Lucy Sugden

Tapestry and Woven Art


 

Kaleidoscope – Woven Butterflies Art Installation

Kaleidoscope An outdoor installation I was absolutely delighted to have my submission accepted for The Living Theatres Art Trail. After completing my Seasons project a few years ago, the idea of taking my work outdoors had been quietly developing—though until now...

Silver Barred Moth

The Silver Barred moth, three new tapestries woven for exhibition to highlight a small moth that inhabitants the Cambridgeshire Fens. Woven for the British Tapestry Eastern Region Groups Fenlands exhibition at Courtyard Arts in Hertford from 4th -29th March 2025.A...

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...

Latest News About Lucy Sugden

Hitchin Art Hub market December 2020

Hitchin Art Hub market December 2020

Art work is still available from the Hitchin Art Hub throughout November. If you are wandering past the Hitchin Information Centre and see something you like work is available to buy and arrange collection or delivery. Details are displayed in windows. Hitchin Art Hub...

Habitat – Textiles Exhibition Extended

Good news for our Herts Visual Arts textile exhibition at Baldock Arts and Heritage Centre, Habitat has been given an extra month so once we can come out of lockdown 2.0 you will be able to visit until the 6th February 2021. The gallery hopes to reopen on the 3rd...

Hitchin Art Market

Hitchin Art Market

So pleased we can go ahead with the Hicthin Art Hub markets again. I'll be in the town square on Saturday 31st October 10am-3pm along with many other local artists. If you're heading down Hitchin, come along and find me, I'll have a range of woven tapestries and art...