IS SPRING ACTUALLY ON ITS WAY

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

[email protected]

www.bobbybritnell.co.uk

SPRING IS ON ITS WAY

TEXTILE STUDY GROUP

The Textile Study Group of which I am a member recently held it's AGM at Hillscourt in Birmingham. We are 25 members and all members were present at some point during the weekend, which is always lovely to see. It is also a great opportunity to catch up and reflect on all that we have been doing! The main trust of the weekend was the photography sessions, with each member being allocated a 40 minute slot with the photographers. The work being photographed was for our new up and coming publication 'Insights', which will be launched at 'The Festival of Quilts' 2020 and where we will also be having an exhibition of our work.

I shall be giving a lecture about bark cloth on the Thursday, called 'Barking up the right tree', so do book if you wish to learn more about this fascinating fabric and see what I have been doing with it.

Mary Sleigh has travelled extensively in both Southern and Western Africa and will be giving a lecture entitled 'Traditional Textile Techniques of West Africa'.

Shelley Rhodes will also be giving a stimulating lecture called 'Exploring a Theme'. Shelley's work is very thought provoking and exquisitely worked.

Tickets go on sale on the 6th April.

Click HERE to book a place to attend any or maybe all of these lectures.

EMBROIDERY

If any of you get the Embroidery magazine you may have noticed an article that I have written on bark cloth. For those of you that don't get this publication here is a taster.

Magazines can be purchased at this LINK

COURSES

I am looking forward to welcoming my first batch of tutors to Moor Hall. Dru Cole with her amazing lino cut prints kicks off with a day workshop on March.

In April we have three workshops, with my lovely friends, Sarah Burgess, Jean Littlejohn and Ruth Kirkby. Sarah has taught once before at Moor Hall and I am looking forward to welcoming her back.

Jean is a regular and I so enjoy her presence and her superb workshops.

Ruth is coming to tutor here for the first time. I know her reputation as an artist and teacher and we will be in for a treat I am sure.

There is such a lovely mix of workshops ranging from 1 to 3 days and all delivered by these expert teachers. It can be useful to put your name down on the waiting lists if a course is full, so just get in touch by emailing ME

Details on my website. Click HERE

AN EXHIBITION

MIDLANDS TEXTILE FORUM

Meet the artists in Ledbury:

Monday 27 April: Jane Arthur and Judith Rowley

Tuesday 28 April: Ann Paterson and Gill Dakin

Wednesday 29 April: Gill Dakin and Gill Price

Thursday 30 April: Sarah Cage and Judith Rowley

Friday 1 May: Janet Gilbert and Claire Cooper-Walsh

Saturday 2 May: Sarah Cage

STUDIO SALES

Work is gradually going and I hope to be posting a few more pieces up soon.............yes I have mountains of work!!!!! You can actually pop over to my WEBSITE to view more, although not everything on there is for sale.

The quilts, hangings and panels below, will be going for very reduced prices and whats more 50% of all sales will be going to some environmental scheme or maybe something local connected with tree planting. I am close to finding a place to be sending some money, but am waiting for them to get back to me.

I am posting below images of what is currently on show and for sale in my studio and if anyone wants to pop over and snap up a bargain, please ring first to make sure that someone is at home to welcome you. Items can also be posted out to you for whatever it costs, somewhere between £5 and £15.

This is what customers have had to say about the work:

The artwork has arrived and it is just lovely.

The parcel arrived today. I love the piece and I think it already has a home.

The parcel has arrived and your art is fabulous! I shall have many hours taking pleasure in looking at it.

I am loving the embroidery Bobby - thank you so very much. It arrived safe and sound and beautifully packed.

Just wanted to thank you again for the Honesty work. It's absolutely lovely and goes perfectly in our bedroom. So you are joining Jan Beaney and Cas Holmes on the walls there.

Just to let you know that the picture has arrived and I absolutely love it!