Last night was the Vernissage of the exhibition Anne Deckers, Liwanag Sales and i are having in Le Clastre in the village where I have been staying.I had taught near Valence so i was a bit exhausted when I got back and unfortunately no sales ...sigh i wish there would be an upturn in the economy- it surely is tough if you are an artist trying to sell work and make a living. Some people said my work was expensive- but I dye and print and then stitch- i work all week, sometimes way more than that, and I don't think I am even earning a living wage or what is considered to be a living wage and yet living costs keep escalating whilst artists' income diminish.
Anyway onward and onward- I am doing a dyeing and printing demonstration later today and I have to get the stuff together for that- and then I have to start packing. I hope the TGV is running on Wednesday.
Anne Deckers, myself and Liwanag Sales
In front of my traveller's Blanket- there was an occasion recently when I was very glad I was a quilter and not a canvas painter. I drove around and around trying to find a hotel and they were all booked full- so i had to sleep in my car and the temperatures have been very cold recently- I was very glad to have quilts in my car and use those and my traveller's blanket was one of those because it is so soft and drapey.
Gallery view- I love the stone walls- textile and stone walls are just wonderful together!
3 comments:
I was very pleased to see you again last night; the exhibition is gorgeous and yes, stones and textiles fit perfectly together.
WOW look at you girl..... goo Dij
your looking fantastic keep up the good work !
When you going back home?
Sandy
Big textile panels were originally designed to go over stone walls - of course they look great together!
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