Bovey Tracey 2016

I Look forward to exhibiting with @CraftsCouncilUK #Hothouse2016 @ Contemporary Craft Festival Bovey Tracey 2016.

Savage Beauty

The +CraftsCouncil #Hothouse2016 induction day on the 3rd of February was an amazing beginning to an exciting creative journey. It was great to meet the other makers and to share our stories. With a busy year ahead I decided to have a few days in London & Brighton. One of the highlights of my break was treading carefully around Derek Jarman's  famous garden @ Prospect Cottage where he lived on the bleak & atmospheric shingle shore near Dungeness nuclear power station. I was in awe of it's savage beauty a wilderness in the desert.   

Derek Jarman (1942-1994) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.Jubilee a film I cherish is a 1978 punk cult film directed by Derek Jarman. Sebastiane (1976), Jubilee (1977), Caravaggio (1986), The Last of England (1988), War Requiem (1989), Edward II (1991), Wittgenstein (1993), Blue (1993.)

Hothouse Hots up 2106

Hothouse hots up 2016

I am looking forward to starting the Hothouse talent development 

programme soon...

A new year, and a new group of makers start Hothouse the talent 

development programme that supports those in the early stages of 

their careers.

Over the next month the Crafts Council will be featuring a maker a

day on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 

HOTHOUSE 2016

MAKERS SELECTED FOR HOTHOUSE 2016

I am delighted to announce that I am one of the  41 maker businesses selected for Hothouse 2016

The Crafts Council have selected 41 maker businesses across the UK to take part in their creative development programme Hothouse. For 2016 makers cover a broad range of disciplines including twelve jewellers, twelve ceramists, seven textile makers, and for the first time in Hothouse history five furniture makers.
+CraftsCouncil  #Hothouse2016  #OneToWatch

http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/hothouse/

TextielMuseum Tilburg Holland - Fiber futures

TextielMuseum
Fiber Futures | Art from Japan

The TextielMuseum in Tilburg Nertherlands is a restored factory with a striking glass entrance, for industrial & designer textiles. I had the opportunity to visit this amazing space yesterday and saw the current Fiber futures Art from Japan exhibition,an inspiring collection.

3 October 2015 till 7 February 2016
This Autumn the TextielMuseum presents ‘Fiber futures | Art from Japan’, a showcase of 30 Japanese artists at the cutting edge of the fibre-art scene. Covering wall hangings, sculptures, monumental installations, video and architecture, the works on display provide an understated, but at times exuberant picture of contemporary Japanese fibre art. All the featured artists, who include both newcomers and established names such as Jun’ichi Arai, Naomi Kobayashi and Reiko Sudō, use flexible materials that range from silk, washi paper, jute and hemp to steel wire, synthetic fibre and even recycled cocoons. Their methods show a deep respect for tradition as well as an openness to the latest weaving and dying technology.

Reflection

I am having a few days to rest & play after what has been an incredible creative journey so far this year, it is the first time I have stopped since March. Taking a bit of time to reflect and review, stepping back and taking stock. I am currently playing with ideas of how to push my creative practice forward and to focus on the areas I am happy with while enjoying some quiet time out. I have met some amazing talented designer makers along the way. A big thank you to all who have supported me, have stopped  by to say hello and have swapped their stories. There are new tiny beginnings appearing in my work for 2016.

Creating new spaces. KateWhiteheadTextiles‬ © 2015 Kate