Katie Davies & Gwennan Thomas, Coleg Sir Gar BA Textiles weave graduates, 2011

(C) Gwennan Thomas, 2011

(C) Gwennan Thomas, 2011



(C) Gwennan Thomas, 2011

 

(C) Gwennan Thomas, 2011



(C) Gwennan Thomas, 2011



(C) Gwennan Thomas, 2011



(c) Katie Davies, 2011



(c) Katie Davies, 2011



(c) Katie Davies, 2011



(c) Katie Davies, 2011



(c) Katie Davies, 2011

(c) Katie Davies, 2011

Am delighted to share with you the work of my two Coleg Sir Gar weave graduates this year: Katie Davies and Gewnnan Thomas.

Gwennan set herself the ambitious task of completely renovating an old Mini, both inside and out. Inspired by vintage florals, picnics and tea parties, she hand wove lengths to reupholster the entire interior in an eclectic style. The interior door panels were lined one of her digitally printed floral designs and hand felted woollen balls hang from the rear view mirror. I still can't quite believe it, but the car was actually maneuvered into the college gallery space for the end of year exhibition. As you might expect it caused quite a stir, with many lusting after the car!

Katie created a beautiful collection of knitted and woven garments inspired by the weird and wonderful underwater world. The fully fashioned knitted garments were constructed from hand dyed cotton and viscose yarns, with some garments being dip dyed afterwards. Inspired by an excellent Jessica Light workshop at Craft in the Bay, Katie wove some extraordinary passementerie which trimmed and edged the knitted garments. The collection has wonderful sense of movement and fluidity, underpinned by impeccable craftsmanship.

Both Katie and Gwennan, along with the other Coleg Sir Gar textile graduates in print, felt and stitch will be exhibiting at New Designers in the Business Design Centre in London next week, from the 29th June to the 2nd July. Please do come and see the work in the flesh. If you want to get in touch with either Katie or Gwennan, drop me a line and I can send you their contact details.