Every June artists and makers in Surrey open their studios to welcome
visitors:
www.surreyopenstudios.org.uk
Looking at this year’s catalogue I realised there are many
textile artists and makers in my home county and I decided to visit some. My
first visit was to Joanne Aylwin. Located in Farnham, she creates decorative
pieces through weaving and mixed media. Her studio doubles as a gallery dedicated
to textile artists/makers to show and sell their work.
www.joaylwin.co.uk
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| Jo Aylwin Gallery/Studio |
Jo has a small but lovely space. She had several weaving
looms on the go and beautiful pieces on display. When we talked about her work,
her passion and dedication shone through. Her gallery is a great new find for
affordable, one of textile pieces. We talked about my course at OCA and she offered
to help me with assignment 4 (all about weaving). We also talked about being a
small maker. She indicated that it is a labor of love and not
necessarily financially rewarding one. It resonates with what I am reading
about craft-based textiles for the research point. (I will write a separate
post about it)
Meeting Joanne made me think that craft/makers are more
community minded compared to more business minded designer/makers. The fact
that she offered help for free demonstrates that she is happy to spread the
love of making. I am definitely taking up on her offer and visiting her in
July.
Here are some of her work:
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| Jo Aylwin: Aphrodite's Girdle (Hand Woven) |
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| Jo Aylwin: Remembrance (Hand Woven) |
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| Jo Aylwin: Evolution (Hand Felted and Embroidered) |
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