Lucy Sugden

Tapestry and Woven Art

A glimpse & glimmer of garden life


 

Ella and the Caterpillars

Ella and the CaterpillarsThe deconstruction and reconstruction of a Spirella corset.I was intrigued by the role the Spirella Company played in making Irvin parachutes during the war, photo’s I found showed the Spirella buildings ballroom with rows of sewing machines...

Eclipse

Eclipse The ideas for this piece first began to accumulate in my mind during 2022. I had woven my wasp (Paper) and hoverfly (Lagoon) wings and was continuing to consider the beauty and importance of insects that people often fear or loathe. As a member of the...

Dahlia Field – Roger Aylett

Dahlia Field – a portrait for Roger Aylett Passion Determination Vision, an Eastern Region Textile Exhibition at St Albans Museum until 3rd November 2024 Roger Aylett (1934-2010) was a pioneering award-winning horticulturist and founder of Aylett Nurseries in St...

London – George Bernard Shaw

Passion Determination Vision is an Eastern Region Textile Forum exhibiton held at St Albans Museum from 12th July-3rd November 2024. An exhibition highlighting and celebrating local movers and shakers, a portrait exhibition, but not in any conventional sense; instead...

80% (Disappearance)

80% (Disappearance) Woven Tapestry  This was quite an emotional piece to weave. I have always loved butterflies and moths, as a young girl I remember the buddleia bush in the back garden being full of butterflies in the summer so to learn that since the 1970’s there...

Tangerine Trees (Lucy In The Sky)

Tangerine Trees When I was a small girl I imagined Lucy, from The Beetles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, was floating around in a sky full of stars in her night gown. So when I began to consider ideas for the, A sixties Celebration "Flower Power" exhibition with...

Sustainable Art Practice

How Sustainable am I? In December 2022 Jo at Sust. Consulting ran a series of articles highlighting sustainable businesses in and around Letchworth Garden City. I was delighted to be featured and thought I would share Jo's article here as other people can me into...

Cascade

Cascade I can often have an idea or a title for a piece of work long before I develop and create it, Cascade was one of those ideas. The title first popped into my head at the beginning of 2019, I can date it as I mentioned it in an Instagram post on the 8th of...

Pollinators Paradise

 Pollinators Paradise This tapestry was woven for the Eastern Region Textiles Forum exhibition with RHS Hyde Hall, Changing Earth. Work for the exhibition was created in response to the RHS report gardening in a changing climate. Pollinators Paradise is a celebration...

Latest News About Lucy Sugden

Prints at The Wynd Gallery

Prints at The Wynd Gallery

Find a selection of my framed and mounted prints at The Wynd Gallery in Letchworth Garden City as part of the new all members group show which runs until Sunday 12th February. A selection of my mounted prints can also be found in my Shop available with free UK...

Garden House Hospice Christmas Fair Letchworth

Garden House Hospice Christmas Fair Letchworth

My last Fair, and event, of the year will be on Sunday 11th December, in Letchworth supporting and helping to raise funds for Garden House Hospice.  Their Christmas Fair is held at The Cloisters on Barrington Road from 12-4pm and is always a wonderful event with over...

Hitchin British Schools Museum Christmas Fair

Hitchin British Schools Museum Christmas Fair

Sunday 4th December I'll be back in Hitchin at the British Schools Museum at their Christmas Fair. I'll have a selection of tapestries, woven art, cards and prints with me along some wooly weaves and flowers. Come and find out about my tapestry weaving workshops and...