Liz Heywood
Textile Artist

Profile

After studying History and English at University , Liz trained as a primary school teacher and still continues to teach. However, she is now working part-time to enable her to devote more time to stitched textiles.

Most of her work has been in quilts. Whether geometric, pictorial or abstract the most important factor is colour. While she continues to make quilts she has also become interested in other forms of stitched textiles. In the last few years she has experimented with a range of media. The inspirations for her work are the life cycle of plants, decay, African masks and African sculpture.

All her work is developed from drawings in sketchbooks. At the present time she is working on pieces that combine knitted wire, paper, paper pulp and machine embroidery.

Qualifications

City and Guilds Part 1 & 2 in Patchwork and Quilting.
Diploma HE in Stitched Textiles validated by Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College.

Memberships

Quilter’s Guild.
Licentiate member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen.
Contemporary Quilt Group.

Exhibitions

2008, ‘The Thin Blue Line’ Contemporary Quilts Dudley Museum
2007, Studio 21 - Knitting and Stitching Show.
2006, World Quilt Fair.
2000 – 2003, Quilts juried into World Quilt Fair.
2000 & 2005, Short-listed for Charles Henry Foyle Award for Stitched Textiles.
2002, Retrospective Exhibition of quilts shown at Spring Quilt Festivals.
2001, Quilt juried into Rise and Shine Exhibition Bovey Tracey.
1998, Quilt made for The Quilter’s Guild 90s Collection
1996, Invited to display a quilt at Blazing Banners at the Royal Armouries.
1994, Celebrations Exhibition Christchurch (England) and Christchurch (New Zealand).
1987 & 1996, Quilts juried into Quilter’s Guild Exhibitions.


Contact

Email: liz.heywood@virgin.net

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