Three pieces of my woven textile work, Catharsis, Metamorphosis and Jewels, are currently on display at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum until the end of June. This was made possible thanks to an Ignite Grant 2024 from Warwick District Council.
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I am looking for volunteers to be case study clients to help me complete my Integrated Diploma in Holistic Wellness Coaching Skills. These sessions are free of charge as they are part of my qualification requirement.
Coaching is a focused conversation between client and coach. The client will do most of the talking whilst the coach listens and responds with reflections and questions. The coach may guide an activity or offer suggestions if appropriate. The intention is to support the client with moving forward towards achieving goals with aspects of their life.
Intuitive Threads - an exploration of the nature and role of intuition in the creative process through Saori and intuitive approaches to weaving.
I was really excited to find out in December that my application to Arts Council England for a Developing your Creative Practice Award was successful. This personal research and development project runs from January 2023 to 2024.
I will be sharing more about the project and my progress on my website Intuitive Threads page, on my blog and Social Media Instagram @ameswibs , Twitter @amiwib
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England
I’m really excited to be exhibiting some of my work in public at Leamington Art Fest 2022.
What: Leamington Spa Art Fest
When: 3rd December 2022, 10am -7pm
Where: All Saints Church, The Parade, Leamington Spa Directions
More Information : Leamington Art Fest Website
Social Media: Leamington Artfest on Instagram Art Fest on Facebook
I’m really happy and somewhat surprised to announce that my Woven Threads collection of work will be on view in public again, for the first time in 10 years. I’d like to thank John Burton from The Bedworth Society and The George Eliot Fellowship and Sarah Jane Downing for this opportunity.
What: Woven Threads, a project exploring the history of silk ribbon weaving in Coventry and North Warwickshire, originally funded by Grants for the Arts from Arts Council England and the National Lottery in 2010, exhibited as part of Heritage Open Days. An event organised by Sarah Jane Downing, fashion historian who will be giving a talk on Silk Ribbon Weaving in the Time of Jane Austen.
Where: Astley Castle, Nuneaton,
1 Church Lane, Astley, Nuneaton CV10 7QN
When: Saturday 10th September 2022, 10am - 4pm
More information and Tickets: Astley Castle Open Days, Landmark Trust
May is ME Awareness month. ME or Myalgic Encephalitis also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sometimes also Post Viral Fatigue, is a chronic illness that remains little understood. Although the main feature is debilitating fatigue there are also a wide variety of challenging symptoms that come with it. Those who are severely affected are housebound for many years. I have been having my own experience of this illness for almost five years and feel myself fortunate to only be moderately affected. I wanted to do something to help raise awareness and also hopefully raise some money for the following charities ME Association, Action for ME, ME Action UK. I have put a range of my designs featuring forget-me-nots on my Red Bubble store and on my Woven Monkey store and I will donate any money I earn from sales of products and fabrics featuring these designs.
I’m really excited to have produced a range of digital pattern designs. The designs are created by manipulating and repeating my own original digital photographs, my favourite subjects for inspiration are flowers and plants, many from my own garden. Some of these designs are now available to purchase as printed fabrics from Woven Monkey. You can find them here in my store Woven Monkey- Ames Designs .
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I’m really excited to have had two pieces of work accepted for the Kunsthuis Gallery’s Positive Emotions Exhibition. The exhibition is on from 6th April to 27th October 2019. Take a look at the gallery here Kunsthuis Gallery
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