Anna Champeney and Lluis Grau´s enchanting, small hand-woven textile and basketry workshops in the tiny hamlet of Cristosende may have the most tranquil location but they are amazingly active, with a full programme of craft courses and activities with guided visits in august. Both craftspeople also manage to participate in international exhibitions, make work to commission, and develop new work at the same time and run a holiday cottage next door – Casa dos Artesans. For an unusual experience and terrific scenery (and wine) you can arrange an autumn break here, combining self-catering accommodation with a craft activity – far more interesting and enjoyable than just watching it happen! [more...]
It´s July in the Ribeira Sacra and hand-weaver and designer, Anna Champeney, and basketmaker, Lluis Grau, are working hard in order to make their textile and basketry studios ready to open to the public during August, when they have their their summer selling exhibition and open studios. Their places of work are situated in beautifully-restored traditional stone buildings [more...]
Lotte Dalgaard, is one of Denmark´s foremost makers of collapse fabrics – crinkled, pleated and corrugated textiles and she is coming to AC Estudio Textil in Galicia, north Spain, in September 2010, to give a one-week course on how to design and make these fabulous textured fabrics, ideal for scarves and clothing. [more...]