The Poetry of Stitch Competition
For All Ages
Diana Springall
Diana originally trained as a painter before extending her artistic skills into crafts, especially embroidery. Following this, she taught teachers and through doing so, realised that being able to hold textiles in your hands was the only way to truly share her passion for stitch.
Buying pieces from graduate students enabled her to support both them and others to appreciate this much undervalued artform.
Diana now holds one of the most diverse and important collections of embroidery, much of which you will see in the Poetry of Stitch exhibition.
Diana completed this piece at Goldsmiths College London whilst she was learning embroidery. She was asked to stitch a portrait which could use one colour thread on a plain single colour background.
This piece was inspired by drawings created while on holiday in Horta in the Portuguese Azores.
Find out more: dianaspringallcollection.co.uk
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Boats at Horta
1993
Three part folding Japanese lacquered hard wood screen with machine appliqué.
Creative Prompt
On holiday we might send a postcard to someone back home, telling them about what we are enjoying or even what we dislike.
A postcard provides a structure for a simple poem. Try and imagine yourself on holiday and write a poem in the form of a postcard home.
You may want to keep sentences very short and add some descriptive rhyming words.
Have fun! Not all poems are serious.
For more inspiration have a look at limericks – just ensure your poem is polite enough to be published!
Created by Marina Castledine, Creative Learning Consultant Fiona.
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