Short Courses May - October 2013 - West Dean College

TutorsTEXTILESHugh Dunford WoodROSALIND DAVIS is a mixed media artist usingpaint, print and stitch, alongside her work as acurator and award-winning blogger. She trained atChelsea and the RCA in textiles and fashion. In2012-13 her work was displayed in ‘Material Matters’at the Courtauld Institute.RUTH DE FRAGA GOMES has developed herbusiness making unique tailored lampshades overthe past 10 years. Influenced by current interior orfashion trends, her striking lampshades have featuredin many publications.JO DIXON is a textile artist who studied atWinchester School of Art. She works in mixedmedia, drawing inspiration from travels in India andAfrica and the natural world.WENDY DOLAN is an experienced textile artist,tutor and lecturer specialising in freehand machineembroidery. She has made commissions for AshridgeCollege and the Royal Caribbean International.HUGH DUNFORD WOOD trained at RuskinSchool of Fine Art. He is an artist and printerextraordinaire – on fabric, paper and as wallpaper.He learnt his wallpaper technique following the Artsand Crafts tradition as an apprentice of Peggy Angusin the 1970s.NOEL DYRENFORTH pioneered batik in theUK. He is in demand as an exhibitor and teacherworldwide. He is author of Batik – Modern Conceptsand Techniques.ALISON ELLEN has run her own business designingand making innovative hand-knitted items for over20 years. She has a special interest in structure andusing stitches to shape knitted fabric. She is also anexperienced teacher and author of three books.JILL FLOWER is a stitched textile artist. Herexperimental embroideries are formed from salvagedpapers. Jill is a member of the Society of Designer-Craftsman and author of articles on stitch.After completing her BA at Wolverhampton,EMILY JO GIBBS set up her handbag businessin 1993 and quickly established an internationalreputation. Her work is held in many permanentcollections including the V&A and Crafts Council.JANICE GUNNER is a stitched textile artist,international teacher and author of Shibori for TextileArtists. Her work explores the marks made on clothusing dye, print and stitch in piecing, collage andquilting.LUCINDA GUY is a knitwear designer maker andauthor of seven knitting and crochet books. Shecombines her love of folk art and traditional knittingand crochet techniques with sustainable wool andcontributes to various knitting magazines in the UKand America.CAS HOLMES trained in Fine Art at University forCreative Arts before specialising in her innovativework with found materials. Her book The FoundObject in Textile Art (2010) reflects her work andteaching. In 2012 she was a guest exhibitor atKnitting and Stitching Show.JAMES HUNTING studied textiles at GoldsmithsCollege before working as a freelance embroidererfor the couture fashion industry. In 2006 he was anominated Embroiderers’ Guild Scholar and nowworks as an artist and tutor in embroidery.SANDRA MEECH trained as a graphic designer andnow works as a stitched textile artist, internationalteacher and author of several books including,Contemporary Quilts and Connecting Art to Stitch.LINDA MILLER is a textile artist and machineembroiderer who trained at Winchester School ofArt. She teaches and exhibits regularly throughoutthe UK. Her book Creative Machine Embroidery waspublished in 2011.CLAIRE MONTGOMERIE studied at MiddlesexUniversity and the Royal College of Art. She usesher innovative knitting skills to sample for knitwearcompanies, and make her own accessories collection.FLEUR OAKES is a graduate in Fashion Textilesfrom Middlesex University. She now runs her ownbusiness making bespoke corsetry and textiles usingmany old embroidery techniques. She sells much ofher work via her Etsy shop ‘The Glass Pingle’.CARON PENNEY, a tapestry weaver and lecturer,studied at Middlesex University. She is Directorof West Dean’s Tapestry Studio, where she hasworked since 1993.MARILYN PHIPPS worked in graphics with her owndesign company before studying fine art in 1993 andshe continues to paint in watercolours. She came tobeading through her love of colour.KATHERINE POGSON creates hand-made leatheraccessories in limited editions and to commission,combining traditional techniques with surfacemanipulation. In 2011 she was awarded a QueenElizabeth Scholarship to study digital print to enrichher handmade work.MARIA PULLEY trained at Kingston University. Anexperienced teacher of fashion and related skills,she works as a fashion artist and designer-maker ofbespoke clothes.PHILIP SANDERSON is Creative Director ofthe West Dean Tapestry Studio and Associatetutor across West Dean’s Visual Arts Programme.Commissions include designs for two tapestries forthe Palace of Westminster.MANDY SOUTHAN is a textile artist and authorof several books on silk painting and shibori textiles.She has expertise as a colourist and in resisttechniques.DIONNE SWIFT dyes, stitches and manipulates toexplore the potential of cloth for site-specific textilepieces. She studied at Goldsmiths College and theUniversity of Central England. Her solo exhibition‘New Grounds’ has recently toured the UK.KIM THITTICHAI studied at the University ofBrighton. She specialises in teaching experimentaltextiles and delivers workshops internationally. Herthird book Layered Textiles was published in 2011.LIZ THORNTON specialises in intricate, oftenthree-dimensional beadwork shapes. She enjoyssharing her skills in her teaching and her latest bookis The Beader’s Floral.JAN TREGIDGO is an experienced lace maker andteacher of traditional and contemporary bobbin lacemaking. Her book Torchon Lace Making – A Step- by-Step Guide was published in 2010.MICHELE WALKER recently curated an exhibitionof Japanese Sashiko Textiles as part of an Arts andHumanities Research Board Fellowship. She is authorof two books on quilting, a curator and writer andher quilts have featured in major exhibitions.With an MA in Fine Art Fibres, CAROLE WALLERis a maker of painted clothes and large-scale wallpieces on fabric. Her work is represented in theV&A and is exhibited internationally.PENNY WALSH trained at Winchester School ofArt and the Royal College of Art in textiles andweaving. She now runs a company specialisingin natural dyeing and is author of Yarn, a textilehandbook.56Fees listed for each course are non-residential – please see page 67 for accommodation costs | Short Courses May–October 2013