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Swiss Fiber Art Fanzine

Every two years Claudia and her colleagues over at Swiss Fiber Art design an exciting new project in collaboration with international textile artists. Their new project for 2024/2025 is the Swiss Fiber Art Fanzine and I’m delighted to announce that Bunting, Butties and a Brew & Manchester Tart have been accepted for publication.

Bunting, Butties and a Brew - part of the Swiss Fiber Art Fanzine
Bunting, Butties and a Brew – part of the Swiss Fiber Art Fanzine
Manchester Tart
Manchester Tart
My projects start with a handful of my favourite vintage Sylko threads
My projects start with a handful of my favourite vintage Sylko threads

Swiss Fiber Art Fanzine

A series of zines will be published throughout the two years of the project.

The project is running until December 2025 and the list of themes are: mushrooms, science, food, insects, plastic, time, architecture and humans.

If you’d like more information on the project, pop over to the project page and maybe take part yourself!.

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Lancashire Library Open 2024

I’m pleased to announce that Moors of Home has been selected for the Lancashire Library Open 2024, celebrating Lancaster University Library’s 60th Anniversary. Thirty two artworks are taking part in the exhibition.

Moors of Home. Part of the Lancashire Library Open 2024
Moors of Home. Part of the Lancashire Library Open 2024

The exhibition will be in show at the Lancashire University Library, Alexandra Square,  Lancaster LA1 4YW from 13th September – 4th October 2024.

Lancashire Library Open 2024

The exhibition theme is ‘How does the library inspire you?’

Libraries and books are the cornerstone to my work. They act as a valuable resource and inspiration. A portion of my work is focussed on my love of Lancashire Poetry.

The central panel is an extract from the Lancashire poem ‘Pennine Ramble’ written by Ebron, first published in “A Lancashire Miscellany”, a newspaper column featured in weekend editions of the Oldham Chronicle between 1956 and 1959.

My own words around the outer border depict a memory from my childhood of visiting my Grandparents in Stacksteads, Lancashire. Designed in Spring 2021 during lockdown in the UK. Cotton cloth eco printed with plants from my lockdown garden.

Update: September 25th 2024

Thank you curator Lela Harris for the following photos taken at the exhibition preview evening.

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Janice Gunner  – Meet the Artist

Janice Gunner is a leading textile artist, quilter, author, and quilt judge. A lifelong stitcher for over 50 years, Janice presents a major retrospective of her portfolio – ‘A Lifetime in Textiles’ exhibition.

Her exhibition takes you on a journey celebrating 50 years.

Janice Gunner: https://www.janicegunner.co.uk  

Janice Gunner

Always striving to produce work of a high standard, Janice prefers to experiment with a wide range of styles and techniques.

Part of the Lifetime in Textiles exhibition
Part of the Lifetime in Textiles exhibition

If there is one technique she is most known for, it is probably Shibori, also the title of one of her books.


Shibori Book by Janice : https://amzn.to/471jMlR

Work by Janice
Work by Janice

Janice is an award-winning textile artist, quilter, City & Guilds accredited tutor and author. Aside from creating and teaching, she holds a MA with Merit  in Textiles at the University of the Creative Arts. Her current work using natural dyes, along with screen and digital printing, focuses on memory loss and absence and how they affect personality and relationships. Janice was recently awarded the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles Education and Travel Bursary.

Further reading

If you’ve enjoyed watching this video, you might like the work of L’Merchie Frazier featured in a video from the Festival of Quilts 2023.