November 4th - Wolverhampton Grand theatre Panto project

17 of the group participated in a workshop, to create panels for the Wicked Queen's cape, which is part of a community project creating a display during the annual panto, Snow White, at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

The project is coordinated by Pauline from Heath House Studios.

She brought everything we needed to create the small panels that would form part of the cloak. We really did embrace our inner bling!!!

Some of the members have taken away kits while the rest of us either completed one or two in the morning session .

Here are some of those who participated

   

       

and some of the work that has been completed since

and the wicked queen of course needs an apple 

Lizzie Wall - Feathers, Scales and Fur

We had an amazing talk from Lizzie on her art quilts based on the natural world and including animals - fur, birds - feathers and fish - scales.

Lizzie trained in Manchester in fashion and embroidery and then became a primary school teacher and now specialises in helping children with educational needs.

She uses a lot of the countryside around Oswestry, where she lives and even when starting with the same subject, each has a different outcome.

This peacock is on a kimono silk & Obi and was exhibited at Harrogate. Other birds include owls, chickens, blackbirds to name but a few.

Hares, rabbits and hedgehogs form her 'fur' quilts.

As well as sunflowers and a special Oak tree from Calderstones park, near where Lizzie lived at one time.

She also has taken on commissions, particularly for churches in the form of altar frontals and chasubles. This one was based on the Lady of Walsingham.

Lizzie loves using fish - scales in her work - her cushion won her first prize at a quilt exhibition.

Lizzie's talk was very inspiring, as well as entertaining, with a lot of background information for her inspiration and techniques.

We very much look forward to her workshop next year, which may be based on hares, fishes, sunflowers, etc....