Annearmes

I’ve never been called this before!!…

An artist friend today has called me “inspiring and indomitable” , apparently it describes my pursuance of art, in the face of recent adversity perfectly, these are not words that I’d not associate with myself, sometimes it takes others to show us aspects of ourselves , that we don’t realise on our own. I actuallyContinue reading “I’ve never been called this before!!…”

Disasterous timing!!!

Sometimes life issues can stop us in our tracks but they can also give us the space to really evaluate what the most important things in our lives are!! In April I signed up to repeat Nicholas Wilton’s Creative Visionary Program, CVP, for a second time, I learnt so much (as a beginner) last yearContinue reading “Disasterous timing!!!”

Busy doing something

I think I’m getting there!!!

I haven’t posted for a while as I’ve been busy painting and I must admit I’ve found it hard after the CVP program finished, however Louise Fletcher (check out her website I love her art) set up a group called CVP Redo. We are revisiting each week of CVP but this time taking two weeksContinue reading “I think I’m getting there!!!”

Disaster fortnight…. Cautionary note about dyes!!

In my previous textiles life, I’ve always enjoyed dyeing with procion MX dyes, to produce my own palette of cloth to work with, I just loved the sight of these brightly coloured hand-dyed fabrics drying on the clothes line. The photo is one of my textile pieces, it is 2m square, made up of tinyContinue reading “Disaster fortnight…. Cautionary note about dyes!!”

Anne Armes studio notes…… “ bit too ambitious”

My plan for this week was to make times for a regular daily art practice, but I’m afraid I fell off the easel this week and didn’t get much done!!! I have been revisiting my inspiration board and trying to discern exactly why I chose these particular items, they all hold memories for me, causeContinue reading “Anne Armes studio notes…… “ bit too ambitious””

Anne Armes studio notes….. “the journey starts here”

I am a textile artist, tutor and mentor but recently the arthritis in my hands, has forced me to look for a new challenge, I started following Alice Sheridan on Facebook last year and she introduced me to an online program for artists called the “Creative Visionary Program” CVP led by the American artist NicholasContinue reading “Anne Armes studio notes….. “the journey starts here””