Maxine Sutton

A small but lovely exhibition at West Dean College - a wonderful place, worth visiting also for the gardens!
and the amazing work of Maxine Sutton -

I love her way of combining different textures - and the shapes she draws are so cute!
you can see her shop here
and my favourite piece here - on display at the exhibition

sensory overload

an unexpected trip to London resulted in a visit to MoDA and the current exhibition:

this was the well worn cushion on the bench by the entrance of the museum...
I wish I could have that on my sofa!
BUT, as is if all this were not enough, behind the permanent exhibition gallery
there was a very special corridor...with an installation by Deborah Bowness
- I absolutely love her work and this corridor was a feast for the eyes -

we're on holiday!

[ finally! ]
- see you soon -

pattern eye candy

While in a bookshop today I found this little book - who says not to judge a book by its cover?
I can't stop looking at it, it's so beautiful!

The book is one in a series of four from the V&A - and it comes with a cd with all the images
contained in the book. Did I tickle your tastebuds?

Small Hours by Lucienne Day / Heal's

Fibra by Eszter Haraszty / Knoll Textiles - I love this one, a bunch of heddles!

Books by Jacqueline Groag / Liberty & Co.

Feathered Friends by Sylvia Chalmers / Elizabeth Eaton Ltd

Provence by Lucienne Day / John Line & Sons Ltd

a quick recipe

On the fastest trip to Trentino ever, I even managed to grab some cherries
from the neighbours' garden (don't worry - he's aware of it and he gets his share!)
and prepare some jam.
Little tip: since these cherries are not very sweet, I add a banana when cooking.
I can tell you the result is really yummy!

a story

The name of the lady in the picture is Paulette Peroni - she was a fiber artist
I used to work for her during the last years of her life,
when she needed help to prepare for some solo exhibitions.
She would use any type of technique - weaving, knitting, embroidery, collage, crochet -
and while I was there she used to tell me a lot of stories about her childhood in Egypt,
her French mother and Italian father, her job as translator of sci-fi books,
the International Tapestry Biennale in Lausanne and a lot more about fiber art.

I was trying to put some order in my stuff and I found these negatives,
so I thought it would be nice to share them.
I love the fact that that are a bit dirty and scratched.
They were shot between the '60 and the '70.

Temples - embroidery (her first piece ever)

Ulivo (olive tree) - weaving

Japanese roof I - weaving (my favourite!)

Japanese roof II - weaving

Galaxy - embroidery (work in progress)

...and this last one for my love of yellow and grey:

Yellow teardrop - knitting

this has been the first time I wasn't happy to go to the UK....

but life goes on, and we'll be back in ten days time, hopefully for a few days off
and maybe the chance to see some friends who will be attending courses here