by The Loom Shed | Sep 13, 2023 | Exhibition Visits, News from The Shed
A spontaneous trip to Bristol – unusual for team Loom Shed, but tends to pay dividends when we can do it. Being confined to school hours means that the trip was short, but sweet and how fabulous to see textiles take over three floors of an art gallery! Threads...
by The Loom Shed | Aug 11, 2023 | Exhibition Visits, News from The Shed
When holidays and the chance to see weaving in an exhibition coincide, it is a happy coincidence, and not one to upset the loom fairies. I made plans to get an hour in the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, to see ‘Altered Perception: Sarah Hotchkiss, Lordy...
by The Loom Shed | Apr 24, 2023 | Exhibition Visits, News from The Shed
I am interested in constructing an environment from my forms. I am interested in the scale of tensions that arises between the various shapes which I place in space. I am interested in the feeling when confronted by the woven object. I am interested in the motion and...
by The Loom Shed | Mar 20, 2023 | Exhibition Visits, News from The Shed
Louise and I had a lovely Saturday trip to Exeter in February (how was it a month ago!). We planned a trip to see an exhibition by Will Cruickshank at Exeter Phoenix We’d both seen Will’s work on Instagram and were intrigued to see his work in person. On...
by The Loom Shed | Jan 26, 2023 | Exhibition Visits, News from The Shed
Bernat Klein Design in Colour is a free exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. This centenary exhibition explores the life and career of one of the 20th century leading modernist designers, and is a feast for the eyes. Tucked up in in the ‘new’ (...
by The Loom Shed | Oct 17, 2022 | Exhibition Visits
Last Monday, we went to see the Ethel Mairet and Fred Partridge exhibition at The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon. It was well worth the trip. It may only be one room, but what a story it told! We easily spent an hour and a half there, and if it wasn’t for...
