It happened by a chance
But GREW to become a fabulous set of visits.
Number One
Alice Kettle and others at the Queen's House in Greenwich
A staircase installation of flowers celebrating the Stuart gardens; 'Queen Anne's Lace'
A portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, A 'Garden Bed' as rug
Referencing the costume decorations and details of the other Royal portraits in the room
And the techniques used in weaving and tapestry making
A modern Royal portrait
which somehow sat so comfortably which it's Tudor and Stuart counterparts
The whole was truly breath-taking and a 'Must See' exhibit!!
On until August 18th
Number Two
Kaffe Fasset at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey
Which celebrates Fasset's career in paint, stitch, cloth and yarn
And is the first since the retrospective at the V&A 25 years ago
and thirdly
a talk at the V&A between ceramicist and writer Edmund de Waal
and author Tracey Chevalier
on her book 'The Last Runaway'
which explores the art of quilt-making
and the silence of Quaker life in 19th cent. America
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