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The November 2011 Conference on Colour was greatly enjoyed by the Members who attended, here are some photos taken on the day.  Joyce Honeysett our guest speaker took us through lots of practical exercises on colour and challenged our thinking.

Our Vice Chair, Janet Cook, gave the Member’s Spotlight Talk

And there was shopping, with our own ERTF Shop: Yarnscape and Art Van Go

Our next Conference is on Saturday 14th April in Cambridge - it will be open to Members and Non Members, information will be posted as soon as available.

The 2012 ERTF AGM and following Conference have been scheduled for:

SATURDAY 14th APRIL 2012

GIRTON COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

“The Culture of Exhibiting”

The Conference is open to Non Members.  Please make a note of this date.  As soon as the details are finalised, full information will be published here on the website, and on our blog, so do please check back for updates.

Our Second Exhibition took place in Dragon Hall, Norwich,  here are a few photos to give a taster of the wide variety of techniques, designs and skills embraced by ERTF Members.

Photos from our shop - staffed by ERTF Members, with lots of affordable art works.

ERTF Present Owen Jones is an exhibition  travelling around the Eastern Region during 2011/12 with the aim of forging links with museums and galleries. The accompanying workshop programme is to promote textiles both to schools and the wider public.

During 2009/10, ERTF studied the work of Owen Jones both at the Warner Textile Archive in Braintree, Essex and the V&A in London. Owen Jones was an influential 19^th century architect and designer, probably best known today for his publication, The Grammar of Ornament.

Formal study sessions were arranged then members worked on their pieces at their own pace using the inspiration gained from their sketches, photographs and writings worked up during the study sessions. A blog was used t

o share ideas and thoughts as the participating members were spread throughout the region.

The resulting exhibition is the response ERTF members have given to the decorative designs and motifs of Owen Jones. Some of the exhibits have responded purely to the decorative whilst others have given thought and consideration to his design theories. This makes for an eclectic and diverse exhibition.

The exhibition is accompanied by members’ sketchbooks and design work.

Confirmed dates are:-

Further dates and the workshop programme will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.