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Discover: Five contemporary embroidery artists – TextileArtist
Take Debbie Smyth, Lisa Kokin, Rosie James, Inge Jacobsen and Lindsey Gradolph, who have all found unique and personal ways to express their ideas. These makers are constantly experimenting and advancing their craft. Some are well versed in traditional techniques and materials, others are new to textiles.
Captivating collage: Six artists show the way – TextileArtist
Collage is a great technique for artists wanting to both celebrate and rage against life events. Each collage element can hold its own symbolic meaning, and then collectively, raise voice to emotions that are otherwise hard to express. UK artist Marcia Bennett-Male uses textile collage as her ‘art therapy’.
Textile artists inspired by nature – TextileArtist
Her abstract textile art is inspired by the shapes and textures of the natural environment, captured initially by her ‘macro-style’ photography. She is the author of Textures from Nature in Textile Art (Batsford, 2021). Artist website: www. marianjazmik.co.uk. Instagram: @marian_jazmik_textile_art.
Discover: Six contemporary felt artists – TextileArtist
Her felted paintings have helped to open up a whole new world in terms of texture and depth of colour, making headway for textile art to gain recognition in the art world. Moy Mackay, The Green Hut, Elphin, 2022. 70cm x 70cm (28″ x 28″). Wet and …
Discover: Seven contemporary textile artists – TextileArtist
Meet seven contemporary textile artists who are making statements and pushing boundaries with their work. Vanessa Barragão’s love of marine life, and her distress at textile waste, encouraged her to use only waste materials for her giant coral reef sculptures. Hale Ekinci and Gurjeet Singh both tell stories: Hale uses embroidery, quilting ...
About – TextileArtist
How it all started. TextileArtist was born in 2013 when brothers Joe and Sam Pitcher witnessed something remarkable: their mum, Sue Stone, rediscovering her passion for textile art in her 50s. As a child, Sue had learned to sew from her own mum and loved to make clothes for her dolls. But life, as it often does, got in the way.
Recycling in textile art: Five artists – TextileArtist
Zwia Lipkin, Dare!, 2017. 61cm x 61cm (24” x 24”). Piecing and raw-edge appliqué with machine and hand stitching. Upcycled home decor textiles, wire, wooden beads. California-based artist Zwia Lipkin grew up in Israel where she attended a high school for the arts and received a BA in Art History and East Asian Studies.
Sue Hotchkis: Decadent decay – TextileArtist
Sue Hotchkis’s textile art is proudly contrarian. In a world that worships youth and the latest new thing, Sue celebrates all things falling down and falling apart. She captures the beauty only true relics can bear, glorifying all their bumps, scrapes, missing parts and other forms of neglect. You’d think pursuit of the decrepit would lead ...
Jennifer Collier: Good on paper – TextileArtist
Jennifer Collier, Sewing Chair, 2014. 50cm x 50cm x 125cm (19½” x 19½” x 49¼”) Reverse appliqué, machine stitch, covered buttons and paper pocket.Wallpaper and machine stitch (found paper and grey board for scissors). Experiment to innovate. Don’t be afraid to have happy accidents and spend time playing with materials, as this is …