Rhythms & Cycles

The exhibition Rhythms & Cycles brought enthusiastic acclaim from those who visited, with many of the thousands who toured  Highcliffe Castle during September and October enthralled by lace on a scale they had never dreamed possible.  The room was dominated by Carol Quarini’s Family Tree which climbed all 5 metres to the ceiling, and although ones eye was caught immediately by Gail Baxter’s As Memory Fades many were those who quietly exulted in Denise Watts’ exquisite lace books.

These were my own pieces.
 

Bone Lace I, Vertebra, explored the structure of osteoporotic bone, working from a medical photograph in Texere rug warp
(photo: Michael Wicks)

Detail from Bone Lace II, Swept Away, where the structure explored in Vertebra was spread into a Torchon pattern measuring 3ft across; Texere rug warps with Czech lace and Bockens weaving linens (photo: David Bird)

Right: Under the Red Bough I & II in Bockens weaving linen, sponsored by William Hall 
(photo: Michael Wicks)

Counterpoint, in Bockens and Texere linens, in which the layered pattern synchronised when viewed from the listening point where Laurie Dunkin Wedd’s Lace played on headphones

Carol Quarini’s Family Tree dominated the exhibition space