Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Enriching Stitching


It looks like I'm a material girl after all; there is nothing better than an afternoon spent planning, drawing, choosing fabric, cutting and sewing.  Daughter Esi, friend Melanie and I spent Friday afternoon in the Mine Art Gallery in Palmarina, Yalıkavak in the company of textile artist Bettina Franckenberg, learning how to create a patchwork worthy of a frame.  If you are quick, you can catch Bettina's  'Light in the Darkness' exhibition before it ends on 8th April and see her fascinating hand-stitched patchworks and machine-stitched collages.


All the patchwork I'd done in the past was with repeated motifs and shapes so it was fun to learn how to create different patterns and be a bit more artistic and we were all proud of the work we took home. 


 From the manner in which a woman draws her thread at every stitch of her needlework, any other woman can surmise her thoughts.  ~Honore de Balzac

I'm not sure I agree with Balzac as I'm pretty short sighted and have my eyes so close to the stitches I can't see anything around me, but Mel and I decided that we should start a Bodrum 'stitchin and bitchin' group which would negate any need for mind reading  - Any takers?

Photograph from The Mine Sanat Galerisi Facebook Page

Read more about Bettina and her exhibition on this Facebook Link - Scroll down for English.
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15 comments:

  1. Alan5 April 2017 at 08:08

    . . stitchin' 'n' bitchin' - sounds about right! Sorry, bad joke. It's a joke! Nice looking work pieces.

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  2. Unknown5 April 2017 at 08:23

    Good luck with your Stitch 'n Bitch group! We have a very successful one in Datca - we take it in turns to host at our homes, and some beautiful work is produced.

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  3. ArtyZen5 April 2017 at 08:38

    Looks great! Love the black and white one on the wall...very Zentangle. Axxx

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    1. BacktoBodrum5 April 2017 at 18:38

      I would like to see one of your Zentangles done with a sewing machine.

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  4. Jack Scott5 April 2017 at 10:31

    Love, love, love the name :-D

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    1. BacktoBodrum5 April 2017 at 18:40

      I fear the group might start out being called Enriching Stitching but with Bodrum gals and a bottle or two it would soon be 'Stitchin and Bitchin'

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  5. Bettina Franckenberg5 April 2017 at 11:12

    It was fun with you!
    Thanks for joining!

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  6. Jane5 April 2017 at 20:37

    I'm up for it!

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  7. Unknown6 April 2017 at 08:59

    Occasionally! Although it's usually home made soup in winter, and cakes and coffee in summer.

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  8. Mark and Jolee7 April 2017 at 05:40

    My hat's off to all of you! (I would only be able to contribute to the 'bitchin' part. :))

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    1. BacktoBodrum13 April 2017 at 12:18

      Yes, but it would be very informed bitchin

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    2. BacktoBodrum13 April 2017 at 12:18

      Yes, but it would be very informed bitchin

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