh and our newest member Beverley Youngman.

The 'Unfolding' fans will be on display - one of the most challenging of our challenges with members showing their creativity and technical skills

We are also exhibiting a range of framed work - new and old - and offering a range of handmade items for sale. 

Burgess Hall, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 6WU

https://textileseastfair.wordpress.com/

Thursday 28 December 2023

New Member Beverley Youngman

 

Beverley Youngman is joining Out of the Fold from January 2024

Beverley's creative journey and explorations involve her getting outdoors and experiencing and responding to natural forms. Her local surroundings in Norfolk and the East Anglian coast are a constant source of inspiration.

Taking photographs, working into sketchbooks and mark making allow her to explore freely as a starting point. Thereafter she works intuitively in stitch, weaving, mixed media, collage and paint.




Collage and stitch
Beverley is also a member of Links and Layers.

You can follow Beverley on Instagram @beverley_youngman


 

Monday 4 December 2023

Out of the Fold at Textiles East Fair 2024

 

Out of the Fold will be the main exhibiting group at the Textiles East Fair in February 2024

We will be exhibiting the 'Unfolding series' from 2023 including a display of handmade fans. 

Plus a series of framed work - a mixture of old and new - from all twelve members of the group.

Work will be on show by Daphne Impey for the final time as she prepares to leave the group after so many years

Our newest member Beverley Youngman who joins in January 2024 will also have work on show


https://textileseastfair.co.uk



Tuesday 10 October 2023

Meet the Maker - Daphne Impey

 

Daphne Impey is the last remaining founder member of the Out of the Fold Group and she looked back in time when creating this piece for the 'Unfolding' exhibition









Daphne used precious pieces of previously worked embroidery, smocking and traditional patchwork, fabric manipulation combined with new pieces to create a piece entitled "Unfolding the Past" which could actually be unbuttoned and unfolded to show what lies beneath.

An ingenious interactive work


Friday 6 October 2023

Meet the Maker - Caroline Brown

 

Caroline showed her 'Monochrome' piece again at the exhibition.

Using mostly black and white with flashes of red and lots of precious recycled lace and other textiles collected over many years

The centre-piece of our 'Unfolding Fans' display is this fantastic work by Caroline Brown who combined her fan and unfolding exhibits in this one installation entitled "Fan Fatale Incognito"

Caroline says "Most of my work uses recycled materials and is somewhat dictated by the resources I have available. A couple of year's ago a friend gave me the red fan and the lady, both charity shop finds. Both jumped into my head when the 'Fans' theme was suggested.

The body covering was influenced by the Oslo artist Hanne Friis whom I discovered in 2021. Friis' intricately sewn sculptures are created by pleating, folding and stitching all types of fabrics. 



"Fan Fatale" became "Incognito" when slight damage to the head required a covering"

Caroline will be stewarding at the exhibition on Saturday 7th October so come along and meet her in person