We had a fabulous talk today by Hayley Mills-Styles who uses stitch and textiles to tell stories about her life. Hayley experiments with traditional techniques, digital embroidery and sculptural elements inspired by objects and places which remind her of childhood, family and events.
Hayley has exhibited in some interesting spaces such as caravans and crumbling Sunnybank Mills. Her work is very personal and explores important moments in her life - not all happy, but which resonate with people. We all appreciated her openness and honesty about emotions and events which we may not usually choose to share so publicly, but it was refreshing and presented in a very entertaining way! And the embroidery was absolutely beautiful, and of very unusual things such as body parts and xrays!
Recently Hayley has explored the collection at Whitby Museum, one of her favourite places, and became fascinated with Narwhals - we had a sneaky peek at a little of what's coming up in her new exhibition. Her latest work will be exhibited at Whitby Museum from September 15th and will be well worth a visit.
(Photos taken and reproduced with the permission Hayley Mills-Styles. Images are the property of Skipton Branch of The Embroiderers' Guild)
Hayley has exhibited in some interesting spaces such as caravans and crumbling Sunnybank Mills. Her work is very personal and explores important moments in her life - not all happy, but which resonate with people. We all appreciated her openness and honesty about emotions and events which we may not usually choose to share so publicly, but it was refreshing and presented in a very entertaining way! And the embroidery was absolutely beautiful, and of very unusual things such as body parts and xrays!
Recently Hayley has explored the collection at Whitby Museum, one of her favourite places, and became fascinated with Narwhals - we had a sneaky peek at a little of what's coming up in her new exhibition. Her latest work will be exhibited at Whitby Museum from September 15th and will be well worth a visit.
(Photos taken and reproduced with the permission Hayley Mills-Styles. Images are the property of Skipton Branch of The Embroiderers' Guild)
