Debby Bird » art textiles

Batik Taster Workshop @ NorthBristolArtists @Parlour Bristol

Debby — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:06:11 +0000

Come and try out the exciting technique of drawing with hot wax and painting fabric with luscious colour . Led by textile artist Debby Bird, within the showcase of some of Bristols foremost artists.

New date: – Monday 17th September 1-3pm booking by email below

Lots going on, hardly any time to blog!

Debby — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:36:25 +0000

Design and making afterschool club is going well. Button bracelets planned for next week.

Button Bracelet by Debby Bird

Making paper flowers with music score for a very special wedding.There will be greetings cards like this for sale soon through a new charity web site “Cappucino cards”. Some of my favourite images will also be available as cards.

Planning exhibitions for August at Artemis summer inspired silk scarves,embroidered brooches, small stitched pictures and batiks.

Teaching demonstration piece "Spring Clematis", Debby Bird

Grant Bradley Gallery September with Gordano Textile Artists “Explorations” I am collecting lost and found items and responding to them making miniature pieces that will be shown in a Printer’s tray organised by the plan of where all of the letters of the alphabet used to be stored.(I love setting myself a challenge!)

I am also part of an online journal group “Inchingalong” check out our gallery from January and the current posts based on the theme “Rhythm”. I am running late every time I want to sew something interrupts me!

Blogging development of new work “Mapping unknown Lands” check out the blog for Textile Forum South West.mappingthefuturewhereareyou.

Debby — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:37:04 +0000

The inspiration for “Mapping Unknown Lands” came from this scan.

Finished felted vessels are rather like this.

read more about my thinking in the TFSW blog mappingthefuturewhereareyounow.wordpress.