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 have been taught and inspired by many textile artists, known
and unknown, and have been taking myself seriously as a textile
artist since the beginning of 2004. Since 2006, I have
had numerous knitwear
designs published. You can buy some of my patterns
on this site or commission any pieces in my portfolio
to be made for you.
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.
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