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

An amazing week talking tapestry and woven art

An amazing week talking tapestry and woven art

Wow what and amazing week I had during my solo exhibition Quietly Connected at The Wynd Gallery in Letchworth.  I can't quite believe how wonderful the reactions and responses to my work and ideas were, amazing feedback and so lovely to get so many visitors enthused...

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

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

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

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...