Saturday, 14 June 2014

Visible mending On Tour


Fresh from Northumberland via The Shed on the Allotment Carol Parker's mighty Visible Mending Exhibition - with additions from The View From Here group has arrived at The Green Patch in Kettering!


Visible Mending Exhibition
originally shown in THE SHED ON ALLOTMENT 17B  is now on tour!


A self-funded, social media driven project by social artist Carol Parker; connecting communities through the traditional craft of darning and the contemporary craft of visible mending

Contributors so far:

Carol Parker, Lincolnshire

Kay Steven, Northumberland
Lorena Hodgson, Lincolnshire
Fiona Gurney, Lincolnshire
Gillian Wing, Lincolnshire
Suu Wernham, Lincolnshire

Carole Miles, Northants
Anonymous, Yorkshire

Kate Marsden, Surrey

Anna, Sweden

Cassandra Harrison, Berwick on Tweed

Rosie Moore, West Sussex

Jeni Atkinson, Lincolnshire
Jane Pullan, Enid Lechie, Helen Porter 
and Patricia Ward of 
Unique Cottage Studios Textile Group, Lincolnshire
Lucy Anderson, Maureen Walvin, Sonja Wilson, 
Sue Rigby, Jenny - Northamptonshire




All photographs of individual work and tour will be uploaded here: 




If you can't get to the Green Patch here is a glimpse of the exhibition in the Summer House


A lovely place to sit, enjoy the view and all the Visibly Mended postcards on tour so far. 

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DARN YOUR OWN POSTCARD TO ADD TO THE EXHIBITION.  DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A MESSAGE ON THE BACK – AFTER ALL THAT’S WHAT POSTCARDS ARE FOR!….


If you'd like to add to the Kettering leg of the tour why not join us at the Resource Centre between 11 and 1 Friday June 20th for coffee and creativity!


1 comment:

  1. Lucy Darby from Ground Works and The Green Patch says
    "Well worth a wander up to our summerhouse at the minute..
    An inspiring array of art to enjoy!"

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