June exhibition

     

Images from left: Kristina D.Aas with Cover me, Cas Holmes, Princess Royal University Hospital, Lara Hailey, Dreamer

 

Our new exhibition shows the diversity of contemporary textile art from three very different established artists.

Cas Holmes is often involved in community projects and her commission for the Princess Royal University Hospital was inspired by the nursing and administration staff who found old black and white images of nursing at the hospital from the early 1950s. Patients and visitors donated old fabrics and Cas used plant images and materials found in the hospital grounds making it a truly collaborative process.

Lara Hailey has also done community projects that are rich in detail including an elaborate quilt for Southwark Cathedral. She approaches each art work differently resulting in a diverse range of work. Dreamer is a simple machine embroidery that shows less can definitely be more.

Simplicity is a characteristic of Kristina D.Aas’ work too.  A limited, often monochrome, colour palette illustrates the enormous depth that carefully designed digital jacquard weave can create.