Linda Barlow
  • Home
  • About
  • Textiles
  • Paint
  • Other Projects
  • Animation
  • Blog
  • Sales
  • Contact

York (again)

26/6/2012

1 Comment

 
Last week I visited York again, to do more research for my quilt and to teach a workshop at York College.
I once again stayed at the Bar Convent which is very handily situated, just down from Micklegate, good value, with an excellent cafe for breakfast, and friendly, accommodating staff. It also has the advantage of allowing you to cook your own food in the kitchen, handy if you're on a budget. 
Picture
The Bar Convent dining room
Picture
The floor tiles in the chapel were made in Ironbridge, a few miles from where I live!
York College seems like a cool place to study. I was impressed by the dedication of the students - they were really focussed and had done lots of research about living in York and what was important about York to them. They wouldn't even take a break when asked! Some really interesting work was produced and I do hope the students will go on to produce quilts for the Quilters Guild exhibition in September.
Picture
Picture
Students experimenting with various surface design techniques
I had a few days after the workshop to absorb the atmosphere of York and do "touristy" things like visit the Minster, the Treasurer's House, walk around the walls, visit the museum and various churches (well done on preserving so much medieaval stained glass, York! Much appreciated.) I even fit in a visit to Betty's (purely for research, you understand!)
Picture
Picture
This piece is the Nine Orders of Angels window in All Saints church, York, dating from 1410. The white glass was often put in to replace damaged or lost original glass when windows were being renovated.
Picture
The stained glass in the Minster is systematically being renovated and a lot of the lead (added over the years to repair cracked panes) is being removed to make the window more readable.
Picture
The Olympic Torch came through while I was in York. The big build up.....
Picture
And then it was gone.....
1 Comment

    Author

    I am happiest stitching, dyeing, painting and printing in my shed. I walk on the coast path to think. I'm told I should blog to keep my website alive, so here goes.....

    Archives

    December 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    September 2014
    August 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    November 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013
    March 2013
    September 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012

    Categories

    All
    Artist
    Europe
    Maker
    Quilts
    Quilt Shows

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.