October’s meeting was on a cold dark, night which was perfect for Kim Thomson to show us how to produce our own light graffiti. For a lot of first timers, we did pretty well.
November is our last meeting of the year and what better than getting the creative juices following with a lino printing workshop hosted by Lucy Dabner. Lucy started learning printmaking techniques in the late 1990s whilst attending Chelsea College of Art and Design (The London Institute) and Falmouth College of Art. Although her career then took her into another direction, she has recently taken up lino printing again focusing mainly on Arabic/Islamic patterns.
Lucy will be showing us the lino printing process from choosing and transferring an image onto the lino, through to a final finished print in a single colour. As it will be the run-up to Christmas, we will be producing lino cut Christmas cards and festive tags to take-away. All the tools and ink will be provided, but please bring any card or tags you would like to print on. As we will be using ink, you may want to bring something to cover your clothes as the ink can stain.
All members now have the opportunity to vote for the WI resolutions which will go to the WI AGM in June 2017. The 2017 resolutions are:
1. Alleviating loneliness.
2. FGM. More awareness for more action.
3. Equal access for all who need specialised maternal mental health services.
4. Provision of appropriate welfare and safe spaces for women & children in refugee camps.
5. Supporting women's refuges.
6. Plastic Soup. Keep microplastic fibres out of our oceans.
Voting slips and further details of the resolutions are in this month’s WI Life. Please bring your voting slip along to the meeting.
We hope to see you on Wednesday 30th for our last meeting of 2016. If you are not able to make it, we wish you best for the festive period and see you in January 2017.
