Springing into Action
Dear All,
The shy snowdrops are giving way to the nodding heads of daffodils and, at long last, the winds have died down and I can make a start on finding the hiding places of all the outside equipment that has been blown off course and into the piles of leaves that are huddled in the various corners of the garden.
And my thoughts turn to setting up the studio to accommodate visitors and students, now that April is on the horizon. My first big commitment is a new course called Putting the Text into Textiles, running from the 7th to the 11 th of April. A late cancellation means that a place is now available, so let me know if you would like to take part. And two cancellations for A Field of Stitches, 16th to the 20th of June, means that there are opportunities to join that course too.
Easter is late this year. I will be marking the occaaion by holding Open Studio from Good Friday (18th of April) until Wednesday the 23rd of April, 10.00 am until 4.00 pm each day. After that, the studio will be open on Wednesdays until the end of September. More information is on the Open Studio page of my website.
I have been working on some new ideas and making stock for this coming season and some of it is now in my online Textile Shop, if you’d like to see. I have, however, also been working with hand dyed and printed papers, making images like this little house for Ukraine. I’m selling them (with mounts only) to visitors to the studio. In the future, I may well develop an online shop for paper-based prints and embroideries, but I’m not quite ready for that yet. Early days!
I hope, like me, you are enjoying these early days of spring and making plans for the year ahead.
All the best,
Jan
Open Studio 2025
Until Easter 2025, Jan's Studio in Elphin is only open to visitors by appointment.
Please email Jan or telephone 01854 666279 to arrange a time that suits you.
Open hours from Easter 2025 onwards are as follows:
Easter Weekend (Friday 18th April - Wednesday 23rd April) 10 am until 4 pm
then
Wednesdays
10 am until 4 pm
until Wednesday 24th September.
Winter 2025 Exhibition at Jan's Studio will be "Roost". November dates to be confirmed.
All other times by appointment. Please email Jan or telephone 01854 666279 to arrange a time that suits you.
NB There may be the odd occasion that Jan cannot open the studio on a Wednesday so if you are travelling a distance to visit, please check with Jan that the studio is definitely open.
See the Open Studio page for more details.
Earthworks Move into Print
At long last the book version of the Earthworks project is complete! And as I leaf through the pages of the book, I feel the warm glow of a job well done, thanks to the solid support of Chelsea Frew (designer) and Ricky Frew (photographer).
This beautiful, high-quality art book contains over a hundred pages of images and words celebrating the intricate workings of the earth, as experienced through the eyes - and hands - of textile and mixed media artist Jan Kilpatrick. Striking photography by Ricky Frew illustrates the landscape that both inspires Jan’s work and provides the materials from which the work is made. The nature-led processes involved in the making are also recorded through photography, along with a selection of the finished textile and poetry works that emerged from this immersive project. It is a visual feast.
Earthworks, the book, is a textile-covered, hardback volume, almost A4 in size. It is limited to an edition of 500 signed copies and was launched on the 28th of May 2023. It is only available through the artist’s website. To make an advance order, please click here.
March 2023
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