It was, naturally, an exhibition of her quilts. Featuring layering, printing and cyanotypes all inspired a 'Spirit of Place'. Two threads of work ran throughout the exhibition, the fine art pieces of Quiltscapes and the more practical pieces belonging to Quiltline. There were strong blues, greys and blacks with softer pinks and reds in contrasting pieces, you are able to get close to the works, no glass, to appreciate the striking hand stitching and detailing.. Go if you can, this exhibition is so inspiring. If you can't take a closer look at Pauline's work at her website 'www.paulineburbidge-quilts.com'.
Well on a more practical topic, for visitors to the craft centre, the cafe has reopened and is ok, not great but ok. Lousy coffee but the food was fine. Shame the last people left. Sadly lots of the supporting shops are now empty but the centre is trying hard to recruit new artists and there is information about all things craft in many of them. The galleries still have to be the main draw for us. A good day and great things to see, if you are in the area its well worth stopping off.
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