Exhibitions

Do try to catch the super exhibition by Decora at Nunnington Hall near Helmsley.  Called Stolen From the Skies, it finishes at the end of the month so better be quick. I went twice because I enjoyed it so much and wanted to take a closer look at everything. The work is beautiful, with varied and clever interpretations of the theme of endangered British birds.  There’s lots of it and very well presented. You can check out Decora online. Take a look at their Facebook page. Some of the group  were once members of York EG. Congratulations to them all. 

For those of you who like the more traditional type of embroidery and who haven’t come across Mary Corbett, ‘NeedlenThread’,  may I recommend her website and Facebook page? Always something of interest. Some beautiful images plus her tips and techniques pieces are worth a look. 

Chris Small

Our October Meeting

October 1st was our AGM and subscription time. The second AGM for YES after a very successful year. We had the first postcard swop on the new theme of wings. Not surprisingly there was lots of creative interpretation from planes to dragonflies, plus delightful birds and bees. Before lunch work on fabric books and chicken scratch, aka depression lace, continued in stitch club. One more session for these in November, but there’ll a new stitch club starting in January.

The existing committee members were happy to continue in their current roles, with Annie who had  previously been co-opted nominated and approved. After this we had the fabulous Dollybirds, YES members who had formed a doll making group in 2004, with the dolls getting more and more complex and varied, until 2013 when they left the dolls behind for art journal work. Their light-hearted and amusing presentation belied the skill and artistry of the many dolls they brought to show us which really were from the sublime to the ridiculous! So, another busy, enjoyable meeting, with one to look forward to on 5th November when we’ll have a gold Christmas ornament workshop with Heather Lewis. This meeting will be the first with our new timing of a 10.30 start and a 3.30 finish.

Here are some of the postcards

Dollies by the Dolly Birds

There's a story behind the one in the cardboard box...

Here's a short video showing the Two Sided Goddess of Droopy and Wonky Boobs. There's a story behind her, too!