Common Threads

About

'Common Threads' is about telling the cultural and material histories behind textiles. Anoushka Cole makes textiles and works on paper using locally-sourced fibres and dyes. She adopts a minimalist aesthetic which puts her materials front and centre. Eloise Dethier-Eaton makes illusionistic paintings of textiles which have been worn, torn and mended. In doing so, she reflects on the virtues of traditional practices of repair. Whilst these two approaches differ, the common thread in their work is their shared curiosity about how the use of materials impacts our individual and collective wellbeing and environment.

'Common Threads' is the third in a series of exhibitions which brings together artists and makers participating in South East Open Studios. SEOS is an event that takes place every year in the South East of England, across Kent and Sussex, whereby creatives open their studios or workshops to the public in June. As SEOS celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026, these exhibitions at EDE Projects are, in turn, a celebration of the creative community that is at the heart of this region.

EDE Projects is a hybrid art studio, gallery and project space in Rye, East Sussex. It was founded by artist and curator Eloise Dethier-Eaton to run creative workshops, to exhibit her own work and to curate solo and group shows with artists from Rye and beyond whose work she admires.