Leah Higgins

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Accidently on Purpose!

This last week I had the pleasure of welcoming Louise Baldwin into my studio. She was here to teach her four day Accidently on Purpose workshop and it was a blast! The students had been asked to bring an eclectic mix of ‘stuff’ such as old bits of packaging, bits of plastic / metal/ ? from that drawer we all have in our kitchens where we put things then forget what they were used for, threads, buttons, wrapping papers, feathers, broken jewellery, scraps of fabric, unfinished bits from other workshops …. and out of the chaos they created and amazing array of samples.

During the first day they worked on paper collages and weavings. On the second day they added stitch to collaged papers then wash away some of the paper. And on the third day they hammered tacks into wood, and focussed on 3D samples. The final day was spent on deeper exploration of the the processes they liked best.

The benches were piled high …… and the results were amazing. The photo above is a work in progress piece by Sue R - she stitched papers to a piece of wool that she had previously printed then washed some of the papers away. Love it. The photos below feature work from Stephanie, Anna, Sylvia, Tracey and Sue.

Big thanks to Louise for a fab workshop!