Openings

Today is the start of the the 62 Group's Ebb & Flow exhibition in Grimsby. However the Official Opening event will take place on Saturday, with June Hill opening the exhibition. I am really looking forward to seeing the final hanging of the exhibition at both venues, especially at Grimsby Minster, which will host some really massive pieces of textile art.

There will be work by some big names, including Audrey Walker MBE, Tilleke Schwarz, Rachael Howard and Heather Belcher, to name but a few. It feels slightly surreal to be exhibiting alongside these artists... how did that happen?

It would be lovely to see you there at the opening on Saturday 13th September 2014.


The exhibition is spread over 2 venues:
From 3.30 pm at the Fishing Heritage Centre
From 5.00 pm at Grimsby Minster

The exhibition runs 9th September to 2nd November, and is accompanied by two other textile related exhibitions.
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You can find more information about Ebb & Flow exhibition and special events here.

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Ebb & Flow

Today I visited Grimsby to hang my work for the forthcoming 62 Group exhibition 'Ebb & Flow'. For this exhibition I have worked on a sequence of three large cyanotype prints on silk. The tryptic, called 'Baptism', explores the euphoric experience of cold water swimming. Through personal observations, the sensual awakening of the body is traced as shimmering stitched marks on the surface.

You can see this and work by many distinguished artists in Ebb & Flow at the Fishing Heritage Centre and Grimsby Minster, Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire from 9th September to 2nd November 2014. You can see some photos and read about the special events on the Ebb & Flow Facebook page.

Daytripping

This week I visited Grimsby to do research for a 62 Group exhibition submission.

Below you can see some of my photos from the fascinating Fishing Heritage Centre and the Ross Tiger trawler, which belongs to the museum. I particularly enjoyed the tour of the fishing trawler, by one of it's former crew.

Afterwards we headed for home, but I felt this strange feeling that I had been to the coast but felt quite detached. So we turned back and went along the coast a short way to Cleethorpes, which was quite charming. With sand between my toes and fish & chips in my belly everything felt complete.

netting needles

Ross Tiger