Working individually, and as Material Being, Lucy Goffin and Barbara Kennington bring together a unique mix of textile experience...

Showing at...

Inspired by...

…Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition ‘Reclaiming Magic’ (2021)

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We found this exhibition so inspiring - driftwood

We found this exhibition so inspiring - driftwood constructions by Margaret Mellis, contemporary of Barbara Hepworth et al, but largely under-looked unlike many of her contemporaries. These works from the 1970s onwards were borne from a precarious heap of wood that occupied one corner of Mellis’ studio. She nurtured this wood pile, adding to it after scavenging trips to the Suffolk shoreline - a short walk from her home…
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Material Being - aka Lucy Goffin and Barbara Kenni

Material Being - aka Lucy Goffin and Barbara Kennington - delve into the world of upcycling and repurposing. Waistcoat with vintage designer embroidered cotton Chrysanthemum (actually a vintage Dries Van Noten blouse) appliquéd by hand onto a fine tweedy fleck wool, silk lining…more info on material being.uk

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Beautiful display of the work of Caroline Bartlett

Beautiful display of the work of Caroline Bartlett at the Farnham Craft Study Centre ‘A Restless Dynamic'…several of Caroline’s newest pieces were created in lockdown, and pay homage to ceramicist Lucie Rie with hints of her glazes, distinctive colour palettes and sgraffito (mixing two clays together on the wheel)…dense and evocative, movement captured and held by the stitch process.
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