Welcome to the Sketchbooks section of the Gallery. Sketchbooks and drawing are a vital stage in my working progress. Often the books provide the place to experiment and develop ideas that become textiles, sometimes they are the end in themselves.

St. Leonard's church in Bridgnorth, Shropshire was the inspiration and venue for the first SiX exhibition. Below are a few pages from my sketchbook made for that exhibition.






 

 

Right: A photograph of the approach to the church is the opening page of the sketchbook. The image has been distressed with sandpaper and the heat of an iron.

 

 

 

Left: Graphite drawing, watercolour, latex and photographs combine with hand stitched detail.

 

 

 

 

 

Right: Rubbing enhanced with acrylic paint and machine stitching.

 

 

 

 

Left: Photographs of the carved stone detailing of the building are mounted on pages which have been cut back to mirror the contour of the photo.
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