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SUMMARY:: Martin Mere: An exhibition of contemporary stitch by Carole Dawbe
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DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of contemporary stitch by Carole Dawber\nMonday 1
  February - Saturday 12 March 2016\n\nat WWT Martin Mere\, Fish Lane\, Bu
 rscough\, Lancashire\, L40 0TA\nTel:01704 895181\n\nNote: There is an ent
 ry fee to Martin Mere but I have been told that if people explain they onl
 y want to view the exhibition this should be refunded if they leave with 5
 0 minutes.\n\nPlanted &amp\; Picked explores the riotous tangle of colour 
 that the garden flower brings each season through the medium of applique
  and stitch.\n\nArtist Statement\n\nI am drawn to plants for my inspiratio
 n and this has prompted my fascination with the colour\, form and beauty o
 f everyday flowers and plants. Planted and Picked explores the riotous tan
 gle of colour that the garden flower border brings each season through the
  medium of applique and stitch.\n\nObserving the first snow-drops in sprin
 g through to the heady blossoms of summer phlox\, has sparked my series of
  garden embroideries that capture the inspiring ‘bloom’ moment that ea
 ch plant owns. I have re-interpreted each bloom as it appears via hand-dye
 d silk in a myriad of tonal colour hues. These I have then combined\, peta
 l by petal\, to represent the glorious colour of each flower using appliqu
 e and traditional hand-stitch techniques.\n\nThe riot of colour that forms
  the backdrop of the garden border I have evolved through loosely woven ba
 ckgrounds of reclaimed Liberty Prints and hand-dyed fabrics. Scatterings o
 f contrasting coloured organza and chiffons that have then been machine st
 itched in place with meandering lines of rayon threads. These fabric backd
 rops represent the hazy\, constantly changing colour that develops through
 out the growing seasons of the garden border in bloom. Each piece then hig
 hlights individual flower forms\, from hellebores with nestling crocus thr
 ough to stately delphiniums interrupted by irreverent poppies.\n\nThe gard
 en weed is not forgotten with dandelions and buttercups peeping out of the
  foliage with their unbidden impudence. Each flower form is described thro
 ugh individually cut petals\, leaves and stems which are overlaid and hand
 -stitched to capture the beauty of the individually of each bloom.\n\nI co
 nsider myself both as a textile artist and a painter\, I exhibit on a regu
 lar basis throughout the Northwest and I am currently a member of Southpor
 t Contemporary Arts and the Ainsdale and Birkdale Art Club.\n\nCurrently m
 y painting can be viewed online through:\n\nhttp://www.artistsandillustrat
 ors.co.uk/caroledawber\n\nhttp://artcove.co.uk/greeting-cards-category/car
 ole-dawber\n\nhttp://ainsdaleandbirkdaleartclub.com/\n\nMore details: www.
 wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/whats-on/2016/02/01/exhibition-plan
 ted-and-picked/\n\n[caption id="attachment_67153" align="alignnone" width=
 "600"] Carole Dawber[/caption]
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