Talks
Please note tickets for talks do not give you access to the main Showcase area. Buy ENTRANCE TICKET here:
For extra value buy our special ticket which allows access to all of the talks as well as entrance to Showcase for all 3 days
Ticket: £40
Friday 23rd October
Explore the field of contemporary crafts with our series of talks
All talks will be illustrated
In Conversation Penny Wheeler & Mary Rose Watson
Chair: Theo Wright
Date: Friday 23rd October
Time:
11.00am -11.45am
Venue: DRAWING ROOM
Penny Wheeler & Mary Rose Watson
Two weavers with different styles discuss their work with Hothouse artist & weaver Theo Wright.
Tickets: £5
In Conversation Jilly Edwards & Ismini Samanidou
Date: Friday 23rd October
Time: 12 noon -1.00 pm
Venue: DRAWING ROOM
Two tapestry greats delve into their different methods of working.
Jilly is a tapestry weaver and Ismini a weaver both hand weaving and jacquard. They have a shared language and a common understanding through threads.
Chaired by Felicity Aylieff
Tickets: £5
In Conversation Theo Wright & Ismini Samanidou
Date: Friday 23rd October
Time: 1.30 pm
Venue: DRAWING ROOM
Theo Wright is a hand weaver and Hothouse artist 2014.
In conversation with Ismini Samanidou
He will discuss his latest work where he explores weaving and mathematics
with Ismini Samanidou. They will compare their approaches including how digital and handmade processes can work together.
Tickets: £5
In Conversation Carole Waller- a life creating
Date: Friday 23rd October
Time: 2.30 pm
Venue: DRAWING ROOM
Carole Waller talks about the ideas behind her work and the diversity of her practice which includes large scale installations of painted cloth - glass - clothing - and teaching.
Tickets: £5
The Radical Hand - Being Human in the Twenty-first Century
talk by Malcolm Martin
Date: Friday 23rd October
Time: 3.30 pm
Venue: DRAWING ROOM
Speaker: Malcolm Martin of martinanddowling
Drawing on examples from his own work as well as contemporary and traditional craft, wood carver Malcolm Martin will explore why making things by hand becomes ever more vital in the digital age.
Tickets: £5
Sunday 25th October
In Conversation Allistair O’Neill and Inge Cordsen
Date: Sunday 25th October
Time: 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
Venue: DRAWING ROOM
Inge Cordsen Director Livingstone Studios in conversation with
Allistair O’Neill Head of Fashion at Central Saint Martins Art College , curated at Somerset House " Isabella Blow "and before " Valentino " exhibitions.
Inge and Allistair will talk about Livingstone Studio and the Raag Collection.
They first started working with Raag Studios in Ahmedabad, India after a visit there in April 1991.
Asha Sarabhai created an extraordinary collection of clothing and interior textiles, skilfully combining the traditional handcrafted techniques of weaving and stitching with minimal, pared down, contemporary design. Inge opened Livingstone Studio gallery in October 1991 with an exhibition of sumptuous tie-dye silk dresses and shawls from the Raag collection. Such was the success of this they have continued to show the collections every season for the past 23 years. The quality of the work has remained constant, always with unfaltering attention to detail and finish.
Tickets: £5
Back to front and back again - a ritual of making and un-making
Speaker: Matthew Harris
Date: Sunday 25th October
Time: 2.30 pm - 3.15 pm
Venue: DRAWING ROOM
Matthew Harris works with cloth, paper and thread to create drawings,/collages and textiles.
Matthew will talk about the interdependence of image, material and process in the development of his work and how these element have been exploited as part of 'Field Notes', a recent collaborative project with the composer Howard Skempton.
Tickets: £5
Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen – Stand 59/60
Date: Friday 23rd
11am Adrian Bates - Ceramics
2pm Annie Hewett - Ceramics
3pm Val Michael - Leatherwork
Date: Saturday 24 October
11am Liz Lippiatt - Textiles
2pm Ursula Jeakins - Bookbinding
Look out for Pop Up talks from Guild Members over the 3 days.
Free
