Life's Rich Tapestry
The Unitarian Meeting House, Friars Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1TD
Tapestry weaving is an ancient craft, used to decorate homes and textiles since people began to weave. The language of weaving has become entwined in our language and while the art form has largely fallen out of fashion, it is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Liz Chester will introduce the language of the textile, explore some of the history behind the art form and discuss why this slowest of the art forms is still produced today.
Elizabeth Chester - Artist Biography
Liz Chester is a woven tapestry artist based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Her work uses form and line to create compositions which lend themselves to the colour and texture of a textile medium. Tapestry was once the fine art of choice for the aristocracy of Western Europe and part of the challenge of working in this medium is to create more affordable domestic items which are meaningful in our modern world.
Liz was born in Scotland and at the age of 15 was trained by professional tapestry weavers in Caithness. She took redundancy from a career in IT and has been developing her creative practice since 2009. Recent work increasingly focuses on relationships between wild and human environments and the wild world’s struggle for survival.
Timings
- Tuesday 15 September:
- 1900-2030
Location & directions
The Unitarian Meeting House, Friars Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1TD
- Directions:
- The Unitarian Meeting House is in central Ipswich, next to the (also Grade I listed) WTW glass building. It is accessible by foot, car, bus and train.
- Contact on day:
- Tessa Forsdike
- Telephone number:
- +447980641620
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
If entering the gate in a car the entrance is narrow
Additional information
All welcome and Liz will be pleased to answer questions too.
- Max number of people:
- 100
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
