Walls Talk Archives - Lesley Turner

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Boats & Korea

Speaking of boats, my work ‘Walls Talk’, is, at this moment, in the hold of a boat bound for Korea… …along with all of the other works that will fill the 10,000 sq ft pavilion built for the guest country at the Cheongju Craft Biennale. On September 23rd the exhibition, ‘Unity & Diversity’, will open. […]

Saying Goodbye Again

I had a lovely day sitting outside hand stitching ‘Walls Talk’. It is so calming to be hand stitching again after doing only drawing & research for the last 3 BA (Hons) modules I have completed. But I have to admit I have been putting off doing doing this hand stitching because it is remedial […]

Walls Talk at the Alberta Craft Council Gallery

Here is my entry to the Korean Craft Biennale having its first public showing. Joanne from Alberta Craft Council had driven down from Edmonton to pick up all of the Calgary entries and taken back them to hang in the lower craft council gallery for the month.When Donna and I went up to Edmonton last […]

Walls Talk Goes to Korea

I posted updates about this work, Walls Talk, during its creation. When it was complete I entered it in the 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Korea. This event is the Cannes Film Festival of Fine Craft – the work of over 1000 artists from more than 40 countries is exhibitied . Canada is the […]

Walls Talk

Walls Talk is finished – 120 hours of stitching! John Dean is the photographer. He always does a superb job with my work. There is lots of clear detail, which is important with this work, particularly because it is all about the materials. Click on the image to zoom in on the detail.John can see […]

Walls Talk Progress

One of the Walls Talk blocks told me it was finished so it went into a soapy bath for a good clean. Then it was blocked, right side down, and left to dry. I use a system of wires and pins to block stitching and knitting.

Walls Talk

I’m back stitching in earnst on my Walls Talk (I think that is its name). I have made 8 blocks of Tyndall stone to make the wall. I now have to add lots of detailed stitching to build up each block. Tyndall stone captured lots of different fossil forms so I’m working their shapes into […]