Louise Mabbs - textile artist/teacher/author louise.mabbs.textiles@btinternet.com www.louisemabbs.co.uk BORN & BRED 24 /02/ 1963 Solihull, Birmingham, England (nee Briggs) 1964 - 1965 Dollgellau, Wales 1965 - 1981 Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England 1982 - 1986 Winchester, Hampshire, England 1986 - 1991 Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England 1991 - 1995 Longsight, Manchester, England 1995 - 1997 Balham, London, England 1997 - now Battersea, London, England TRAINING 2001 - 2003 City & Guild's 7900 Part 2 Embroidery, East Berkshire College, Windsor 2002 Setting Up Out Of School Care course, Wandsworth Council EDYCP 1998 - 2001 City & Guild's 7900 Part 1 Embroidery, East Berkshire College, Windsor 1992 - 1993 City & Guild's 7307 Further & Adult Education Teachers Certificate, North Trafford College, Manchester 1991 - 1995 Living with Leadership & theology courses Northern College, Manchester 1982 - 1985 B.A. Hons. Constructed Textiles. Winchester School Of Art, Winchester 1981 - 1982 Art Foundation Diploma, Derby Lonsdale College of Higher Education, Derby 1974 - 1981 GSE 8 O levels & 4 A levels Anthony Gell School, Wirksworth, Derbyshire GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Since 1987 Self employed textile artist / teacher 1988 Studio practice Felicity Rudd, hand knitter, Covent Garden & Hampshire 1985 - 1987 Temping in Hampshire & Derbyshire including 11 months permanent contract Wessex Regional Health Authority, Winchester. 1977 - 1981 Vacation work Janet Reger Creations Ltd, luxury lingerie, Wirksworth, Derbyshire BUSINESS MOVES 1995 London, where I continue commissioned work, teaching, studying & motherhood 1991 Manchester Married & moved to study. Developed teaching & commissions 1990 Wirksworth Set up "A Primary Presence" shop, plus exhibiting other artists work 1987 Wirksworth Established "A Primary Presence" home studio, in Derbyshire: quilts, wall hangings, soft furnishings, gifts etc ARTIST IN RESIDENCIES / SCHOOL & COMMUNITY PROJECTS School Projects 2005 Junior London League & Park Walk Infants/Junior School, Chelsea Life Journey's - 'Sea of Face's - Nursery to Year 6 (3 -11) self-portraits. 4 quilt panels 2003 Bubble Theatre Company The Patchwork Project - 'Life in Southwark' 3 after school clubs. Year 2 (6 - 7), Year 5 (9 - 11), & Years 7 -10 (11 - 16 special needs). Felt appliqué wallhangings. Two schools then used them as the backdrop to drama presentations at the Blue Elephant Theatre, Camberwell. 2002 Belleville School Battersea, Wandsworth, designing, co-ordinating & quilting Belleville Rainbow Bees for Christmas raffle & Belleville Floral Bees quilt to hang in school. The quilt tops were tacked & sewn by parents, students & teachers 2001 West Hill School Wandsworth, 'Animals' wallhangings Year 5 & 6 (9 -12') 1990 Belper Junior School Derbyshire. 'Squares, Triangles & Maths' 1989 Burghley Community College Loughborough. 'Mathematical Magic' 1988 Derby Museum & Art Gallery Derby. 'Family Day' Community Projects 2002 St. Andrews URC 'A Wish & A Prayer' community wishes for the new church Friendship Quilts Designed, co-ordinated & put together 2 family, 1 church, & several 'Album quilts' with some of the blocks made by relatives & friends of recipients TEACHING Regular classes Since 1999 Private classes at home & Around The Commons Textile Group, London Since 2003 Peabody classes for elderly. Wandsworth Since 1999 Itinerant classes for Quilter's & Embroiderer's Guilds / Groups 1996 Around The Commons Textile Group established, London 1993 - 1995 3 Adult Education classes, Manchester 1987 - 1991 Works Worth Quilting Group Wirksworth, Derbyshire One off events 2004 Shipley Art Gallery Gateshead. Adult class & family drop in day 2004 The Festival of Quilts 19 - 22/08 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham 2003 Quilt 2003 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham 2001 Cross Stitcher & Needlecraft Show Olympia. Lecture for the Quilter's Guild 1999 Knitting & Stitching Show Alexander Palace, London National Quilt Championships Olympia, London National Needlecraft Show Lecture Olympia, London. QG Region 2 Area day Beckenham Methodist Church, Kent 1998 The Community College Hackney, London Great British Quilt Festival Alexander Palace Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival Northamptonshire National Patchwork Association Ascot Race course Quilter's Guild C&G teachers, Fibonacci & Golden Section, London 1995 National Patchwork Association Ascot Race course 1994 Hilton Hotel Special Interest Weekends Hilton National, Newport, Wales 1992 Quilter's Guild AGM Liverpool Quilt Expo Europa III The Hague, Holland Alluding To Illusion Bergen Quilte Lag Bergen, Norway 1991 Great British Quilt Festival Harrogate 1990 Quilt Expo Europa II Odense Denmark Mathematical Magic 1985 Southwark College London Covering for permanent tutor EXHIBITIONS WHERE QUILTS HAVE APPEARED 2004 Shipley Art Gallery Gateshead. 12/06 - 05/09 New International Quilts, invited artists 2004 St. Cuthbert's Centre, Lindisfarne, Northumberland. 26/07 - 06/08 Celtic spirals - whirls, swirls or knot? Invited artist St. Andrew's United Reformed Church Battersea, London 21 - 23/10 Quilts & paintings - a new dimension? With George Printezis 2D/3D painter & ATCTG 2003 St. Andrew's United Reformed Church Battersea, London 23 - 25/10 Louise Mabbs & friends. Around The Commons Textile Group with Gila Bunth, Germany St. Andrew's United Reformed Church Battersea, London 11/10 If you can't get to Ghana...Black History Month activities 2002 Royal College of Pathologists Carlton House Terrace, LondonQuilts At The College St. Andrew's United Reformed Church Battersea, London Just Looking reopening festival with Around The Commons Textile Group exhibition & workshops 2001 Minerva Centre LLanidloes, Powys, Wales. The Quilt Association 2000 Alexander Palace London Quilt 2000 selected exhibition (Infinity) Devon Guild Of Craftsman Bovey Tracey, Devon Under the Covers selected works Hexagon Quilters - teachers showcase Hever Castle, Edenbridge, Kent. Invited groups to Quilts at Hever Region 2 exhibition St. Nicholas Church St. Croix Aux Mines, Val D'Argent, France. 6th Patchwork Carrefour 1999 Olympia, London National Quilt Championships Patchwork Association & demonstrations Lords Cricket Ground, London Under the Covers , Quilter's Guild Of The British Isles 1998 Austria Quilt Expo Europa IV British selection 1997 Museum Of Garden History, Lambeth, London Embroiderer's Guild Wimbledon Library, London Wimbledon International Quilter's exhibition, 1996 St. Andrew's United Reformed Church Battersea, London Around The Commons Textile Group 1st show National Patchwork Association Spring Fair Ardingly, Sussex Teachers Showcase 1995 Wimbledon Library, London Wimbledon International Quilter's exhibition, Annual Wirksworth Arts Festival Town Trail, Baptist Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 1994 St. Brides Church, Old Trafford. Quilts & banners solo show & student's work Knitting & Stitching Show GMEX, Manchester. Embroiderer's Guild stall 1993 Great British Quilt Festival, Harrogate. Teachers Showcase 1992 Forge Mill Needle Museum Redditch, Worcestershire. Quilts Past & Present Merchant Adventurers Hall, York Festival. A Thread Of Inspiration mixed textiles Holland, Nederlands Congresbouw, The Hague Quilt Expo Europa III -Teachers Showcase 1991 Bath Assembly Rooms & touring Quilter's Guild - Skopos Challenge Travelling Exhibition Wirksworth Library, Derbyshire. Works Worth Quilting-Sampling The Quilt -Is this Farewell? 1990 Wirksworth Library, Derbyshire. Works Worth Quilting - Hot Colour - Numerous Variations, Wirksworth Memorial Hall, Derbyshire. Wirksworth Town Festival Invited Artist, Flying Colours - Taking Liberties Syon House, Hertfordshire Quilts UK -Gardeners Paradise, Denmark - H C Andersen Centre, Odense, Quilt Expo Europa II - Teachers Showcase, 1989 Wirksworth Library, Derbyshire. Works Worth Quilting - Summer Sensations, 1988 Greens Mill Science Centre, Nottingham Wind Canal Museum, Nottingham Waterways Crownyard Kitchen, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Solo Show Wirksworth Town Hall Library, Derbyshire Works Worth Quilting - first exhibition 1987 University of London Common Threads Maths in art for children 1986 Winchester Guildhall, Hampshire Wessex Quiltmakers - Summer Show Crownyard Kitchen, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Solo Show Greens Mill Science Centre, Nottingham Mathematical Magic 1985 The Smith's Gallery (Five Dials) Covent Garden WSA Degree Show Winchester School of Art WSA Degree Show PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Three quilts belong to a collector in Portsmouth. Other work is in Derbyshire, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Northumberland & Winchester PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 1997 The Quilter's Guild 90's collection - In The Beginning, God GRANTS 2004 Wandsworth Borough Council funding towards Quilts & paintings - a new dimension with painter George Printezis & Around The Commons Textile Group 2002 Wandsworth Borough Council equipment grant for setting up children's activities (bought 3 sewing machines & specialist sewing feet) 1994 North West Arts Board publicity grant for slides, postcards & portfolio COMMISSIONS Many smaller & commercial commissions not listed. 2004 - 2005 David Mabb, painter-lecturer Goldsmiths College, London. Quilting of 2 'After Gees Bend' quilts 2002 Private commissioner, London. Debbie's Shells 3 dimensional embroidered panel Private commissioner, Surrey. Daisies for Daisy small quilt Female minister, London. She Preside & Pentecost Flames ecclesiatical stoles 2001 Private commissioner, Jersey. Signs & Symbols wall quilt of Christian imagery, 1997 Tutors house, Northern College, Manchester. Deep Peace wallhanging, 1996 Quilter's Guild 90's collection, Halifax. In The Beginning, God wallhanging, New Chaplain, Northern College, Manchester Come & See wallhanging Minister, Manchester. Marbellous wallhanging 1995 Anonymous commissioner for St. Brides Church, Old Trafford, Manchester. The Light Shines In The Darkness triptych wallhanging 1994 Old Chaplain, Northern College, Manchester. Hands That Flung Stars Into Space wallhanging 1990 Private commissioner Redditch, Worcestershire. Taking The Liberty With Rainbows II, wallhanging Trevor Scott Associates Design Studio, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Greyed Out 6 panel quilted blinds Private commissioner, Blackheath, London Homage To Morris Italian corded quilt 1989 - 1991 Private collector, Portsmouth, Hampshire Taking The Liberty With Rainbows & Taking The Liberty With Florals quilts Amazing Skies coverlet 1987 British Rail designs for Games Table Tops 1985 Wessex Regional Health Authority Union NALGO Banner PUBLICATIONS All known articles about my work or written by me Textile Magazines Bead Society of Great Britain 2000 Newsletter 53 Book review of John Gillow's World Textiles Cross Stitcher - Future Publications 1999 March pg 44 Advertising my talk at National Needlecraft show Needlecraft - Future Publications 1992 January Article publicising Quilt Expo Europa Patchwork & Quilting -Traplet 2002 Teachers tips 2001 May p30 Blessed Trinity featured in Lawrence Dawe article p54 The Value of Teachers 1996 April / May Issue p6 Cards of work featured 1987 Summer Issue 7 pgs 8-9 'Mathematical Magic' exhibition review Popular Patchwork 2004 December pgs 24/5 Rich Pickings review of 'New International Quilts' at Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead Toblercone rings Quilter's Guild Newsletter / The Quilter - The Quilter's Guild Of The British Isles 2005 Spring No 102 insert p24-5 The Young Quilter 77 pg 2 Fibonacci challenge 1998 Winter No 77 p43 In 'Common Threads' (Mary Harris) book review 1995 Spring Issue 62 front cover Hands that Flung Stars Into Space 1992 Autumn Issue 52 pg 31 mention in 'A Thread of Inspiration ' review 1990 Summer Issue 43 back cover Taking The Liberty With Rainbows 1989 Summer Issue 39 pg 5 "Job vacancies" re 'The Quilter' magazine distribution 1988 Summer Issue 35 pg 23 Origami Winds re 'Wind' exhibition 1987 Summer Issue 31 pg19 Black & White re being Derbyshire Quilter's Guild rep Quilting International (USA) 1993 March FC & pgs 4 & 57 -8 Taking The Liberty With Rainbows 1993 January pg 17 Red Hot In Nepal The Independent Patchworker - Patchwork Association 1995 Winter Issue 33 'A therapeutic diversion' & rainbow quilts The World Of / Embroidery - Embroiderer's Guild 1996 July Vol 47, No 3 pgs 166-7 'Mathematical Magic - Quilting by formula' Interior design magazines Decor - Aspects Publishing Ltd, London 1998 Vol 2, Issue1 pg 6 In The Beginning God Faith based magazines Art & Christianity - Art & Christianity enquiry 2004 October No 40 pg 19 Quilts & Paintings - a new dimension preview Church Building 1996 November/ Issue 42 pgs 36/7 Louise Mabbs, Quilt Artist, New work in an old tradition December The Light Shines In The Darkness, Taking The Liberty With Rainbows & Hands that Flung Stars Into Space 2004 January/ Issue 85 pgs 52/3 Quilts & banners (colour & my seven year stitch) February Come & see/ Deep Peace / In the Beginning, God / Kente Piano Back / Kente Box / Blessed Trinity Reform - the magazine of the United Reformed Church 2004 December Cover, The light shines in the darkness pgs 24-5 In the darkness, the light shines, 5 way quilt & Toblercone Rings - 3D circular quilt The Baptist Times 2004 December 2nd pg 13 'Evangelist with an art for subtlety' interview Toblercone Rings Woman Alive - Christian Women's magazine 1995 July pgs 40-41 'Optical Illusions' illustrated article Local Magazines & Newspapers London Wandsworth Borough Guardian, Wandsworth Borough News, Brightside. Local Embroiderer & Quilter's guild magazines Manchester Manchester Evening News Derbyshire Matlock Mercury, Derbyshire Times Books 2007 Fun with Fibonacci (working title) Publisher TBC Currently working on this with John Sharp, mathematician, & on other mathematical number systems 2006 The Quilter's Guide to Twists & Tucks. with co-author Wendy Lowes Anova 2005 The Quilters Resource Book. Maggie McCormick Gordon Collins & Brown pgs 140/1 & 388/9 Origami Winds, Blessed Trinity 2004 Michael Wilcox School Of Colour Book in progress The Quilter's Handbook Rosemary Wilkinson, New Holland, London 1999 pg 167, in Quilt Gallery Come & See Arts In Mission Resource Directory British & Foreign Bible Society 1998 Inside front cover Deep Peace pg 157, back cover & leaflets Taking The Liberty with Rainbows 1994 Encyclopedia of Quilting & Patchwork Techniques Katherine Guerrier Quarto/Headline pgs 140,142,144,150,155 T TLWR, African Queen Violet, Origami Winds 1994 Patchwork Pocket Palette Anne Walker, Simon & Schuster, Australia/Quarto p36 Origami Winds CURRENT GUILDS & SOCIETIES 2004 Writer's Guild of Great Britain candidate member 2003 British Origami Society 2001 - 2004 Young Quilter's Rep, QGOTBI London including, running children's events, contact through letters & articles for regional magazine 1995 Computer Textile Design Group For people using computers for textile design Arts Centre Group Supports professional Christian artists Arts In Mission Supports all Christians interested in the arts 1994 Embroiderer's Guild 1987 - 1991 Derbyshire Rep QG including initiating & running Works Worth Quilting, a yearly exhibition & organising distribution of a quilting magazine 1985 Quilter's Guild (Of The British Isles) INTERESTS & EXPERTISE Design Recently studying Ghanaian fabrics especially Kente cloth & Mathematical ideas, especially Fibonacci & other number sequences Quilts Colour, pattern, optical illusions, sculptural effects, tessellations, and mathematical colouring system. Also working with mathematician John Sharp & others Embroidery I enjoy hand & machine work equally Textiles Soft furnishings, upholstery, knitting, weaving Paper Collage, recycled papermaking, papier-mache, origami Leisure Reading, music (have played clarinet & violin) entertaining & meeting people Travel I have visited Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Denmark & Norway. Would like to visit Ghana, Guatemala, Spain & Turkey Church I lead the Junior Church. I am a Fair Trader & run a Traidcraft stall. Chair of management committee, which manages the building & events & leases Family 2 sons born 1995 & 1997 & 1 daughter in 1999 (nearly a millennium babe!) FUTURE AIMS Design Developing more work on spirals, mathematical ideas & ethnic textiles Commissions More major commissions & wider recognition of my work, especially in public spaces & national slide indexes Exhibitions To have an exhibition in a major art gallery Teaching To have more opportunities to teach abroad Writing To write more books on my Mathematical ideas & art Research Mathematical sequences, plus I am planning to visit Ghana on a textile tour CRB 04/11/03 I was vetted under CRB system Enhanced disclosure 001062534366 26/06/01 National identification Service Authority REFERENCES Please contact me for referees contact details Vivien Finch, Editor (retired 2006), "The Quilter" (Quilter's Guild Of The British Isles) Pamela Pavitt, Embroiderer & weaver (ATD London University) John Sharp, mathematician, lecturer (formerly City Lit & Missenden Abbey) Jennifer Clarke, organiser Junior London League project with Park Walk School re Artist in Residencies Updated 30/06/06