Lucy Sugden

Lucy Sugden

Tapestry and Woven Art

A glimpse & glimmer of garden life

 

Ella and the Caterpillars

by | 26 November 2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

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...
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Eclipse

by | 3 September 2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

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...
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Dahlia Field – Roger Aylett

by | 1 September 2024 | Blog | 1 Comment

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...
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London – George Bernard Shaw

by | 16 July 2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

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...
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80% (Disappearance)

by | 20 November 2023 | Blog | 0 Comments

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...
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Tangerine Trees (Lucy In The Sky)

by | 13 July 2023 | Blog | 2 Comments

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...
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Sustainable Art Practice

by | 8 January 2023 | Blog | 0 Comments

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...
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Cascade

by | 6 May 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

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...
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Pollinators Paradise

by | 15 April 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

 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...
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Latest News About Lucy Sugden

Tapestry Talk – the in’s, out’s and ideas!

Tapestry Talk – the in’s, out’s and ideas!

by | Oct 20, 2023 |

Talking Tapestry Thursday 26th October 7pm The Wynd Gallery, Letchworth,  From flying carpets to fishing line and everything in-between! I am hosting one of my tapestry talks during my exhibition Quietly Connected at The Wynd Gallery. I’ll be taking you through my...

Quietly Connected Opens October 21st

Quietly Connected Opens October 21st

by | Oct 19, 2023 |

Quietly Connected opens on Saturday 21st October at The Wynd Gallery  I will be showing new work and work that I wouldn’t normally have at the Wynd Gallery, along with smaller framed tapestries, woven flowers, and new prints and cards. The exhibition opens Saturday at...

Workshops and a talk for Quietly Connected

Workshops and a talk for Quietly Connected

by | Oct 1, 2023 |

To accompany my exhibition, 'Quietly Connected' I am holding a series of events at The Wynd Gallery. Tapestry sampler workshops suitable for teens and adults on Monday 23rd October, Family weaving workshops for ages 6-12yrs and their adult on Wednesday 25th October...