{"product_id":"9781849947541-reflective-stitch-time-and-place-in-textile-art","title":"Reflective Stitch","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime and place in textile art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intriguing and inspiring textile art book that explores how to incorporate notions of time and place to give deeper meaning to your textile work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating book explores how to introduce notions of time and place to your textile art practice, to give deeper meaning and emotional resonance to your work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned British textile artist Claire Wellesley-Smith demonstrates how these two fundamental concepts are linked – we experience time through place, and vice versa – and make endlessly rewarding themes for textile art. Practical ideas for incorporating time and place into your work include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Taking the time: how to observe mindfulness and care in choosing materials, and how to stitch with intention to create a more meaningful piece of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Textile temporalities: observing time passing through stitch, through daily embroidery journals and recording aspects of life, either environmental or personal, over certain durations of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Gathering together: Using textile art within the wider community to record memories, share ideas and create a sense of togetherness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Geographies of making: creating site-specific embroidery pieces, for display or otherwise, that are tied to a specific place and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Stitching connection: ideas for collaborating with other artists in group projects that are passed back and forth between the participants over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with exquisite examples of the author’s own textile work and that of other artists from around the world who embrace similar topics, this thoughtful, contemplative book offers a wealth of inspiration on how to incorporate these important themes into your own textile art practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57229233357174,"sku":"9781849947541","price":17.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41277328.jpg?v=1779102656","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781849947541-reflective-stitch-time-and-place-in-textile-art","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}