Linda Izan and her inspiration for World of Glass

At the Private View of 'Light Fantastic', Linda Izan went to find the young female glassblower, Niki Steele, who had been her inspiration for the work '100 years - The Glassblower' 

Linda comments:-

"I thanked her for her part in the development of the work and we discussed the important contribution that women have made and continue to make in the production of glass in Pilkington’s. The work that I produced spans a 100 year period starting with World War 1 and the contribution to the industry in a time of war and then arriving at Niki Steele’s glassblowing skills in the present time."

The images show Linda with Niki, part of the finished piece and photographs taken during its creation. Exhibition on until the 4th November at the World of Glass, St Helens.

Light Fantastic Private View

Light Fantastic at the World of Glass opened on Saturday 3rd September and is open to all until the 4th November.  The exhibition is free to enter, and the World of Glass has lots of entertainment on offer for a fun filled family day out.

 

In this post we share with you pictures from the day from Textile 21 artists Nabila, Armelle and Susan. Textile21 artists have taken their own inspiration from the collection of artifacts, art and the history of the World of Glass museum and created unique artworks which each tell their own story. 

Susan Darby created 3 pieces for Light Fantastic

Nabila's wire work

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Reflections

Susan Darby

Armelle's piece welcomes you to enter the exhibition

Linda and Elsa admire one of the artists work

Armelle Hatch

We promise, you won't be disappointed!

Denise Williams' work and inspiration

Why did you join Textile 21?

I joined textile 21 to meet like-minded people and to exhibit my work.

How did you get where you are now?

I studied sculpture at College and afterwards tried pottery, life drawing, oil, watercolours and batik.

After doing C&G Embroidery parts 1 & 2, I taught these courses to adults.

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I was a founder member of the group 10+ Textiles.  Between leaving 10+ Textiles and joining Textile 21 I worked alone and exhibited work in open competitions and craft shows.

Denise's pieces at the World of Glass

When did your interest in textiles first start?

Handling fabrics as a child, making dolls clothes and later my own clothes was my introduction to textiles. I became interested in embroidery after seeing an Embroiderers Guild Exhibition. I joined the Embroiderers Guild and was inspired by the talks and examples of embroidery that I saw there.

What do you love about designing/making?

I love interpreting my artwork and solving design problems. I enjoy drawing and using art materials to obtain the effect I am looking for. I then interpret the artwork in textiles. I enjoy putting colours together and merging contrasting colours for different visual effects.

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How would you describe your work?

Representational and also abstract. 

What type of materials do you use?

Cottons, transparent organza, fabric paints, drawing pen.

Where does your inspiration come from?

My photographs or drawings of my surroundings either natural or man made.

The group photo! All looking very relieved that we made it to the PV!

You can see Denise's piece's until 4th November at World of Glass in St Helen's, along with all of the other wonderful work by the Textile 21 group.

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Light Fantastic Private View & Exhibition

With the passage of light through glass at its heart, Textile 21 presents a contemporary textile exhibition inspired by the collection of artifacts, art, and history at St Helens World of Glass.

We would like to invite all of our followers, and lovers of textiles to our new exhibition 'Light Fantastic' which opens at the World of Glass in St Helens on Saturday 3rd September.  Come along for an exclusive look at our new work and meet with the designers from 2pm.  We look forward to seeing you there!