A Line to Follow – Nolitex

A Line to Follow – Nolitex

16 September – 7 November 2021

NOLITEX, (Notts. Lincs. Textile Artists) is a group of artists which promotes textile and mixed media art through regular exhibitions

The group has exhibited in the UK and Ireland in a range of venues including art galleries, cathedral chapter houses, museums and at the NEC Birmingham, as well as in more challenging spaces such as outdoors in Easton Walled Gardens and at Papplewick Victorian Pumping Station. At each venue, the work is curated to take on a different character.

In 2020 Nolitex met the challenge of galleries being closed due to covid19 regulations by moving online to showcase its exhibition ‘Rooted in the Wood’ on FaceBook and Instagram. This was followed by another virtual exhibition of work inspired by members’ reflections on lockdown, ‘Looking Out, Looking In’, and the group continues to maintain its online presence by sharing images of work in progress.

Nolitex is delighted to be returning to exhibiting ‘in the real world’ at Farfield Mill in autumn 2021 where the twelve members of Nolitex will explore their own lines of thought, from the prosaic to the fanciful, in textiles and mixed media.

Mary Whittaker

Tulpenmanie-Mary Whittaker

Kiruna to Narvik-1-Mary Whittaker

Exploring Tronheim-Mary Whittaker

A Shared Journey-Mary Whittaker.

I am usually drawn towards the ‘bigger picture’, incorporating a deeper message within my work – not always obvious at first glance.

Tulpenmanie
A found tulip seed head, one never seen before, inspired these three dimensional forms.

A Shared Journey
Using snippets shared within the group, plus my own ‘finds’, twelve small pieces were created. Each one representing a member of my friends within the group.

Kiruna to Narvik #1 #2 #3 AND Exploring Trondheim
Images recalled from a rail journey through Sweden and Norway.

Joan Richardson

Standing in a Line-Joan Richardson

Line of thought-Joan Richardson

A line through a borrowed landscape-Joan Richardson.

The life line – a timeline – inexorably linked, continues to influence my work.  An awareness of transience and the importance of making a personal creative mark is an important element in the progression.  To document the changes through creative work and to discover new interpretations of something already gone, further progresses the investigation.
I believe my work to be based in nature and the making of ritual, it is of greater relevance to me to create in the spirit of nature, culture and self, which when translated into artwork leaves traces of the interaction in the tangible form of the textile.

Carly Gilliatt

The Way Forward-Carly Gilliatt

Landscape in Pieces-Carly Gilliatt.

A Long Walk to the Top-Carly Gilliatt

The beauty of unspoilt nature and the freedom of wide open spaces fill up my camera roll and free up my headspace.

Jean Copsey

Storm Clouds Gather-Jean Copsey

Follow a Path-Jean Copsey

A Path to the Horizon-Jean Copsey

Sights and situations provide the inspiration for my work.
Exploring both the manmade and natural environment through colour, print and texture.
Often that first burst of colour is my starting point.

Janet Wain

Outside and Inside-Janet Wain

Vase-Janet Wain.

Bowl-Janet Wain

Across the Winding Path-Janet Wain.

Chase, Watch, Collect-Janet Wain

Figures, forms and their relationship with the landscape inform my work, connecting people, places and family to create a sense of place.

Joan Currie

Fractal 1-Joan Currie

Field Track-Joan Currie

Fractal 2-Joan Currie

Living in the countryside I explore atmosphere, colour and texture in an emotional response through stitch.
I set off across fields absorbing the sounds, smells and colours; capturing in my sketchbook what I see and feel before using the sewing machine as a tool to express the essence rather than the whole.

Sally Malloy

Fishing Line, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Then I let him go again-Sally-Malloy

Fishing Line, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.Then I let him go again-Sally-Malloy

Fishing Line, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.Then I let him go again-Sally-Malloy

Fishing Line, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.Then I let him go again-Sally-Malloy

Fishing Line, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.Then I let him go again-Sally-Malloy

Over the years I have worked in a range of textile media, but recently have focused on felt making, using a variety of techniques. What excites me most is the unpredictability of the outcome, particularly with machine washed felt! Where I use stitch, it is usually simple straight stitching, running stitch or couched threads to emphasise line.

Suzanne Fysh

Ground Beneath my Feet Uneven-Suzanne Fysh

Ground Beneath my Feet Uneven-Suzanne Fysh

Ground Beneath my Feet Uneven-Suzanne Fysh

After a break of many years I have recently come back to creativity, textile art and embroidery. It feels like coming home.

Nature, and specifically plants and trees, inspire me in a fundamental way and I love using all my senses to create artwork based on them. Incorporating plant materials into the work is my way of honouring the relationship I have with them.

Kate Pike

Power Lines 2-Kate Pike

Power Lines 1-Kate Pike

Looking for Clues on the Pavement-Kate Pike

Our world is full of lines: lines not to cross, not to park on, queues, white lines, yellow lines, lines to follow for information and communication; large structures carrying power lines, and lines of music to sing from and play.

Coralie Arlen

Ryszard’s Journey – Coralie Arlen

Ryszard’s Journey – Coralie Arlen

Textures are important in my work: from soft, delicate silk and sheer fibres to rigid defined structures – or possibly a combination!
My inspiration comes from a wide variety of sources, and I draw on visual, written or verbal images and memories to choose appropriate mixed media with which to develop my designs.

Judith Burnett

Seams, Scree and Strata-Judith Burnett

Sunset Reflected-Judith Burnett

Seams, Scree and Strata 2-Judith Burnett

Colour plays an important part in my work and hand dyeing helps to achieve the vibrancy and variation I am looking for. My exploration of surface decoration techniques continues to influence my work including screen and block printing, using both dye and paint. In the placing of the mark or stitch I endeavour to achieve a sense of balance and proportion, rather than merely decoration.

Tom Malloy

Life’s Lines – Family Connections Tom Malloy

In recent years I have started to explore the use of clay and 3D form. It’s a very liberating media to work in as it’s both additive and subtractive and presents new artistic challenges having to view and work on a piece from multiple angles.

Robyn Smith

Canal Boat – Robyn Smith

The Barge – Robyn Smith

The main influences in my work are the countryside, nature and colour.  My work is mainly in handmade felt. I love the fact that it will accept a multitude of fibres, giving endless possibilities with texture and embellishment.