About My Textile Art
I grew up with the touch and feel of textiles,
collecting scraps from the factory floors where my grandmother, mother
and aunts worked. I made clothes for myself, my dolls and my friends.
I could knit,
sew
and crochet
before I learned to read or write; and have been doing so most of
my life.
I am excited by colour and texture, fabric and fibre. My work
is usually media led, illustrating inner and outer themes; often
abstract.
I love to invent and explore; and to mix and (mis)match, sometimes
disparate, media and techniques, frequently making recycled
art.
I knit with plastic
carrier bags, combine papier
maché with fibre,
knitting with emulsion
paints, distressed
fabric with felted
human hair and cat
fur. Many of my pieces glow
in the dark.I also like to play with digital art.
Recently I have learned to spin and will probably be tempted by
weaving before too long. I am exploring different fibres, including
recycled materials, paper, audio tape and more.
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