THE RESULTS!!!
*WINNERS ANNOUNCED*
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our STUDENT TEXTILES ARTIST COMPETITION 2023.
We were overwhelmed at the response, receiving over 350 entries this year!!
The judges said they were ‘absolutely in awe, and love seeing all the students creations’, ‘there is some incredible work, and it wasn’t an easy decision to select the winners’.
This year’s competition was sponsored by JANOME UK & IRELAND Sewing Machines and DRYAD EDUCATION (formerly Specialist Crafts/Heart Education).
JANOME UK have kindly given a 725S sewing machine for each of the 2 winners.
DRYAD EDUCATION (formerly Specialist Crafts/Heart Education) are giving a £50 voucher to the 2 winners and a goody bag to the first 3 places in each category.
Each winner will also receive a TEXTILES SKILLS CENTRE TROPHY and each school will get a free Online TSC course.
THE JUDGES:
– Deborah Shepherd (Creative director of Janome) and the JANOME team
– Adam Brindley (International Business manager) and the DRYAD team
– Fiona Balding: Ecoprint and natural dyes artist
– Louis-Christian Pendegrass: Programme Manager in Apprenticeships
– Nicola Perren: Textile Artist & Lecturer
And our amazing student winners are:
A LEVEL winners:
1st prize: Laila Green: Woking College, Surrey
2nd prize: Sorine Furnace: Bishop’s Stortford College, Bishop’s Stortford
3rd prize: Leony Ye: Wychwood School, Oxford
GCSE winners:
1st prize: Edie Bairstow: Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds
Joint 2nd prize: Simran Amin: Royal Alexandra & Albert School Reigate Surrey
Joint 2nd prize: Eleanor Shenderey: Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds
A LEVEL WINNERS:
1st prize: Laila Green: Woking College, Surrey with her teacher Sinead Merry
2nd prize: Sorine Furnace: Bishop’s Stortford College, Bishop’s Stortford with her teacher Charlotte Munch
3rd prize: Leony Ye: Wychwood School, Oxford with her Teacher Sarah McCullagh
GCSE WINNERS:
1st prize: Edie Bairstow: Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds with teacher Della Harrison
Joint 2nd prize: Eleanor Shenderey: Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds with her teacher Della Harrison
A MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS!!
It was such a difficult decision, as we had so many wonderful entries.
A huge thank you to all the students who entered and to those amazing teachers who presented us with such fabulous work! We are thrilled that you entered your amazingly talented students work and demonstrated your own incredible teaching talents and passion for textiles!