This took us back to her growing up in Scotland with relatives who were keen embroiderers, involved with WI and Embroiderers' Guild. Wonderfully, it seemed nothing had been thrown away but stored in the attic, so there were samplers, magazines, newspaper cuttings and pictures, which we passed around and wondered at.
Janice eventually left Scotland for Lesotho, working in a school and inspiring the young pupils in creativity and, in turn, being inspired by the colours, landscape and animals of that country.
It was there that she met her husband, who came from Andreas, and they eventually came back to live on the Isle of Man. The African influence is very strong in the variety of work that she produces and she brought along some of the pieces from the recent exhibition at the Hodgson Loom Gallery.
Because it was our winter schedule and business, talk and workshop all took place on the one day, time to work on the African inspired wall-hanging was more limited than usual. However, participants made good beginnings, as can be seen in the photos and, hopefully, we may see some finished items in the future.
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