Textile Transformations with Alice Burnhope

Saturday 2 November 2024

Drop in any time between 11:00–12:30 & 13:30–15:00

Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

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'Textile Transformations' with Alice Burnhope at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

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A group of children Children play hide and seek around Henry Moore's huge bronze sculpture 'Large Figure in a Shelter'.

A family of five people, three children and two adults, sitting on a lawn and looking at a huge bronze sculpture

An adult and child are examining flowers, with a clipboard in hand. Behind them, more adults and children move through the garden, similarly equipped.

A woman is helping a child with a craft project using thread. In from on them on a large table are books about gardening. There are lots more people working on crafting projects at tables in the background.

A wide shot of one wall in the Aisled Barn at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, with visitors looking at four of Moore's tapestries hanging on the walls.

A wide shot of one wall in the Aisled Barn at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, four of Moore's tapestries (based on his drawings) are visible

About this event

Join us for our last family-friendly workshop of the season, combining inspiration, sculpture and nature to create textile wall hangings with artist Alice Burnhope.

We will venture outdoors with naturally dyed fabrics, made in earthy tones of golden, brown and green, inspired by Moore’s outdoor sculptures. You’ll place your textiles on intriguing natural textures, creating rubbings that capture the essence of the environment.

Back inside we’ll transform these textured fabrics into shapes and layouts, using pre-designed templates of natural and sculptural forms. By stitching or gluing these pieces, you’ll create an eye-catching textile wall hanging of your own, to take away.

While making your own wall hanging, you’ll be surrounded by a textile installation of naturally dyed fabrics created collaboratively with Alice Burnhope and local community groups.

“The observation of nature is part of an artist’s life, it enlarges his form-knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.

“The human figure is what interests me most deeply, but I have found principles of form and rhythm from the study of natural objects such as pebbles, rocks, bones, trees, plants etc.

“There is, in nature, a limitless variety of shapes and rhythms (and the telescope and microscope have enlarged the field) from which the sculptor can enlarge his form-knowledge experience.”

Henry Moore, 1934

Did you know..?

Henry Moore was inspired by nature, and was well known for his large-scale sculptures. He also created textile designs and tapestries, which you can see on display at Studios & Gardens, hanging in the Aisled Barn!

About the artist

Alice Burnhope

Alice Burnhope is an award-winning textile artist and workshop facilitator, based at Cockpit Studios, London.

She specialises in interactive and socially-engaged artwork. She utilises discarded fabrics to address the current imbalance between material use, waste and the effect on the natural environment.

Alice creates immersive textile installations which have been exhibited in group and solo shows throughout the UK and internationally, in institutions such as Arthouse Jersey, Hayward Gallery and Alexandra Palace. She facilitates a host of creative workshops for prestigious clients such as Buckingham Palace, The Royal Horticultural Society and Now Gallery.

aliceburnhope.com

Tickets

This workshop is included in an annual ticket. It’s a drop-in event, so there’s no need to book.

If you already have an annual ticket, just come along on the day and bring your annual ticket with you.
If you do not have an annual ticket, you can buy one online or from the ticket desk when you arrive and return to the Studios & Gardens as often as you like, during our open season, for 12 calendar months.

Children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event.

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