I have began looking more in-depth at textile artists, or as I have discovered artists who incorporate textiles into their practice. These pieces I have began looking at are in a way sculptural pieces or even painterly, and for me I love the blurring of boundaries, especially the perceived traditional "Fine Art" versus "Craft" canons.
Michael Brennand-Wood uses embroidery, pattern, lace, appliqué and floral imagery to create visually and structurally very complex pieces. The inventiveness of his techniques and the clashing colour combinations are really exciting visually and even more so if you attempt to unravel how they are constructed. I love the way he has integrated other media such as wire in the second piece.
Michael Brennand-Wood
The obvious sculptural qualities in this piece do not need to be explained but what I find so interesting is the story-telling quality to this work. I find the little images in the embroidery frames are ghostly. Even though the whole piece centres around chairs it is the delicate layers of fabric which set the tone ultimately.
Caroline Bartlett
Dawn Dupree's work explores both narrative and process. She uses collaged images, drawing, fabric printing, embroidery, dyes, fabric painting and some digital media to construct her richly coloured, multi-layered pieces. These pieces are so painterly to my eye they are impossible to label, which is in my opinion a very good thing.
Dawn Dupree
Caren Garfen combines hand drawn silk screen images with meticulously hand stitched texts and motifs. Her work has a certain quirkiness and humour even though her subject matter, women's role in the 21st century, can sometimes be quite serious. What I find interesting is the use of domestic textiles such as tea towels, bed covers or in this piece window blinds. It adds another layer to her work and emphasises her concepts.
Caren Garfen
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