After nearly 2 years of planning, we finally put our exhibition up this morning! It's only our second exhibition, so we're still fairly new to this kind of thing. However it looks a lot more professional than our first exhibition in 2007.
'nine' was formed in autumn 2005, by 9(!) friends who had spent the previous few (or many!) years studying for our City & Guilds Embroidery qualifications in Harlow, Essex. We all emerged with Part II or a level 3 diploma, depending on the year (and hence syllabus followed) that we finished. It was a lot of hard work and many thanks are due to our tutor Liz Neave who is also part of our group.
We all wanted to develop the skills we had learnt, and decided to form a group that would give us the impetus and support to go and do our own thing, but with a common purpose. We decided to hold an exhibition every 2 years, so that we would have some thing to work towards, but could go at our own pace. Some members are very prolific, producing many pieces of work, while others can only manage 3 or 4 pieces, due to other commitments. We have all managed to form our own personal style, which was something I was very keen to do.
It's called "Making Our Mark", being held at St John's ARC, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0AJ, from 5th -19th September from 10am -4pm (closed on Sundays). Admission is free. If you are in the area, please come and support us. We would love to see you!
These are just a sneak preview of my exhibits!
More photos and comments to follow!
1 comment:
What a shame you won't be open on Sunday - it's the only day I'd be able to come. Maybe you'll be able to show some more pics on the blog? I love what I've seen so far. Keep up the excellent work!
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