Join acclaimed textile tutor and artist Bobby Britnell for a special day workshop linked to the ‘UNmaking’ exhibition.

On this day course we will investigate tone and line in a number of ways and explore their uses in design for both art and textiles. Preliminary work will be carried out using a variety of tools, media and surfaces and will form the basis for personal interpretations into small cloth and stitch pieces, using bark cloth. As with nearly all of Bobby's courses, artist research will offer further insight into the development of personal ideas around this theme.

As artists we constantly look for new ways of working but also hold on to what we know best. Bark cloth has become an important part of Bobby’s creative practice and here it has been used along with the techniques of printing and stitching, adding and subtracting, as she works intuitively through each piece, allowing the quality of the bark cloth to show through.

Bobby first discovered bark cloth when visiting Kisaabwa in southern Uganda. It is a 100% organic fibre and can be described as an organic 'living' cloth which, in the history of textiles is unquestionably the most ancient cloth and the first non-woven textile. It is thought that bark cloth was first discovered during the reign of Ssekabaka Kimera, who ruled from 1217 to 1247. It requires a master craftsman with knowledge, skill and experience to create the cloth from the inner bark of the Mutuba Tree.

This workshop is for adults, all abilities welcome and materials provided. Please bring a packed lunch.

Tickets: £80 full price, £76 Museum/TSG Members/Concs, or attend with a friend for £140.

Advance booking required: book online here or call 01453 763394

Part of the Textile Study Group's UNmaking exhibition programme at The Museum in the Park.