by Phoenix Textiles | Jan 3, 2021 | Phoenix Blog
Maria Walker guides us through part two of this inspirational mark making series: The Great Indoors “It is all a game of construction – some with a brush, some with a shovel, some choose a pen” Jackson Pollock Part one of this “Making Marks” blog concentrated on...
by Phoenix Textiles | Dec 27, 2020 | Phoenix Blog
One of our talented artists, Maria Walker, exploits her passion for mark making in this four-part series, where she encourages us to explore and “play” with making marks. INTRODUCTION “Mark-making” is very much like Marmite – artists claim to either...
by Phoenix Textiles | Nov 29, 2020 | Phoenix Blog
What is Stitch? Alison Hird-Beecroft takes us on her journey through stitch, and embarks on a passion which has become the driving force to her remarkable creativity. I was preparing a piece of work for an embroidery exhibition. I had woven a piece on a peg loom in...
by Phoenix Textiles | Nov 8, 2020 | Phoenix Blog
Our fourth and final part in this series on artists’ tools explores the potential for making our own tools to fit a purpose or explore artistic potential, which makes for an exciting, productive and engaging way of connecting with the finished piece. We will...
by Phoenix Textiles | Nov 1, 2020 | Phoenix Blog
The English proverb: “Necessity is the Mother of Invention” probably holds true for this third part in our series where we will be showing how we improvise in our art practice by making use of everyday objects, and adapting those designed for other...
