Catherine Hill: A Way with Words
Today we had a visit from Catherine Hill who gave a talk on her work and process. Absolutely fascinating. You can find her blog Arnold's Attic here and click for her Instagram All the photos below are taken from the blog - much better quality than the ones I managed in our meeting hall! Catherine is a multi-award-winning contemporary textile artist based in the UK. Her work draws on childhood memories growing up in Lancashire in the 1970’s. Arnold’s Attic is named after a vintage textile collection she was gifted by an old family friend called Arnold. His family had worked in the Lancashire textile mills for generations. The collection had been stored in his attic. Catherine's family has long connections with the textile industry in Lancashire and with farming. Her textile art has been exhibited across the UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Brazil, Bulgaria and Australia and has featured in books and many exhibitions. One of Catherine's pieces is Time for Tea,...
