Tuesday 17 February 2009

First Lecture from Ben Owen Jones

First lecture from Ben Owen Jones - Medievil tapestry.
The series of lectures are based on a theme of how textiles relate to the human body.

I initially found the lecture interesting as I have little knowledge of tapestry, and the inclusion of it's history gave it another angle. I have always found history fascinating, so this was a refreshing lecture, slightly away from the main CTP focus I am used to.

Ben used language that a lot of us were not used to, but definitely improved our vocabulary!

However, I don't think medievil tapestry is that relevant for me personally. I prefer more printed, designed textiles, rather than maker/artist. But overall, I felt it was really good to learn about some of the background of textiles. It was definitely a very thorough insight, coming away from the lecture I felt I knew a lot more.

1 comment:

  1. Hi laura

    What sort of printed textiles interest you more?
    perhaps you could put a link up to some, or include images of designs that you like.

    B

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