Each year we aim to spend some time working together as a group. We have found this time invaluable for several reasons; it gives us focused time for work; it allows us to spend time together to see what we are each working on; to discuss as a group and on an individual basis theContinue reading “Virtual working together time”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Quinary welcomes two new members
Quinary welcomes Marian Murphy and Monika Häußler-Göschl as new members who joined the group in the spring. Marian and Monika will be posting on the blog very soon so that you can see how exciting their work is and how it will enhance the work of the other members of Quinary Marian Murphy Field ofContinue reading “Quinary welcomes two new members”
Less Colour – View Inside – Colour – Secrets in Folds ….. Monika Brueckner
My work is driven by personal experiences, feelings and the subconscious. The vessel as a female symbol for holding and giving up was used often and appears in the presentation in various outcomes. The knowledge, that emotions from former generations are given to the next by the subconscious, was the starting point for my BAContinue reading “Less Colour – View Inside – Colour – Secrets in Folds ….. Monika Brueckner”
Spinning and Weaving
I thought I would write a blog post about spinning and weaving as this is what I seem to be doing most of at the moment. Spinning I taught myself to spin about three years ago now with the help of a beautiful turkish spindle gifted to me by my sister and brother in lawContinue reading “Spinning and Weaving”
Knitted Codes: Jean Kirk
Madame Defarge in ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ by Charles Dickens knitted into her work the names of those to be executed when the revolution began. Although this is fiction, knitting was used as a means of passing on information during the American War of Independence and both World Wars. With a series of knots,Continue reading “Knitted Codes: Jean Kirk”
Looking for inspiration and patterns…… Caroline Hibbs Someone once said to me that looking for inspiration is like wading in mud. My first thought was ‘what a ridiculous thought;’ but after pondering over it I realised …. that is exactly what it is. During this time of Covid 19 it has been difficult to thinkContinue reading
Here : Now
Online Exhibition Caroline Hibbs, Jean Kirk, Kay Swancutt, Marilyn Hall, Monika Brueckner Caroline Hibbs ‘Marks we leave behind’ My work was inspired by the marks we leave behind that perhaps we shouldn’t. Hand stitch, cotton cloth and thread, 100 x 80 cms Look carefully and- See patterns all around you. Beautiful or not Marks areContinue reading “Here : Now”
Old Iron Fence Post. Marilyn Hall
The River Avon – Shakespeare’s Avon – runs through our village. Shallow and wide, it provided an easy crossing here, one of only two between Warwick and Stratford. The river rises up near Naseby, flows for 85 miles to its confluence with the Severn near Tewkesbury. Most mornings before breakfast I take a walk throughContinue reading “Old Iron Fence Post. Marilyn Hall”
Welcome back
Welcome back to the Quinary12 blog. As we are all relying on social media platforms to keep us in touch with our colleagues and to see what other artists are up to, we have decided that now is a good time to refresh and reopen our blog. Quinary members will be posting written and visualContinue reading “Welcome back”
.
