Visitors to this year’s Wonderwool Wales will be able to admire and buy beautiful, award winning woven cushions designed and made by the show’s bursary recipient, Welsh textile artist Helen Evans.
The pretty, pastel-coloured houses which give Aberaeron harbour its distinctive charm inspired Helen’s prize-winning portfolio while she was a student at Carmarthen School of Art. The BA Textiles graduate captured her memories of the views from her childhood home, in Portland Place, Aberaeron, to produce a range of beautiful woven cushions. The stunning designs are influenced by the town harbour’s palette of colours and Regency architecture.
Helen is the latest recipient of Wonderwool Wales’ annual bursary to a graduate from the BA Textiles; knit, weave and mixed media course at Carmarthen School of Art, part of Coleg Sir Gậr. Judges and Wonderwool Wales organisers Chrissie Menzies and Olwen Veevers, who presented Helen with a cheque for £1000, said they were impressed both by the quality of her work and her business plan.
Part of Award winning textile artistHelen’s prize is the opportunity to showcase her creativity at the wool and natural fibres extravaganza, Wonderwool Wales, at the Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells on April 27 and 28, 2019. See her work on Stand C1 in Hall 1. Show tickets are on sale now
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Feature image: Award winning textile artist Helen Evans, centre, with Wonderwool Wales organisers Olwen Veevers (left) and Chrissie Menzies (right). Photo: John Beynon
