Contemporary Textile Artist and Bespoke Surface Pattern Designer
I bought several Shetland x Romney fleeces from Fern Hill Fibre earlier in the year and, together with naturally dyed Leicester Long wool, I have been exploring an abstract felt that reflects the countryside around my home. I am drawn to 3D sculpture, so added texture and movement on the piece is a priority. Working …
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 …
Contemplative Figure Workshop begins 27th October
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 …
https://youtu.be/VaMpXtIoO8E TEXTILE LABORATORY
https://claudyjongstra.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LrKv_fY5Ys Beautiful colours - ?could achieve these with weld and cochineal? https://www.cover-magazine.com/2015/01/15/CLAUDY-JONGSTRA-EARTH-MATTERS-EXHIBITION/# https://interiordesign.net/designwire/claudy-jongstra-interweaves-a-passion-for-the-environment-in-her-wool-felt-artwork/ I absolutely resonate with this work. “I connect natural history and cultural history and this requires a permanent study. I want to learn from the persons I work with and work for. Reversely I hope that they also want to learn …
