Summer School 2008
Threads of Meaning
Along Personal Lines with Jan Evans
There are considered to be 5 basic patterns, shapes which from ancient times to the present day have been used worldwide. The circle, spiral, cross, square and triangle have similar meanings in most cultures. In our own lives certain motifs and colours have a resonance. By combining personal symbols and individual choices, simple and complex developments will be explored.
Drawing and collage will lead into explorations in line, and contrasts of scale and texture. Printing, stencilling and resist methods on paper and fabric combined with stitch, by hand or machine, will contribute to an exciting folio of ideas.
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Jan Evans is a freelance textile artist and tutor who taught City and Guilds Embroidery at the Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology for 8 years. Since that time she has continued to take workshops to Embroiderers' Guild members as well as classes in her own studio. She works to commission and is also an exhibiting member of 2 other textile groups, and has had 2 solo exhibitions in 2007. She enjoys experimenting with basic fabrics (calico, scrim, muslin), changing the surface and creating areas of texture, and often uses locally found materials in her work. The history of the landscape of her home area inspires and constantly challenges her.