Feltunique at Crafts of Angus Showcase and Shop - House of Dun near Montrose, Angus. The shop opens in the Spring date to be confirmed. Opening times are:- April May June - Wednesday to Sunday 11am -5pm July August - Monday to Sunday 11am till 5pm Sept Oct - Wednesday to Sunday 11am -5pm Nov Dec - Weekends only 11am till 4pm Closed from Christmas till spring. This shop is run by members of Angus Crafts Association and hosts a variety of locally produced craft items, I will have my work on display and for sale in the shop again this year.
COMING UP!! Workshops Monifieth Arts Society `Painting with Wool' 25th February 2012 - THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A WORKSHOP IN SEPTEMBER
Events Angus Open Studios (AOS) - 24th to 28th May 2012 This will the second year that over 53 Artists and Crafts people in Angus have come together to co-ordinate an Open Studios event locally; year one was very exciting and a great success.
The Great Eskape - April till October The Great Eskape is an opportunity to take a day out with a trip on a luxury vintage style mini coach with a tour guide to Glenesk , have a walk to Loch Lee a beautiful lunch at the Retreat, tour the museum and a demonstration on spinning and feltmaking. Go to the link for full details on this project - www.thegreateskape.com
Other goings on
The Angus Spinners - This is a group of like minded people who get together once a month to spin, using spinning wheel, drop spindle and to share their knowledge and experience. Visitors are aways given a warm welcome and beginners encouraged. The meetings take place in the Guide Centre, The Myre, Forfar on the 3rd Sunday of each month from 1pm till 4pm.
East of Scotland Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers - The Guild meet in Letham, Fife in the Village Hall on the first Saturday of each month from 10am till 4pm. If you plan to visit suggest you take a packed lunch.
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Throughout her life Tessa has maintained a passion for art and crafts and has studied textiles and textile techniques, millinery and silversmithing. Tessa's work includes a variety of individual `one of a kind' pieces, ranging from hand rolled felt, three dimensional work such as hats, bags and fine nuno felted garments, she enjoys using wool as a medium for creating pictures. Some of her pieces are embroidered, beaded or embellished with wire. Tessa designs and makes hand and machine knitted items as well as creating felt hats and fabric hats using millinery techniques; she enjoy dyeing, sometimes dyeing the fibres for her felted works but she also enjoys using Shibori techniques on silk scarves. |
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A member of The International Feltmakers Association, Angus Crafts Association and the Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, Tessa runs workshops in feltmaking as well as other textile techniques. Some of her work is on display at the Crafts of Angus Showcase and Shop at the House of Dun near Montrose (a National Trust for Scotland house) when it is open, she also sells at Craft Fairs and undertakes commissions.
Inspiration for Tessa's work comes from art, architechture and nature and what she sees around her, however sometimes she just enjoy the serendippity that occurs through `play' and `what if?'
Please contact Tessa if you want any further information about her work or workshps. email tessa.mendez@btinternet.com or tel: 01307 818373 / mobile 07767 838190 |