Glorious Reflections

 

When Out of the Fold were invited to take part in the artcontex event at The Minories Gallery in Colchester I went along to look at the venue and was delighted with the space we were allocated by the organiser Lorraine Traer-Clark.

Out of the Fold were given a long wall in the first floor ballroom with white walls, high ceilings and natural light streaming in through the large windows. A perfect space to show off our series of 'Reflections'

The 'Reflections' work was unveiled a week earlier in an equally beautiful space, also a ballroom, at Bury St Edmunds Guildhall. Also with high ceilings and large white display boards. The light levels are a little different here with the traditional chandeliers.

With these two venues in mind members of Out of the Fold decided to make large pieces of work 40cm x 150cm and all to be displayed in portrait format. 

This way of working is unusual for the group and the size and uniform method of  presentation on stretcher bars proved quite challenging. 

But it was worth the effort. The end result is a spectacular series of ten works of textile art. 

You can see the 'Reflections' exhibition as part of ArtConTex at the Minories Colchester from 2nd - 5th October 2025

Read more about the inspiration behind the work on the Out of the Fold website outofthefold.com/blogsand don't forget to subscribe to receive our regular updates

There will be work on show from many East Anglian Textile groups and individual makers at ArtConTex - a real celebration of textiles in our region