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Of Echoes and Traces
Inspired by the stories and landscape of #GarlickLane my latest art quilt 'Of Echoes and Traces' tells of the rich layers of history that...
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SamanthaBoot
Jul 19, 20222 min read
Natural Dye Magic
There is something magical (and highly addictive) about working with natural dyes. Each plant will yield something different depending...
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SamanthaBoot
Jul 10, 20221 min read
A Palette of Place
I have been quietly working away at my Arts Council England funded project, taking notes, collecting dye-stuff, sketching and stitching....
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SamanthaBoot
Jun 12, 20222 min read
Blessings and beginnings
I received a life-changing email at the end of May and I am excited to announce that I have been awarded a Developing Your Creative...
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SamanthaBoot
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Textile Art IS Fine Art
I'm delighted to share that my textile piece 'Remember, we were safe there' is currently part of the Tebbs Contemporary Art Gallery's...
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SamanthaBoot
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Trust the process
I have been working on my shadow art quilt these last couple of weeks. I was in flow, painting the silk organza with InkTense blocks and...
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SamanthaBoot
Mar 12, 20221 min read
Experiment and play
I've been working on a new piece, inspired by the filtered light that falls on our kitchen wall. Shadows are notoriously difficult to...
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SamanthaBoot
Feb 26, 20222 min read
Experiments With Natural Dye
At the begining of February, and with half term on the horizon (and therefore lots of time to dedicate to my textile art practice), I...
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SamanthaBoot
Feb 18, 20222 min read
QuiltCon 2022, Phoenix - 'The Seekers'
Wowee! Setting my alarm for 2am GMT was definitely worth it when I was able to witness live, my version of the Heidi Parkes...
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SamanthaBoot
Jan 16, 20221 min read
'Remember, we were safe there'
I have started the new year with a finish. The art quilt I was woking on before Christmas was a balm to the stresses of the season and I...
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SamanthaBoot
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Solstice stitching
Nearly done piecing my latest slow stitch project. The mindful act of finger pressing, stitching in place, joining and removing papers is...
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SamanthaBoot
Dec 12, 20211 min read
A Time of Reflection
As we approach the midwinter point here in the Northern hemisphere, my thoughts naturally turn to the year past. A chance to notice...
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SamanthaBoot
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Stitching and Dreaming
I have my silk piecing on the go - a gentle task, snipping naturally dyed silk ribbon into to sections and stitching back together....
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SamanthaBoot
Nov 14, 20211 min read
Stitching Intentions
Much like any of the projects I embark on, I start with an intention, an idea of what someting could become, to use as a reference point...
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SamanthaBoot
Nov 10, 20211 min read
Stitching together the threads of my life
What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be an artist. But despite having a textile degree, it's taken a global pandemic to...
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