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Heritage Park Exhibitions
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To kick start 2012 we’ve two exciting exhibitions being launched at 2.30pm on Saturday 14th January to which you and your guests are invited.
The first exhibition comprises of colourful creations by Pontypridd-based ‘art-quilt maker’ Anne Smith who was the first British artist to win the prestigious biennial Quilt National competition in the USA.
Her quilt, Calon Lan, inspired by the old Welsh hymn was judged Best of Show in 2009 out of almost 1,000 entries from all over America and 13 other countries. The quilt has toured the USA for two years and has arrived back from Ohio in time to be included in the exhibition.
Anne’s interest in textiles started at school, where she was the only student to study embroidery. Her interest has, over time, become a personal project called ‘The Painterly Quilt’, which involves a Fine Art approach to Craft. Her work is part planned, part improvised, combining the vitality and movement of abstract painting with the slow pace and craftsmanship of quilt making.
This touring exhibition, initiated by Cynon Valley Museum, was shown at the Interceltique Festival in Lorient in August 2011.
New Profile: Landscapes in Yarn Melissa Warren
Also being launched is a profile of work by textile artist and designer Melissa Warren who has lived and worked in the Rhondda Valley since 1990. She is constantly pursuing ideas to develop her passion for yarn and yarn manipulation in ways other than knitting.
Her current collection, mostly inspired by landscapes, has been created using yarn wraps, a technique which she particularly find accessible. Several pieces of Melissa Warren’s outdoor textile pieces were displayed as part of the Inside
Out sculptural exhibition at Rhondda Heritage Park last summer.
The exhibitions will be opened by 2012 Eisteddfod selector Gareth Griffiths. RSVP on 01443 682036 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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