Our very own, Sue Ingles talking to us today about her experience as part of Flax group and their artistic residency at East Riddlesden Hall.
Sue led us through the process from initial research trips, to meeting the staff and learning more about the history of the people who inhabited the hall. Having taken hundreds of photo, she managed to distill them down into a few key images that informed the body of her work. Using fragments of cloth that are pieced together in long ribbons, Sue tells her stories in stitch and print.
Working within the confines of a listed building also brought unexpected challenges, but the Flax group rose to the challenge and devised imaginative ways to display their work both in and outside the house.
Sue's work has a gentle rhythm with quiet blue, grey and cream tones which belie the depth of research and thought that she puts into her practice. A fascinating talk!