Mutual Appreciation Meeting

 

It was an absolute thrill to meet Maureen Condon today who came to the exibition to see the pieces of work I had made using her hand embroidered silk.

Here are the two makers in front of the two 'Precious Pojagi' pieces of work. She had travelled all the way from Kent with her daughter.

Maureen used the Honesty plant seed and leaves as the inspiration for her design stitched on to a delicate silk georgette. These had been planned to hang in a window in her house. But life got in the way and they were put away to be completed later. 

Maureen moved into sheltered accomodation earlier this year and donated her embroidery resources to Creative Stitch for student use. 

The beautifully hand stitched pieces were discovered inside a roll of silk fabrics.  

"To be completely honest" and "In all honesty" were made using Maureen's silk and my Pojagi piecing to show off the delicate double-sided work. 

Maureen and I also discoved that we also had a history of bookselling in common.

Also visiting today was Judith Mann who brought us together. Judith was Maureen's neighbour and friend and a student of Creative Stitch who brought in all the materials which Maureen donated. 

The 'Playing with Pojagoi' exhibition continues until Wed 25th October so still time to see these and all the other exhibition work.

Quay Gallery, Snape Maltings, Suffolk IP17 1SP