Textiles workshop with Elaine Foster-Gandey 'Cut through embroidery' Saturday 22nd August 10-12.30pm
Textiles workshop with Elaine Foster-Gandey 'Cut through embroidery' Saturday 22nd August 10-12.30pm
Join us for this exciting workshop with International artist, curator and gallery owner Elaine Foster-Gandey.
Cut through embroidery - or reverse appliqué has been used for many years in Elaine’s artwork, with her series ‘female portraits’ that won her work a place at the Royal Academy Summer show in 2022 with her portrait of the artist Sonia Boyce that sold on day one to artist Eve De Haan to her recent work seen in the Summer Show at her gallery.
You will be creating a small bird cut through embroidery to take home.
About the artist
Coming from a fashion background and having been inspired by a Grandmother who spun magic into fabric, turning it into the dreams of her daughters and grandchildren desires - toys, dresses, coats, turn ordinary threads and fabrics into magical works, she was a true alchemist.
Elaine Foster-Gandey is a multidisciplinary artist and founder of Elaine Foster-Gandey Art, located at 15 Queen Street in Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Working across an array of media including sculpture, performance, textiles, drawing, ceramics, and video, her practice is deeply invested in themes of transformation, collaboration, and social engagement. Foster-Gandey often uses the dress and the human body as central motifs in her work, exploring them as symbols of identity, memory, and personal narrative. Through her art, she examines themes like costume and mask, autobiographical storytelling, and the power of reenactment.
What you will need to bring;-
If you have some special fabric you would like to include in this workshop, please bring it with you, also an image of your favourite bird.
Elaine will supply fabrics and cottons that can be used.
Venue
Elaine Foster-Gandey Art
15 Queen Street,
Lostwithiel
PL22 0AD
Disabled access - the gallery is all on one level and the garden area is accessible with a slope down to the space. There are no disabled toilet facilities in the gallery, however the community centre on Pleyber Christ Way has a disabled toilet, just along from the gallery, a 5 min walk. Nearest Trainline is an 8 minute walk away.
Parking options at the community centre and along Quay Street or around the Town.
Lostwithiel has many lovely cafes and shops and after the workshop you may want to have a browse. We recommend Q street Cafe along the road on Queen Street and the Mess Hall on Fore Street and the Community centre cafe. Overnight stays at The great western are reasonably priced and the Royal Oak, plus numerous air b & b’s are worth researching, or if you are driving, Premier Inn in Bodmin is about a 10 min drive away.
Contact for more information - email e.fostergandey@gmail.com
text 07813 986999