by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | Jun 13, 2022 | My artwork
Circles have always fascinated me and have become a recurring theme. A good friend of mine was a source of inspiration for this piece. She is always making things for in her house and on one visit showed me her curtain of circles with beads and feathers. I loved the...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | Sep 5, 2021 | My artwork
During lock down I started to rediscover things that I had bought with the idea of making something with them. Sewing has always been my chosen activity as I find it focuses my thoughts and is very contemplative. I had been to a sale from The Diabetic Fund here in the...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | Jul 1, 2019 | My artwork
Sometimes you just feel the urge to create something different, maybe on a larger scale than you have made before. So it was with this “necklace”. I have been making jewelry for years using vintage pieces and found objects but I felt like making something...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | May 15, 2019 | My artwork
” The Princess lies waiting” was inspired by a visit to a museum about a lost culture along the Silk Road. They were right on the trading routes so were influenced by many other cultures. They had a very large replica of a tomb they had found. In it were...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | May 9, 2019 | My artwork
Ancient Textile Nr.2 has been made on my theme “Things that come together, things that fall apart”. I love museums with hand made artifacts from various cultures displayed beautifully as they should be. They are the art of that culture. Things lovingly...
by Carola Hanchard-Goodwin | May 8, 2019 | My artwork
It’s a Colourful Universe was an experiment that kept on going. I had attended a class with an artist who made very large textile wall hangings.. He had a unique technique and actually stood up while working. He would throw all his materials on the ground and...