Pylons

I live near several lines of Pylons and I have become fascinated by them as I whizz by them on my bike rides. There seems to be a variety of shapes and sizes and their presence in the landscape is kind of strange. It seems almost mad that these lines of cables are hanging about in the sky just feet above us, and we barely notice them. Pylons are somehow invisible and concealed, yet they are massive structures striding out across the landscape. I am going to try to develop a series of stitched drawings of pylons. I like the idea of using stitch to depict something so huge and industrial. But also all those cables relate to my use of loose threads, threads and lines are coming together.

POP Workshop

Just a few pics from today's Thread workshop. Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures. These shown here give an idea of what I was up to but don't show what anyone else was doing!

Threads Workshop

Clare Smith and I will be hosting a workshop at the POP gallery in Chatham as part of the Fabrika exhibition. Come on down this Saturday between 11 and 3pm to the POP gallery 64 High street Chatham.
Click here for more details: FABRIKA
Or visit our joint blog www.threadpapercloth.wordpress.com
We will be exploring threads and lines and surfaces.
Its a pop in session so just drop by and join in!

Some things we may be thinking about:
1. How lines are created, randomly or considered.
2. How threads can work unattached to any surface.
3. How threads can connect to each other.
4. How threads can connect to things.
5. How threads become the line and how other types of line can connect with threads.
6. How threads become mesh become surface.