Contemporary Textile Artist and Bespoke Surface Pattern Designer
Last year I experimented with natural dyes, creating a palette of colours that reflect the area I live in - Shropshire UK. Alongside homegrown plant materials I augment my colour palette with natural dye extracts - easy to mix in solution and they have a certain consistency. For example, I will get a much deeper …
I've been wanting to try felting this way for ages - inspired by the Mongolian method of pulling a rolled batt behind a pony across the Steppes. If it works then I can combine felting with weekly lawn mowing... I made up a large batt of wool -using wool batting x 3 layers - well …
My Notes on this awesome artist Faig Ahmed Artist from Baku, Azerbaijan. .....reimagined ancient crafts and create new visual boundaries by deconstructing traditions and stereotypes. Marries/combines traditional craft and design with modern digital technology. ... every knot has human energy. ...subconsciously creating patterns I don't know what will be revealed at the end - I …
How to make cold press soap - home-made hand made soap in the kitchen!
