Louise Mabbs - Textile Artist/Teacher/Author

Louise Mabbs - textile artist/teacher/author Friendship Quilts [email protected] www.louisemabbs.co.uk Designed, co-ordinated & put together 2 family, 1 church, & several ‘Album quilts’ with some of the blocks made by relatives & friends of recipients BORN & BRED 24 /02/ 1963 Solihull, Birmingham, England (nee Briggs) 1964 - 1965 Dollgellau, Wales TEACHING 1965 - 1981 Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England Regular classes 1982 - 1986 Winchester, Hampshire, England Since 1999 Private classes at home & Around The Commons Textile Group, London 1986 - 1991 Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England Since 2003 Peabody classes for elderly. Wandsworth 1991 - 1995 Longsight, Manchester, England Since 1999 Itinerant classes for Quilter’s & Embroiderer’s Guilds / Groups 1995 - 1997 Balham, London, England 1996 Around The Commons Textile Group established, London 1997 - now Battersea, London, England 1993 - 1995 3 Adult Education classes, Manchester 1987 - 1991 Works Worth Quilting Group Wirksworth, Derbyshire TRAINING 2001 - 2003 City & Guild’s 7900 Part 2 Embroidery, East Berkshire College, Windsor One off events 2002 Setting Up Out Of School Care course, Wandsworth Council EDYCP 2004 Shipley Art Gallery Gateshead. Adult class & family drop in day 1998 - 2001 City & Guild’s 7900 Part 1 Embroidery, East Berkshire College, Windsor 2004 The Festival of Quilts 19 - 22/08 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham 1992 - 1993 City & Guild’s 7307 Further & Adult Education Teachers Certificate, North 2003 Quilt 2003 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Trafford College, Manchester 2001 Cross Stitcher & Needlecraft Show Olympia. Lecture for the Quilter’s Guild 1991 - 1995 Living with Leadership & theology courses Northern College, Manchester 1999 Knitting & Stitching Show Alexander Palace, London 1982 - 1985 B.A. Hons. Constructed Textiles. Winchester School Of Art, Winchester National Quilt Championships Olympia, London 1981 - 1982 Art Foundation Diploma, Derby Lonsdale College of Higher Education, Derby National Needlecraft Show Lecture Olympia, London. 1974 - 1981 GSE 8 O levels & 4 A levels Anthony Gell School, Wirksworth, Derbyshire QG Region 2 Area day Beckenham Methodist Church, Kent 1998 The Community College Hackney, London GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Great British Quilt Festival Alexander Palace Since 1987 Self employed textile artist / teacher Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival Northamptonshire 1988 Studio practice Felicity Rudd, hand knitter, Covent Garden & Hampshire National Patchwork Association Ascot Race course 1985 - 1987 Temping in Hampshire & Derbyshire including 11 months permanent contract Quilter’s Guild C&G teachers, Fibonacci & Golden Section, London Wessex Regional Health Authority, Winchester. 1995 National Patchwork Association Ascot Race course 1977 - 1981 Vacation work Janet Reger Creations Ltd, luxury lingerie, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 1994 Hilton Hotel Special Interest Weekends Hilton National, Newport, Wales 1992 Quilter’s Guild AGM Liverpool BUSINESS MOVES Quilt Expo Europa III The Hague, Holland Alluding To Illusion 1995 London, where I continue commissioned work, teaching, studying & motherhood Bergen Quilte Lag Bergen, Norway 1991 Manchester Married & moved to study. Developed teaching & commissions 1991 Great British Quilt Festival Harrogate 1990 Wirksworth Set up “A Primary Presence” shop, plus exhibiting other artists work 1990 Quilt Expo Europa II Odense Denmark Mathematical Magic 1987 Wirksworth Established “A Primary Presence” home studio, in Derbyshire: quilts, 1985 Southwark College London Covering for permanent tutor wall hangings, soft furnishings, gifts etc ARTIST IN RESIDENCIES / SCHOOL & COMMUNITY PROJECTS EXHIBITIONS WHERE QUILTS HAVE APPEARED School Projects 2004 Shipley Art Gallery Gateshead. 12/06 - 05/09 2005 Junior London League & Park Walk Infants/Junior School, Chelsea Life New International Quilts, invited artists 2004 Journey’s – ‘Sea of Face’s - Nursery to Year 6 (3 -11) self-portraits. 4 quilt panels St. Cuthbert’s Centre, Lindisfarne, Northumberland. 26/07 - 06/08 2003 Bubble Theatre Company The Patchwork Project – ‘Life in Southwark’ 3 after Celtic spirals - whirls, swirls or knot? Invited artist school clubs. Year 2 (6 - 7), Year 5 (9 - 11), & Years 7 -10 (11 - 16 special needs). St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church Battersea, London 21 - 23/10 Felt appliqué wallhangings. Two schools then used them as the backdrop to drama Quilts & paintings - a new dimension? With George Printezis 2D/3D painter & presentations at the Blue Elephant Theatre, Camberwell. ATCTG 2002 Belleville School Battersea, Wandsworth, designing, co-ordinating & quilting 2003 St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church Battersea, London 23 - 25/10 Belleville Rainbow Bees for Christmas raffle & Belleville Floral Bees quilt to hang in Louise Mabbs & friends. Around The Commons Textile Group with Gila Bunth, school. The quilt tops were tacked & sewn by parents, students & teachers Germany 2001 West Hill School Wandsworth, ‘Animals’ wallhangings Year 5 & 6 (9 -12’) St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church Battersea, London 11/10 1990 Belper Junior School Derbyshire. ‘Squares, Triangles & Maths’ If you can’t get to Ghana...Black History Month activities 1989 Burghley Community College Loughborough. ‘Mathematical Magic’ 2002 Royal College of Pathologists Carlton House Terrace, LondonQuilts At The 1988 Derby Museum & Art Gallery Derby. ‘Family Day’ College St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church Battersea, London Just Looking reopening Community Projects festival with Around The Commons Textile Group exhibition & workshops 2002 St. Andrews URC ‘A Wish & A Prayer’ community wishes for the new church 2001 Minerva Centre LLanidloes, Powys, Wales. The Quilt Association 2000 Alexander Palace London Quilt 2000 selected exhibition (Infinity) Devon Guild Of Craftsman Bovey Tracey, Devon Under the Covers selected works Hexagon Quilters - teachers showcase Hever Castle, Edenbridge, Kent. Invited groups to Quilts at Hever Region 2 2002 Wandsworth Borough Council equipment grant for setting up children’s activities exhibition (bought 3 sewing machines & specialist sewing feet) St. Nicholas Church St. Croix Aux Mines, Val D’Argent, France. 6th Patchwork 1994 North West Arts Board publicity grant for slides, postcards & portfolio Carrefour 1999 Olympia, London National Quilt Championships Patchwork Association & COMMISSIONS demonstrations Many smaller & commercial commissions not listed. Lords Cricket Ground, London Under the Covers , Quilter’s Guild Of The British 2004 - 2005 David Mabb, painter-lecturer Goldsmiths College, London. Quilting of 2 ‘After Gees Isles Bend’ quilts 1998 Austria Quilt Expo Europa IV British selection 2002 Private commissioner, London. Debbie’s Shells 3 dimensional embroidered panel 1997 Museum Of Garden History, Lambeth, London Embroiderer’s Guild Private commissioner, Surrey. Daisies for Daisy small quilt Wimbledon Library, London Wimbledon International Quilter’s exhibition, Female minister, London. She Preside & Pentecost Flames ecclesiatical stoles 1996 St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church Battersea, London Around The Commons 2001 Private commissioner, Jersey. Signs & Symbols wall quilt of Christian imagery, Textile Group 1st show 1997 Tutors house, Northern College, Manchester. Deep Peace wallhanging, National Patchwork Association Spring Fair Ardingly, Sussex Teachers 1996 Quilter’s Guild 90’s collection, Halifax. In The Beginning, God wallhanging, Showcase New Chaplain, Northern College, Manchester Come & See wallhanging 1995 Wimbledon Library, London Wimbledon International Quilter’s exhibition, Minister, Manchester. Marbellous wallhanging Annual Wirksworth Arts Festival Town Trail, Baptist Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 1995 Anonymous commissioner for St. Brides Church, Old Trafford, Manchester. The 1994 St. Brides Church, Old Trafford. Quilts & banners solo show & student’s work Light Shines In The Darkness triptych wallhanging Knitting & Stitching Show GMEX, Manchester. Embroiderer’s Guild stall 1994 Old Chaplain, Northern College, Manchester. Hands That Flung Stars Into Space 1993 Great British Quilt Festival, Harrogate. Teachers Showcase wallhanging 1992 Forge Mill Needle Museum Redditch, Worcestershire. Quilts Past & Present 1990 Private commissioner Redditch, Worcestershire. Taking The Liberty With Rainbows Merchant Adventurers Hall, York Festival. A Thread Of Inspiration mixed textiles II, wallhanging Holland, Nederlands Congresbouw, The Hague Quilt Expo Europa III -Teachers Trevor Scott Associates Design Studio, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Greyed Out 6 Showcase panel quilted blinds 1991 Bath Assembly Rooms & touring Quilter’s Guild - Skopos Challenge Travelling Private commissioner, Blackheath, London Homage To Morris Italian corded quilt Exhibition 1989 - 1991 Private collector, Portsmouth, Hampshire Taking The Liberty With Rainbows & Wirksworth Library, Derbyshire. Works Worth Quilting -Sampling The Quilt -Is this Taking The Liberty With Florals quilts Amazing Skies coverlet Farewell? 1987 British Rail designs for Games Table Tops 1990 Wirksworth Library, Derbyshire. Works Worth Quilting - Hot Colour - Numerous 1985 Wessex Regional Health Authority Union NALGO Banner Variations, PUBLICATIONS Wirksworth Memorial Hall, Derbyshire. Wirksworth Town Festival Invited Artist, All known articles about my work or written by me Flying Colours - Taking Liberties Textile Magazines Syon House, Hertfordshire Quilts UK - Gardeners Paradise, Bead Society of Great Britain Denmark - H C Andersen Centre, Odense, Quilt Expo Europa II - Teachers 2000 Newsletter 53 Book review of John Gillow’s World Textiles Showcase, 1989 Cross Stitcher - Future Publications Wirksworth Library, Derbyshire. Works Worth Quilting - Summer Sensations, 1999 March pg 44 Advertising my talk at National Needlecraft show 1988 Greens Mill Science Centre, Nottingham Wind Needlecraft - Future Publications Canal Museum, Nottingham Waterways 1992 January Article publicising Quilt Expo Europa Crownyard Kitchen, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Solo Show Patchwork & Quilting -Traplet Wirksworth Town Hall Library, Derbyshire Works Worth Quilting - first exhibition 2002 Teachers tips 1987 University of London Common Threads Maths in art for children 2001 May p30 Blessed Trinity featured in Lawrence Dawe article 1986 Winchester Guildhall, Hampshire Wessex Quiltmakers - Summer Show p54 The Value of Teachers Crownyard Kitchen, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Solo Show 1996 April / May Issue p6 Cards of work featured Greens Mill Science Centre, Nottingham Mathematical Magic 1987 Summer Issue 7 pgs 8-9 ‘Mathematical Magic’ exhibition review 1985 The Smith’s Gallery (Five Dials) Covent Garden WSA Degree Show Popular Patchwork Winchester School of Art WSA Degree Show 2004 December pgs 24/5 Rich Pickings review of ‘New International Quilts’ at PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead Toblercone rings Three quilts belong to a collector in Portsmouth. Other work is in Derbyshire, Quilter’s Guild Newsletter / The Quilter - The Quilter’s Guild Of The British Isles Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Northumberland & Winchester 2005 Spring No 102 insert p24-5 The Young Quilter 77 pg 2 Fibonacci challenge 1998 Winter No 77 p43 In ‘Common Threads’ (Mary Harris) book review PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 1995 Spring Issue 62 front cover Hands that Flung Stars Into Space 1997 The Quilter’s Guild 90’s collection - In The Beginning, God 1992 Autumn Issue 52 pg 31 mention in ‘A Thread of Inspiration ‘ review 1990 Summer Issue 43 back cover Taking The Liberty With Rainbows 1989 Summer Issue 39 pg 5 “Job vacancies” re ‘The Quilter‘ magazine distribution 1988 Summer Issue 35 pg 23 Origami Winds re ‘Wind’ exhibition GRANTS 1987 Summer Issue 31 pg19 Black & White re being Derbyshire Quilter’s Guild rep 2004 Wandsworth Borough Council funding towards Quilts & paintings - a new Quilting International (USA) dimension with painter George Printezis & Around The Commons Textile Group 1993 March FC & pgs 4 & 57 -8 Taking The Liberty With Rainbows 1993 January pg 17 Red Hot In Nepal Arts Centre Group Supports professional Christian artists The Independent Patchworker - Patchwork Association Arts In Mission Supports all Christians interested in the arts 1995 Winter Issue 33 ‘A therapeutic diversion’ & rainbow quilts 1994 Embroiderer’s Guild The World Of / Embroidery - Embroiderer’s Guild 1987 - 1991 Derbyshire Rep QG including initiating & running Works Worth Quilting, a yearly 1996 July Vol 47, No 3 pgs 166-7 ‘Mathematical Magic - Quilting by formula’ exhibition & organising distribution of a quilting magazine 1985 Quilter’s Guild (Of The British Isles) Interior design magazines Decor - Aspects Publishing Ltd, London INTERESTS & EXPERTISE 1998 Vol 2, Issue1 pg 6 In The Beginning God Design Recently studying Ghanaian fabrics especially Kente cloth & Mathematical ideas, especially Fibonacci & other number sequences Faith based magazines Art & Christianity - Art & Christianity enquiry Quilts Colour, pattern, optical illusions, sculptural effects, tessellations, and mathematical 2004 October No 40 pg 19 Quilts & Paintings - a new dimension preview colouring system. Also working with mathematician John Sharp & others Church Building Embroidery I enjoy hand & machine work equally 1996 November/ Issue 42 pgs 36/7 Louise Mabbs, Quilt Artist, New work in an old tradition December The Light Shines In The Darkness, Taking The Liberty Textiles Soft furnishings, upholstery, knitting, weaving With Rainbows & Hands that Flung Stars Into Space Paper Collage, recycled papermaking, papier-mache, origami 2004 January/ Issue 85 pgs 52/3 Quilts & banners (colour & my seven year stitch) February Come & see/ Deep Peace / In the Beginning, God Leisure Reading, music (have played clarinet & violin) entertaining & meeting people / Kente Piano Back / Kente Box / Blessed Trinity Travel I have visited Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Reform - the magazine of the United Reformed Church Italy, Denmark & Norway. Would like to visit Ghana, Guatemala, Spain & Turkey 2004 December Cover, The light shines in the darkness pgs 24-5 In the darkness, the light shines, 5 way quilt & Church I lead the Junior Church. I am a Fair Trader & run a Traidcraft stall. Chair of Toblercone Rings – 3D circular quilt management committee, which manages the building & events & leases The Baptist Times Family 2 sons born 1995 & 1997 & 1 daughter in 1999 (nearly a millennium babe!) 2004 December 2nd pg 13 ‘Evangelist with an art for subtlety’ interview Toblercone Rings FUTURE AIMS Woman Alive - Christian Women’s magazine Design Developing more work on spirals, mathematical ideas & ethnic textiles 1995 July pgs 40-41‘Optical Illusions’ illustrated article Commissions More major commissions & wider recognition of my work, especially in public spaces & national slide indexes Local Magazines & Newspapers London Wandsworth Borough Guardian, Wandsworth Borough News, Brightside. Local Exhibitions To have an exhibition in a major art gallery Embroiderer & Quilter’s guild magazines Manchester Manchester Evening News Teaching To have more opportunities to teach abroad Derbyshire Matlock Mercury, Derbyshire Times Writing To write more books on my Mathematical ideas & art Books Research Mathematical sequences, plus I am planning to visit Ghana on a textile tour 2007 Fun with Fibonacci (working title) Publisher TBC Currently working on this with John CRB Sharp, mathematician, & on other mathematical number systems 04/11/03 I was vetted under CRB system Enhanced disclosure 001062534366 2006 The Quilter’s Guide to Twists & Tucks. with co-author Wendy Lowes Anova 26/06/01 National identification Service Authority 2005 The Quilters Resource Book. Maggie McCormick Gordon Collins & Brown pgs 140/1 & 388/9 Origami Winds, Blessed Trinity REFERENCES 2004 Michael Wilcox School Of Colour Book in progress Please contact me for referees contact details The Quilter’s Handbook Rosemary Wilkinson, New Holland, London Vivien Finch, Editor (retired 2006), “The Quilter” (Quilter’s Guild Of The British Isles) 1999 pg 167, in Quilt Gallery Come & See Pamela Pavitt, Embroiderer & weaver (ATD London University) Arts In Mission Resource Directory British & Foreign Bible Society John Sharp, mathematician, lecturer (formerly City Lit & Missenden Abbey) 1998 Inside front cover Deep Peace Jennifer Clarke, organiser Junior London League project with Park Walk School re Artist in Residencies pg 157, back cover & leaflets Taking The Liberty with Rainbows Updated 30/06/06 1994 Encyclopedia of Quilting & Patchwork Techniques Katherine Guerrier Quarto/Headline pgs 140,142,144,150,155 T TLWR, African Queen Violet, Origami Winds 1994 Patchwork Pocket Palette Anne Walker, Simon & Schuster, Australia/Quarto p36 Origami Winds CURRENT GUILDS & SOCIETIES 2004 Writer’s Guild of Great Britain candidate member 2003 British Origami Society 2001 - 2004 Young Quilter’s Rep, QGOTBI London including, running children’s events, contact through letters & articles for regional magazine 1995 Computer Textile Design Group For people using computers for textile design