Jo, a recent facilitator of several craft based workshops for Friends of the Hatton, works under the name of 'Of Threads and Patches'. Along with her ‘crafty’ mum Pat, she will be among the sellers at the Autumn Fayre, 17nineteen Holy Trinity Church in Sunderland on 5 October from 10 - 3pm. This Grade 1 … Continue reading Jo Duncan is exhibiting at 17nineteen
We had such a wonderful time making some gorgeous little animals with Jo. Making the woollen hedgehogs and birds was a great choice for some relaxing, mindful crafting. As always Jo guided us expertly through the various steps and it was great to create something so instantly impactful and easily replicable. Sophie Cousin
What a happy way to spend a rainy Saturday in June! This workshop with Edward Hillier did exactly what it said on the tin - inspired us to paint more expressively. We focused on landscape works by David Bomberg and Joan Eardley, beginning with short exercises using charcoal to make bold strokes to outline the … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Edward Hillier
Date and time: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:00 - 19:30 Creative Central NCL pop up is on the corner of Clayton Street and Nelson Street (opposite the back entrance of Eldon Square Food area). Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright will be giving a talk about curating the Videocity exhibition 'Playing with Rules', which is … Continue reading ‘A talk by Friends Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright about curating their Videocity exhibition ‘Playing with Rules’
Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright form the Friends committee have co-curated a public video art exhibition that will take place at Unit 163 in the Grainger Market. The exhibition will be in place from 27th June until 21st July. "The exhibition invites visitors and passers-by to playfully reconsider the normality of everyday actions and … Continue reading ‘Playing with Rules’, a video art exhibition co-curated by Friends Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright
Louise opened the workshop with a really interesting slide show with many visual examples charting the history of patchwork and quilting from its earliest known conception to present day. Louise went on to show images of her own work along with examples of some of the community projects she has been involved in. Fully inspired … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Louise Underwood
The Workshop “Japanese ‘Mindful’ stitching” lead by Jo Duncan did require a good amount of concentration. We made two lovely books, binding loose sheets together. The first was relatively simple, but the second more decorative and requiring careful consideration. The stitched pattern magically appeared on both sides of the binding. Jo could not have been … Continue reading Reviews of our recent workshop by Jo Duncan
Our new President Joyce Quin has a new book out. 'Angels of the North: Volume Two – More Notable Women of the North East' is co-written by Joyce with Moira Kilkenny. Angels of the North Vol. 2 by Joyce Quin and Moira Kilkenny – published by Tyne Bridge Publishing In the second volume of Angels … Continue reading Angels of the North Volume Two – by Joyce Quin and Moira Kilkenny
On the 16th December Katie Price conducted a workshop for the Friends of the Hatton. Katie had prepared lots of kits using her supplies of vintage quilts and fabric. She had prepared templates so we could make a selection of Christmas ornaments or fairy houses. She brought many samples of her own work together with … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Katie Price
It was a very pleasant surprise to be invited to become the President of the Friends of the Hatton Gallery. I was delighted to accept and be able to meet members of the Committee at their meeting last month. Over the years - indeed since way back in the 1960s! - I have visited the … Continue reading A message from our new President: Baroness Joyce Quin
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