- Venue
- St Barbe Museum and Gallery
- Starts
- Thursday, February 10, 2022
- Ends
- Saturday, February 26, 2022
- Address
- Lymington, SO41 9BH
- Location
- South West England
- Organiser
- St Barbe Museum and Gallery
A celebration of people who prefer a hands-on approach, whose knowledge and skill is gained through the doing, learnt through making. This project is being supported by Arts Council England.
“I’m interested in the idea that by taking the time to slowly describe someone in stitch, you convey your admiration. Celebrating people who make things by the investment of time in making the work, a quiet, thoughtful act of care and value”. Emily Jo Gibbs
Talking to the individuals Gibbs was interested to learn the paths that led them to be Apprentice Boat Builders, the jobs that they do within the Boatyard and the tools and materials that they use. Gibbs enjoys the juxtaposition of representing traditionally masculine roles in delicate hand stitch, but also enjoys challenging those stereotypes.
Emily Jo Gibbs is an Artist who over the last two decades has established an international reputation her work. She is a member of Contemporary Applied Arts, The 62 Group of Textile Artists and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
She creates hand-stitched textiles with a delicate graphic quality, observing the quiet beauty of the overlooked. Gently advocating The Value of Making by creating work that celebrates the skill, dexterity and the creative problem solving of people who make things.
The Boat Builders is supported by Arts Council England and runs alongside an exhibition by The 62 Group of Textile Artists Conversations: People, Places, Materials, Objects
