BOBBY BRITNELL

TEXTILE and ART 
courses offering unique learning opportunities for all, delivered by highly renowned 
ARTISTS and TUTORS

Moor Hall Farmhouse,  Bettws-y-crwyn,
Newcastle on Clun, 
Shropshire, SY7 8PH
 
01547 510664
HELLO EVERYONE

Just got back on Sunday from an excellent Textile Study Group weekend at Hillscourt, Birmingham and what a weekend that turned out to be. It is always so inspiring working alongside other group members and particularly brilliant when the quality of tutoring we receive is of such a high standard. Georges Wenger is a highly respected print maker from Switzerland who also teaches many art related subjects including experimental calligraphy, which was our chosen subject for the weekend.




I only have a few samples of what I produced, but the work by other members was most inspiring.






The TEXTILE STUDY GROUP are currently working towards their next exhibition DIS/rupt

Here is a small taste of my piece.


This is an exhibition which will be well worth a visit.
HERE ARE THE DETAILS
Select Festival, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 
presented by SIT select.
29th April - 28th May 2017
 
Textile Study Group DIS / rupt  exhibition

Museum in the Park, Stroud                   1st - 21st  May
Lansdown Hall Gallery, Stroud               3rd - 21st May
Official Opening                                      Friday 5 May
 
There will be a lively programme of half day, full day and two day workshops and gallery events during the festival, with tutors - Bobby Britnell, Sarah Burgess, Alice Fox, Ruth Issett, Alison King, Sian Martin, Dorothy Tucker, & Julia Triston  
 
Symposium, Saturday 6th May.
DIS/rupting Tradition ~ New Textile Languages. 
A fascinating and thought-provoking day with speakers June Hill, Alice Kettle, Melanie Miller and Michelle Stephens
 
For full Select Festival programme, booking and further information go to:
 


Last time I wrote I spoke about two different artists with two different approaches: Amanda Clayton and Jennifer Collier, both renowned textile artists.

I said that both courses will be running and they will, but both have now had a cancellation which I would love to fill. Here are the details of the courses. Please get back to me by emailing me as soon as you can at bobby@bobbybritnell.co.uk
JENNIFER COLLIER
'Story Book Garments'
27th and 28th March 2017

Jennifer has not been to Moor Hall before so may not be known by my customers and followers.  Jennifer actually lives relatively near to me in Stafford. She has her own studio and gallery which you can visit:
Unit Twelve is open to the public, Thursday to Saturday 10.00am till 4.00pm. 

Do give thought to this two day course with Jennifer where she will welcome you to her  fantastical world, where every exquisite detail is made, folded and manipulated from paper. Once books, maps, envelopes, wallpaper or scrap, the paper is transformed into textural forms. Like cloth it is stitched to construct two or three dimensional objects, decorative and functional: lampshades, cameras, tools and furniture. The origin of the paper often provides a starting point for the artwork: the narrative of the books and papers suggesting idea and form.

Y ou will work with Jennifer on this course to create surfaces, by waxing, trapping and layering papers, and then go on to embellish these using a wide range of traditional hand and machine techniques. We will use these to create small garments such as dresses, bibs and gloves.








AMANDA CLAYTON
'Quietly Composed' Amanda Clayton
1st and 2nd April 2017
 
I am thrilled that Amanda is coming to teach at Moor Hall. I have known her for some time now and have worked beside her on Textile Study Group Courses. I have even had the privilege of having been taught be her on a couple of occasions. So I am speaking first hand when I say she is a fabulous thought provoking teacher.

She will be teaching a two day course called ' Quietly Composed' which is aimed at those artists; embroiderers in particular, who wish to explore observational starting points and develop ideas through cloth and stitch.

To quote Amanda 
"I believe that stripping work down to bare formal elements can help us to understand ourselves, especially our likes and dislikes, and develop our individual visual language. Some embroiderers feel they have to draw but do not necessarily know why. This course will show you how to 'draw for a reason'. It will also open a dialogue of 'what is drawing?'
You will discover on this course her strong philosophies about linking paper and cloth qualities, also mark and stitch. 
"From the feedback I have had after delivering a course I know that students have said how links and connections are made with their work and themselves"
This course is not about producing one piece of work but reinforcing a work process that you will revisit constantly afterwards.  




Bookings for any course can be done via my website by clic king HERE

Alternatively you can email me by clicking  HERE
Moor Hall Farmhouse, Bettws-y-crwyn, Newcastle on Clun, 
Shropshire, SY7 8PH