We’re excited to announce our New Forest Retreat, UK from 14-23 May 2020 with artists Mandy Pattullo and Anna Corba. The Retreat begins at the Petersham Hotel in historic Richmond-upon-Thames. We’ll enjoy a welcome dinner to get to know everyone and a visit to Petersham Nurseries the following morning for lunch and antique shopping. Soon, we’ll be on our way to the New Forest where our home for the week will be a beautiful Georgian Manor House.
Textile artist Mandy Pattullo and paper artist Anna Corba will offer daily classes. Mandy is a British artist, with an international reputation who uses tattered and worn fabrics to create works of art. During the week you’ll learn the techniques and processes behind Mandy’s signature style and how old quilts and garments are unpicked, cut up and darned, then layered and hand-stitched in place with embroidery and appliqué. Well-worn books, music scores, postcards, ribbons and lace are US artist Anna Corba’s stock in trade and she will show you how these simple materials can be transformed into handbound journals, tags and ornaments, as well as lavender sachets and sewn notions.
