Textile Art - Jill Dian Izzard - Textile Artist
From abstract through to traditional - colourful and sometimes embellished textile art
JULY 2023
Backstitch or any stitch
It's World Embroidery Day
Rejoice and Stitch :)
AUGUST 2022
One year since freedom
From The Virus means movement
Into Our World again!
AUGUST 2021
Freedom - almost here
Busy roads - people everywhere
But The Virus lurks........
March 1st 2021
Lockdown is a pain
Even with Astra Zeneca
Oh when will it end?
July 2020
A Pandemic here
All in Lockdown and so quiet
Yet now so noisy.... why?
May 2019
A long pause, no words
Grief and sadness took over
Now mending slowly....
December 2017
Quietness reigns
Sounds of Christmas dissipated...
Now so peaceful.
September 2017
Now Autumn begins
Sunshine, showers and storms
September is here
1st November 2016
Darkening days
November arrives with joy
and many changes....
18 July 2016
What happened? No Haiku
In April, May or June.... so busy
I need to reflect!
6 March 2016
Mothers everywhere
Dedicate their lives to children
With love and kindness....
January 28th 2016
Satisfying day
Lots of love, laughter and chat
At the Barbican....
December 21st 2015
Trees are now at rest
Leaves fallen and disappeared
It's winter solstice....
November 2015
Boughs bend heavily
towards the dank, dark soil
waiting for Winter solstice...
October fled past
No time to stop and stare
Now settling in...
5th September 2015
September arrives
Birds flit from branch to branch confused
It feels like winter!
24 August 2015
A home is place
where one can relax, at peace
Wherever it may be....
August 2015
Challenges and change
As summer quietly moves on
and birds quieten
Humidity gone
Cool breeze with blue skies ahead
Hot summer is here....
3 July 2015
June weather was mixed
Blue skies, sun and rain for all
July will be hot!
Garden saturated
rain continues to water
plants - so needy....
29 May 2015
May lingers on...
Perfumed petals permeate
Lush green foliage....
18 May 2015
Still, peaceful and calm
Time to think about stitching
White on white on white....
21 April 2015
Easter has flown...
Red Kites above swoop and swirl
Watching and waiting...
April 2015
Mad March emerges
with a vengeance for change
Coping well so far....
7 March 2015
February frost
Feels and looks so feathery
Fun-filled month ahead....
2 February 2015
January
More frantic activity
Gently decreasing....
24 January 2015
December disappeared
in frantic activity
Restless time....
November changes
Misty mornings and sunshine
Creativity!
November 8th 2014
Such resourcefulness
Courage and understanding
by those who suffer
31 October 2014
Gonzalo gusts
Lift and swirl all in its wake
Then suddenly sleeps...
21 October 2014
Mid-October sun
joins the cool freshening breeze
lifts decaying leaves...
19 October 2014
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Early September
Yet trees are turning gold already
A sign maybe...
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as I tidy my workroom I must remember this Chinese Wisdom: - 5 Sept 2014
'He that piles up treasure has much to lose'
LAO-TSE
31 August 2014
Fall, falling leaves
Twisting, twirling on the breeze
and the frail leave us....
14 July 2014
Two-One, nice surprise
Books returned to the book case
Stitching in earnest....
1st July 2014
Warm sun and soft rain
change means happiness reigns
as life travels forward...
June disappeared
in a flurry of moments
Now it is July!
9 May 2014
'tis May, 'tis May, 'tis
the merry, merry month of May
Goodbye Crivelli!
25 April 2014
Cappuccino and croissant
Lady in long raincoat hides
behind newspaper
23April 2014
Silk, velvet and beads
Renaissance garments and copes
Magnificence
10th March 2014
March moves miracles
Understanding its way
Proforma is sent
26 February 2014
Brilliant sparkling sun
Bulbs pushing through the soil
snowdrops and crocus
16 February 2014
wall to wall sunshine
follows the force of the storm
which left floods so deep....
Dawn - rises slowly
Rosy fingers reaching out
to touch a new day
3 February - A Skipton Dawn
20 January 2014
A London Letter
Unopened - now wondering
What will it reveal?
19 January 2014
Heads lowered, fingers swipe
a screen to the Worldwide Web
I wait, I wait...wait...
5 January 2014
Five thousand words
If I type one the rest follow
So I tell myself!
30 December 2013
Renaissance Art Calls
Devonshire Hunting Tapestry
A V&A Visit....
12 December 2013
Still, peaceful, quiet.
Misty days with swirling fog
Darkest December.
21 November 2013
Renaissance Man sent
into the outer ether
to resume later....
November - Philippine Islands
Destroyed, nothing left
swirling storm, typhoon gathers speed
nothing left...destroyed.
4 November 2013
Changing colours
Misty mornings whilst cobwebs
Sparkle like jewels....
1 October 2013
October rushes in
with messages loud and clear
Holding on to life...
18 September 2013
Sea of white bobs...
Shades of lavender and mauve
Coffee, cake and chat
(Cross Street Cafe)
16 September 2013
Changes...Autumn arrives
A cool breeze whips up the leaves
Ever changing life...
September glows
Sultry, humid and still
Lull before the storm.
5 September 2013
Warmth of summer breeze
cools and caresses the mind
as shadows lengthen.
end of August 2013
releasing memories
brings comfort and solitude
as each day passes.
29 August 2013
Violets, verdant leaves
Perfume of purple petals
Roots travel so deep!
14 August 2013
Quickening flame
quivers; I see her smiling face...
in the flickering
1 August 2013
window frames rattle
pounding of bouncing hailstones
as they hit the ground
29 July 2013
Golden globe shines
down upon the earth so brown
Parched, cracked, dry.....
Whispering winds
Blistering heat from the sun
Summer has arrived...
July 2013
Fading, lack lustre
Midsummr has disappeared
supporting branches....
June 26 2012
Recovery
A 'life interlude'
Giving time to contemplate
and stitch life's riches....
Midsummer Day June 2013
Loss, lost...now gone
befriended everyone
no one at the end...
(in memory of Jean Stewart who passed away today 28 Mary 2013))
21 May 2013
The sound of silence
Solitude brings peace and calm
as sun and moon pass.
Calming Clove Oil
Mid May brings pain and anguish
Meditation - peace...
15 May 2013
Daytime and night time
Wondering when it will pass
Intolerable....
1 May 2013
May Day, May Day, call
One thing after another
Time to breathe easy....
27 April 2013
Yet more 'iffy days'
Head pain plus other attributes
now dissipating....
19 April 2013
It's that time of year
End of Module Assignment
Procrastination!
7 April 2013
Sun arrives late
Soil begins to warm - bulbs sprout
Spring flowers bloom....
28 March 2013
Silver moon shines
Soon bright splinters of sun pierce
the blue skies of dawn
19 March 2013
Lacemaking and Rhyme
Linen, stitching and patience
One, two buckle my shoe...
11March 2013
'Iffy Days' happen
which put my life onto 'hold'
I'll go with the flow...
8 March 2013
One hundred and two
Such a wonderful person
We shall not forget
5 March 2013
Splinters of sunshine
Pierce the sky as spring arrives
Snowdrops lift their heads
28 February 2013
Sun delivers Spring
Hellebores like ivory
stand proud and upright.
19 Feb 2013
Like fire emblazoned
You experience a sunset
Over Goldneedle Way
14 February 2013
Hearts - they give us life
To create, to love to live
Look after your heart
13 February 2013
Forever stitching
short, sharp stitches prick the silk
to reveal pattern
18 Jan 2013
Soft gentle flurries
then miisshapen flakes fall
linen white carpet
1 Jan 2013
fiery red skies
dissolve into pewter grey
The New Year begins....
Festivities fade
The in-between moments
to reflect and hope
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A gift Haiku from Helen
Robin sits alone
on a bleached bare branch bereft
missing the snowfall.
19 December 2012 - Seven years since my mother died. Suzanne brought round these flowers today...
10 December 2012
A month has passed
since your 'Harefield Heart Holiday'
So pleased you're now home
11 November 2012
Still in sedation
Your family awaits you
Smile again soon Bruv.
6 November 2012
There is only one
A special person - my Bruv
Just 'survive' that Op!
29 October 2012
USA family
Battening down the hatches
Waiting for Sandy!
(be safe!)
27 September 2012
Early evening
Shadows reveal sharp shower
and then - a rainbow!
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8 September 2012
The love of stitch binds
together a deep friendship
and inheritance
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30 August 2012
Trying to ignore
Dullness, throbbing on right side
bright lights on their way....
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Blue skies and white cloud
Hang above me as I watch
August passing by...
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Birds splash and splatter
In the shallows of the bird bath
Flap their wings to dry
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Short slashes of rain
Like rows of Kantha stitching
appear on my window
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10 August 2012
Burnt orange skies spread
over chimney, roof and crag
as Skipton sun sets...
photo courtesy of Clare Hutchinson
9 August 2012
Bamboo revealing
glistening droplets of dew
early this morning
5 August 2012
Solitude, calm
Creativity and peace
Absolute bliss!
2 August 2012
Creative Writing
Surprisingly good result
Advanced Module calls....
1 August 2012
Verdant, dripping vines
Twisting, twirling, clothed in moss
Forest of Dean
30 June 2012
Life was a struggle
She coped well for many years
Now she is resting...
19 June 2012
'Paul Scarlet' in bloom
Crimson petals in clusters
from Waverley Road...
Jubilee Weekend
Torrential rain descends
Spirits not dampened!
(June 3rd 2012)
29 May '12
Young crow falls from oak
Skims cars on road and front drive
Four days - still alive!
25 May 2012
Warm sun penetrates
through the misty morning veil
which lifts and dissolves...
25 May 2012 Sheila sent me the following two Haiku Poems:
A bitter morning
Sparrows sitting together
Without any necks. (by J W Hackett)
A dewy Sunrise
The birds singing and dancing
On telegraph poles (by Wm Wyatt)
22 May 2012 Blossoms fall, birds call
to spread merriment and joy
to my busy days.
15 May 2012
I know we need it
This rain is essential
But not every day!
13 May 2012
Final assignment
Commentary to be typed
Then relax and chill.
30 April 2012
Saturated soil
Water table surely full
Sparkling warmth appears.
28 April 2012
A garden? A jungle!
Lush verdant foliage climbs
Water butt to brim!
16 April 2012:
Minus one, white frost.
Warm sun peeps through the tall spruce.
Long, dusky shadows.
moments later....................................
Robin's pointed beak
reveals worm who fights for life.
No hope for the worm.
15 April 2012
Feel rather ''Iffy".
Daughter arrives with iced bun.
A soothing warm glow!
Autumn 2011
Breakfast by window
Chaffinch, blue tit and pert wren
Seek seeds beneath shrubs.
March 2012
Camellia glows
As burst of crimson petals
Through layers unfurl.
March 2012
Chairs now unfolded
Table erected on stones
Yay! Meals al fresco!
Autumn 2011
Curdled clouds gather
Creating cream haze at dawn
Collecting cobwebs
Shades of Autumn Fall
On soft scented soil they swirl
Await white blanket
Oak tree, burnished gold
Sheds leaves like golden rain drops;
Settle on warm earth.
Glass pane reveals
Golden leaves
Fall in profusion
Migraine yet again
Such a waste of days and nights
When will it all end?
December 2011 Darkest days delay
White shoots beneath the dark soil
Push through warmer days
now January 2012
Crescent moon splinters
Crisp January night sky
Venus lies beneath
Procrastination
Poetry assignment bare
Back on track next week!
Spring 2012
Hydrangea heads
Seed pods from Achillea
Gourmet lunch for birds
In two-thousand and twelve
February is longer
We have a Leap year!
Snowdrops hang their heads
Whilst daffodils and tulips
Push through the warm soil.
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