Textiles Workshop...

...Just wanted to let you know about some changes in the Folly Lane Textiles workshop; Ellie is now on maternity leave with baby Merrick due any day now!

We will miss Ellie but we are very pleased to welcome two new members to the team who will be looking after the workshop while Ellie is away...

Rae Williams graduated from HCA with a degree in textiles specialising in weave, she works Monday - Wednesday.

Nancy Nicklin also has connections with the college; as well as being an ex student she was Textiles Tech Dem some years ago. Her specialism is printed textiles and she works thursday and friday.

 Bye for now Ellie!

 Rae Williams

Nancy Nicklin 

AA2A

Ita Drew (part of HCA's AA2A scheme) busy working on a Siberian tribes girl in the Ceramics workshop...

'The Affordable Art Fair 2012'

If you havn't had chance yet, get yourselves up to the foyer at Herteford College of Arts, Folly Lane and check out some of the great products produced by our ED2 students, below are some photos of work produced in the Textiles Workshop.

HOT OFF THE PRESS

Below are a few examples of prints produced by students from various courses. Sid from ED2 has printed paper drypoint prints inspired by the African bush. Clare from CAA3 has produced a number of linocuts based on Blackpool fairground attractions and Pearl from the Artist Access Scheme has produced lithographs of plants. 



More Machine Knit...

We have some beautiful samples being produced by some of our second year Textiles students. This ones been created by Mel...keep a look out for them on sale at our 'Affordable Craft Fair' at the end of the month.

Sculptural Machine Knit with Wire...

Take a look at this little beauty, created by one of our ED2 Textiles students, Aphra!

A beautful, sculptural, machine knitted piece with 'BAGS' of potential.

Hinged boxes with CAA/Jewellery Year 2...

Last week we had a brilliant (and full on!) day in the workshop making these hinged containers with some of the CAA and Jewellery students...great to see familiar faces in the workshop and plenty of hard work produced great results...we did'nt quite manage to finish them as most of the students made 2 each, but watch the blog for a further image of the finished results!

 Annealing the metal to soften

Hammering the box into shape

 

 Soldering the back onto the box

Saw piercing the door

Last minute adjustments to the hinge

The (almost) finished results...