Past retreat
At the height of the summer come and celebrate the birds, the bees and those jugs of flowers that adorn our tables when the garden and the floral landscape is at its lushest. Join Mandy Patullo for this lovely five day retreat.
Textile Collage Retreat
The retreat
At the height of the summer come and celebrate the birds, the bees and those jugs of flowers that adorn our tables when the garden and the floral landscape is at its lushest. Join Mandy Patullo for this lovely five day retreat.
A visit to a nearby cultural market/Brocante to discover textiles and treasure to buy, as well as Brunels suspension bridge, and / or the nearby Clevedon Pier- the prettiest in England!
What you’ll do
Mandy Pattullo is a textile artist who primarily works with pieces of old quilt, French and vintage textiles and uses textile collage techniques to build up her enchanting fabric pictures. She will be bringing some of these exciting and special materials with her and demonstrating how you can use them in conjunction with hand stitch to create unique illustrative work. You will have the chance to create a portrait of a garden bird, to look at how to create stylised flowers through finger turned applique, free collage or fussy cutting and using and referring to domestic embroidery.. You might even have time to celebrate our bees too. There would be no flowers without them!
Mandy will show you inspiring examples of her own work and guide you all the way and remember you get to work on and use some of those special quilt fragments that are the signature of her work.
As a residential guest, expect delicious fresh food created by our wonderful chef Kirstie, as well as tea, coffee and more throughout the day, and the bar is open for you from 6pm.
Mandy Pattullo
Your tutor
Mandy treasures the old and worn, refashioning vintage textiles into new compositions which are embellished with stitch and appliqué. She is especially known for her use of old and tattered quilts. She works on to the surface of these but also deconstructs and unpicks them to reveal hidden layers and stitching shadows.
Mandy’s collages, garments, fabric books and bags bring together precious fragments to form evocative compositions.
The viewer is forced to re-examine fabrics that have become flawed through wear and tear, to find in them a new beauty.
In their own words
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Life at Court House Farm
Characterful bedrooms in the medieval and Tudor manor houses, each furnished with vintage finds and rich fabrics.
Resident chef Kirstie cooks seasonal, generous meals to bring everyone together at the end of each studio day.
Walled gardens, the orchard and quiet corners for sketching, reading or doing nothing at all between sessions.
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