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Stitch Magazine article- “A Spanish Love Affair”

24 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by carolnaylortextiles in Inspirations, Processes, Textile Art

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Art, drawing, embroidery, landscape, south downs, Spain

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Readers of this blog might like to know that I have an article in this month’s edition, on sale in WH Smiths from July 25th or available from the Stitch Magazine website.

Don’t be misled by the title though, as the only steamy thing in it is the weather!

In the article I look at how my work has been heavily influenced by the countryside surrounding a small medieval town in central Spain near Burgos, called Covarrubias. It includes starting points, drawings, and finished pieces. I always use my holidays as a time when I can think, draw and plan without pressure, and being married to a painter helps, we like doing the same things, though the results are never the same!

We’ll be back in Covarrubias in only two weeks time. The light, the varied terrain, the colours, the shapes are so different to the things I draw in the UK. I love the calm, soft quality of the South Downs with colours of blue, green, lilac and yellow and find central Spain’s strong light, golden wheat, terracotta earth and distant blue toned mountains are an amazing and equally inspiring contrast. So in geological terms I suppose it is new hills versus the older ones!

I’ve posted a couple of contrasting images for you, a drawing from Amberley in West Sussex and one from the sierra. The white chalk of the downs contrasts starkly with the iron red Spanish earth.

Featured Artist at Primavera Gallery Cambridge

08 Monday Jul 2013

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Carol Naylor, Featured Artist, Primavera Gallery, Cambridge

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My work is currently being exhibited by Primavera Gallery in Cambridge, and the link below will take you to the gallery’s blogsite. This large and prestigious gallery is right in the heart of the city opposite Kings College, so it’s a great place to visit if you are in the vicinity. The gallery always has an eclectic mix of Fine and Applied Arts, from paintings and textiles to ceramics, glass and jewellery.

Here is a quote from the gallery publicity and a link to their blog site-

We have a great new exhibition of Carol Naylor’s textile work on show downstairs at Primavera . We have teamed new pieces with some of her earlier works for you to get a good idea of her progression. 

For more info on Carol Naylor check our blog: http://primaveragallery.blogspot.co.uk/

I’ve had a busy few days, visiting Cambridge and then on up to another lovely city, Lincoln, where I worked with the Embroiderers Guild there over the weekend. Once more the results were great, and show what can be done in a short time. I’m now back home thinking about the new pieces I’ll be making for Autumn and Winter exhibitions. The image featured here is one of my earlier translations of poppy fields currently on view in Cambridge

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