Now available at...........

I'm happy to announce that two more shops are stocking a small range of my hand woven scarves.


Tricot Designs, 1 Castle Mews, Tarrant St, Arundel, West Sussex (Tel 01903 885298).


Tricot Too, 6 Dragon Street, Petersfield GU31 4JD, (Tel 01730 231 218) 

Here's a photo of one of my Spring Summer scarves in the window display in the Petersfield shop.  

Tracy Evans Textiles: Square Tower Arts in Old Portsmouth

Tracy Evans Textiles: Square Tower Arts in Old Portsmouth: "On 22 May our Southsea Art and Design group and a few other artists/makers tested the water with our first Sunday market at the Square Towe..."

Square Tower Arts in Old Portsmouth

On 22 May our Southsea Art and Design group and a few other artists/makers tested the water with our first Sunday market at the Square Tower, in Old Portsmouth.  Built in 1494 during the reign of Henry VII, the Square Tower was designed as part of the fortifications to protect the Naval Port.  The tower is now being given a new lease of life providing a great setting for art exhibitions and workshops.  It is a beautiful space, with domed ceilings and original brickwork, and there is something very special about the light.  There are two floors with access for disabled on the upper level.  The tower also has a very quaint vintage tea room, with a massive selection of teas and coffees served in delicate vintage china, and of course lots of very naughty but nice home made cakes, which one was obliged to indulge in......


There was a variety of media to see and buy including jewellery, textiles, ceramics, fine art and photography giving a good mix and plenty of interest for all the visitors.  I took along my little hand loom which I've recently acquired for demonstrations (thanks to Ebay and a few replacement parts), and was happy show a bit of hand weaving.  I was really surprised that it was the men who took the most interest in the craft, and a couple actually had a go which was great fun.  It must be something to do with the mechanics.....boys and toys and all that!   


As we all agreed that the venue had great potential and we were very pleased with the footfall for such a new event, despite a very blustery wind off the seashore which took the A frame boards for a walk on a few occasions, we've decided to make it a regular event on the 4th Sunday of every month.  We are also thinking of doing a Christmas fair and also potentially bringing a few workshop ideas into the event at a later stage dependent on interest.  

Dates for the diary

26 June

24 July

28/29 August (2 day event) TBC

25 Sep

23 Oct

27 Nov

17/18 Dec (Christmas Fair)

Southsea Art and Design Show

Next weekend Southsea art and Design, a group of eclectic artists and makers, will be hosting the first of three one day shows at The Square Tower, in Old Portsmouth.  The exhibition includes painting, ceramics, textiles and jewellery from artists and designer makers from in and around Southsea.  We all met at the Festival of Arts, Portsmouth, in 2008 and have since put together a few exhibitions at the Oxmarket gallery in Chichester which have been very well received.  The shows are vibrant and colourful with such a mix of media, there's something for everyone to enjoy and there will be the chance to buy direct from the artists.  For directions on how to get there follow the map below.  We really hope you'll come and join us.

Autumn Winter 11/12 Collection

View images of my Autumn/Winter 2011/12 collection at

http://www.tracyevans.co.uk/gallery/autumn-winter-201112.html

Country Living - The Aftermath!

Me looking pensive!
Well, finally it is all over after months of making and prep and, even though it has been a 2 weeks since returning from the big smoke, I am still shattered!  What an experience!  Would I repeat it????  Well, maybe, but I would definitely opt for a better stand position.  We decided to take up the offer of a reduced rate stand in the Newcomers hall (albeit a very small reduction), but the room was on the second floor and very dark and oppressive.  For 2 days there was very little air conditioning so it was like a sauna and we definitely suffered in terms of footfall.  The event was very well attended, hundreds of people but definitely aware of these penny pinching times.  Overall the event was worth doing, especially as there's been post event interest and I'm now selling on another hand made site (www.cherrypickedforyou.co.uk), but the 12 hour long days are definitely something I need to get into training for!

Rose looking exhausted!

Catherine doing a bit of selling

Catherine taking care of Vera!

Country Living Magazine Spring Fair

Come join me at the Country Living Spring Fair 23-27 March at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1 0QH.  I will be exhibiting as part of an artist collective called South Coast Creatives featuring quality hand crafted products in ceramics, jewellery and textiles.  If you get the chance please pop by and say hi, we're on stand N38 in the newcomers area.