20th November 2025 

The presentation 'Creative icebreaking' given by Angie Hughes was supported by her varied selection of work and was both interesting and informative. 

Angie has not been well so is slowing down, reducing her workload so that now she can do what she likes and wants to do.

This includes things on 'Zoom', talks/workshops, on-line tutorials and in person workshops.  Angie's work has evolved to suit this and she has used a visit to India to inspire some of her work as well as drawing on her imagination.    

 

 

The decorative tiles on monastry floors  together with the ideas provided by illuminated letters led to this piece. With stitching on gold foil and use of gold threads together with the uneveness of the tiles. 

 

  

 

 

      A workshop 'A mighty oak'  features a lone tree in the landscape and is created using needle felting to make the texture and completed with the application of organza and stitching. 

  

     

          

 

 This is an Asami childs pocket , a 3D piece, made using old velvet,beads, cords and handstitching.

 

 

 

 

    

 

  This piece was created by Angie for a poetry festival - TS Elliot Four quartets. It was inspired by the 4 elements - it depicts Fire. Made using thread painting/ stitch on calico. 

 

 

The work of Rebekka Johnson, artist, inspired the piece 'flowers' and this led to quilting, the resulting (yellow/green below) based on a flower box with flowers growing towards the sun.

From this Angie improvised creating the square/log cabin freestyle quilt which used up remnants from previous quilts and work.