Contemporary Textile Artist and Bespoke Surface Pattern Designer
I have been having the best time experimenting and working with naturally dyed wool fibres. The colours are wonderful, soft, vibrant and all from plant materials. Along the way I have tried planting and growing dye plants, purchased dried pant material and natural dye extracts. So, after two years here is a synopsis: Growing dye …
A 5-week online course April 22nd - May 22nd 2020 - where you will learn how to make a large contemplative sculpture using a wet felt method of sculpting. These sculptures are inspired by the work of modern sculptors, such as Barbara Hepworth and Sir Henry Moore and others. You will have the opportunity to …
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I've been designing an online course for several months and it is finally published and I have lovely, talented students from several parts of the world working through it. It has been a BIG learning journey for me and one I have really enjoyed. There has been much to figure out when it comes to: …
I have been making these figurative wet felted sculptures for over 10 years and people often ask me when, why and how, I started to make them - not the easiest question really! Several thoughts though - I have worked figuratively since about 2005 and the first sculpture I made was for the final show of …
It has taken me about 6 months to develop a full size felt figure and there have been plenty of problems to overcome along the way when upsizing from a 40cm tall figure to one that is 4 times bigger! From these small figures... ...to this one - 164cm high The problems I encountered were …
