We are getting quite a few enquiries about forthcoming clubs and books, so following on from yesterday’s post about Colour Compass, I thought I’d update you (as far as I am able) about our current plans. I have quite a lot on my plate right now (but mostly in a good way): my good friend Felix and I are completing our edited collection of wonderful essays about colour (aiming for a publication date early in the new year) and, looking ahead to later in 2024, I think I can tell you that with Tom and our friend the brilliant curator (and knitter!) Karen Buchanan, we have been developing a major project, exploring the history, culture (and, of course, textiles) of one of our favourite areas of Scotland, which we hope to roll out during the autumn and winter. This project is really benefitting from slow percolation, and time spent on research, written content, photography, and designs. Those of you who enjoy Tom’s landscape photography are in for a treat. This book is going to be very special!
Before that though, and after Colour Compass, there will be a club to take us through the spring and summer. Like all our clubs, this one has a distinctive theme and I can tell you that this theme is quite unlike anything we have done before. . . .
No, the theme is not Sonia Delaunay (who you may remember is one of my favourite artists) but the fact that I’m taking a lot of inspiration from Delaunay’s style and general aesthetic right now might give you a wee clue to the era that forms the focus of the club . . .
Here are some more visual clues . . . .
. . . and while reassuring you that I shall not be designing a knitted swimsuit any time soon, I can certainly say that the light knits that I’m working on will all be eminently suitable for spring and summer.
Our spring / summer club will be multi-disciplinary, exciting, different, and most of all, it will be an awful lot of F-U-N. I’m enjoying my work so much at the moment that I’m kind of bursting to tell you all about it. But I’ll restrain myself (ho ho).
For those of you who have not, for whatever reason, been able to join us for Colour Compass, I hope this post reassures you that there’s lots to come!
For more about Delaunay, and the 2015 retrospective with which I was delighted to be involved, see this post!
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EVERY. SINGLE. IMAGE… in this post is something I would pin to on my wall. Love the 20s. Love art deco. Love gorgeous Scotland landscapes. I’m going to love next year!
Can hardly wait to see what patterns you come up with Kate, inspired by the ’20s? three- some above. They will be such a gee-up from the brimmed hockey player look so many Canadian toques have. I have a 12 year old granddaughter who is designing clothes based on the Edwardian period (I’m not making this up) and she would love a toque inspired by this look. All best, Robin :)xxoo
Oh my, Robin, your granddaughter sounds amazing! All my very best to her x
Oh my. Sonia Delaunay, one of my all time favourite artists. In 2015 I had been in Scotland for a couple of months but just had not been able to manage a trip to London to see the exhibition of her work at the Tate Modern. My flight back to Canada was overbooked so I volunteered to be bumped. I got flown to London to catch another flight to Canada the next day so I immediately headed for the Tate Modern but they would not sell me a ticket because it was too close to the end of the day. but they did say I could go up to the shop. I stood at the entrance to the show, gawking at the works I could see. The guard asked me if I was coming in and I explained what happened. Why would you want to spend just 15 minutes looking at the work? I replied that because she was a real favourite of mine that 15 minutes was better than nothing. In you go then luv but don’t dawdle. I spent a glorious 15 minutes looking at Sonia Delaunay’s work. Whatever Kate does I am in.
Fifteen minutes is indeed better than nothing! A wise guard.
Hi all, Colour Compass was simply already full and I can understand it with all the packing. But I had so much hoped that you could inscribe for just emails every day.
Well ok, it is simply not possible it seems. But please do not again make projects where you have so little capacity. You have a large group of subscribers!
Regards, Titia
You had me at the painting at the top (just saw someone else had the same reaction!) . . . but Deco, Sonia Delaunay, multi-disciplinary? WOW! This sounds fantastic, Kate!
Love love LOVE the visuals—Art Deco is my favorite period, and whatever you do (even if it’s NOT a knitted swimsuit) I’m in! So looking forward to the interdisciplinary part as well as Tom’s photography.
Hav eyou event considered running (or licensing) tours of your favorite parts of Scotland? Or Tom teaching photography workshops? My husband is an amateur photographer and deeply admires his work. I deeply admire your work, love to knit, and am looking for a can’t-miss excuse to visit Scotland!
So many wonderful things to look forward to. I’m really looking forward to the 20’s theme, the designs from that era are lovely for spring and summer and I’m looking forward to your take on this. 2024 is going to be a good year for knitting.
I adore Delaunay’s art word because it’s so art deco with lines and angles. I was late in seeing colour compass sign up but looking forward to see your creativity in you next adventure. Although I live in the USA I give myself permission to put the “u” in spellings. I lived in the UK for 5 years and was sad to leave.
Jane
You had me with the picture at the top of your post.
So sorry to have missed out on Colour Compass. After reading through yesterday’s post, I was struck by how much of your inspiration comes from those stunning photographs 📸. It was a truly enjoyable read. Thank you Kate and Tom for transporting us to a part of the world I may never see in person. Sue Sharpe, Mashpee, Cape Cod
love the spoiler pictures and looking forward
its club time again , yeahhh🤣
How exciting! That 20s aesthetic is so fetching. It was such a short moment in fashion history, but it seems to have a permanent place among “classic” looks that will always be fashionable.
Love the art deco influences and looking forward too to your perspectives on Wester Ross – I’m still referring back to your essays on Argyll and on the WHW! Life intervened with timing of Colour Compass but ready and waiting for next projects!