ABOUT elaine
We are very sad to announce that Elaine Izod died after a short difficult illness on 8th April 2021.
Read more about Elaine here.
Read more about Elaine here.
elaine's words...
After working in commerce for 30 years I retired to fulfil some creativeness, enrolling at Merrist Wood College to study floristry and flower arranging, which encompassed plant knowledge, botany and horticulture. Following this with competitive work, gaining Gold and Silver medals at Chelsea Flower Show, I opened my own wedding flowers business.
Discovering the Stitched Textiles Diploma course which I found very exciting, I enrolled and enjoyed the next seven years at East Berkshire College eventually gaining a Higher Ed Diploma in Stitched Textiles from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University.
I was instrumental in setting up the Wokingham branch of the Embroiderers' Guild and was the founder chairman.
My work usually starts with an idea which could be from the urban landscape, word and phrases or people watching, where I have been influenced by the body, humour, movement and dance and life drawing classes. I keep a sketchbook before working on artist's canvas which I paint with inks using a muted palette and finishes with minimal stitch.
Discovering the Stitched Textiles Diploma course which I found very exciting, I enrolled and enjoyed the next seven years at East Berkshire College eventually gaining a Higher Ed Diploma in Stitched Textiles from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University.
I was instrumental in setting up the Wokingham branch of the Embroiderers' Guild and was the founder chairman.
My work usually starts with an idea which could be from the urban landscape, word and phrases or people watching, where I have been influenced by the body, humour, movement and dance and life drawing classes. I keep a sketchbook before working on artist's canvas which I paint with inks using a muted palette and finishes with minimal stitch.
EDGE
The atmospheric nature of the city and riverside at dusk or dawn, the reflections in the water and the contrasting stillness, with the hustle and bustle of city life.