Now the dust has settled from my week in London I will show you some of the highlights of the 62 Group ‘Package Tour’ stand at Alexandra Palace. My favourite has to be Audrey Walker’s ‘Still Life’ a simple still life featuring a gin bottle. A masterful use of a simple straight stitch. The piece reminds me of what I was taught at Goldsmiths by Constance Howard in the 1970s which is that we stitchers don’t need to know hundreds of stitches we just need to use the ones we do know well. See my full review of the show at : http://www.textileartist.org/review-of-the-knitting-stitching-show-alexandra-palace-2012/
Two more highlights for me which show the diversity of the group are Heather Belcher’s felt ‘Blanket’ and Helen Weston’s ‘Chink in the Armour’ which are also shown below.
womanwithafish 
They’re beautiful pieces!
I like the simplicity of technique with the still life but i cna’t help thinking the compostion somewhat…bleh.
saw a photo elsewhere of the most wonderful needlfelted white rhino head
Well each to their own. If everyone liked the same things life would be very boring.
They are. I am very pleased to be part of this brilliant and varied group of artists.
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