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Japanese Textiles and Craft Festival October 2019

From 9th to 13th October I participated in the Japanese Textiles and Craft Festival, part of the official Japan-UK Season of Culture 2019-2020, featuring 21 artists from Japan and Europe working in a range of Japanese textile and other media including Saori weaving, sakiori, shibori, boro and katazome. This was a wonderful way to show work, to share enthusiasms with other textile makers, and to share practice with visitors to the studio. Thanks to Emilie Sandy (www.emiliesandy.com) for the studio photo, and for a film clip (see Instagram sarahdesmaraistextiles) too large to upload here.

artist residency, Ventnor Botanic Garden

From 15th to 25th November I enjoyed a work retreat paradise as artist in residence at Ventnor Botanic Garden on the coast of the Isle of Wight. Pleasures included glorious plantscapes in the UK's hottest garden, a wonderful studio in the midst of it all, lovely staff and visitors to the studio, creative exchange with Carol Ann Eades (also artist in residence), proximity to the rugged coastal path, and numerous walks to Ventnor to enjoy scones, chips and shakshuka. I will be continuing my working relationship with VBG though repeated visits and reciprocating by contributing VBG-inspired designs for merchandise.

Forthcoming online katazome workshop for Selvedge Magazine 16th January 2021

Online katazome workshop for the Japan Society

Katazome workshop for Selvedge Magazine, 11th July 2020

Drawing and painting course in Greece, August 2020

Japanese Textiles and Craft Festival March 2020

katazome workshop, 8th December 2019

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust funding for a trip to Japan

Japanese Textiles and Craft Festival October 2019

artist residency, Ventnor Botanic Garden

opening the workshop door - an interview with Peter Sheppard Skærved

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