Something particularly charming about hand-embroidery- a slow-craft medium of art- is that it requires years of technical expertise to master and becAuse of its time consuming nature, IT HAS AN EARNESTNESS AND Sincerity to IT. When you experience hand-made embroidered pieces close up, you can sense the time, diligence and soul of the maker encapsulated within each one.
'she came back a bit doolally' 2020
some of these embroidered designs are stand alone pieces of textile art and some are designs for haute-couture fashion houses for luxury, slow-fashion garments and accessories.
'still chasin that boar' 2020
ANY artist WORKING IN THIS DISCIPLINE WILL FIND THAT EMBROIDERING doesn't allow you to create 'lazy' art works, your slow medium means you have to pour your time and sELF into the work. Being part of the embroidery frontier means that we continue to draw attention to this art form and drive a renaissance in the appreciation of embroidery and textiles as Fine Art, with a hope to move away from thE commercialised movement of mainstream art THAT OFTEN GLORIES IN ITS OWN LACK OF TECHNICAL TALENT.
'blindin chilli' CIGARETTE CASE 2020
'FABERGE BIRD' 2019
We are currently part of a quiet revolution where society is re-evaluating what we consider to be ‘craft’ and what we consider ‘fine art’, growingly, the academic understanding of Textile Art is being re-understood, not only as a craft, but as a powerful form of self expression and an honoured medium of Art.
'PURPLE FER-DE-LANCE' EMBROIDERED MOTIF 2018
'CRYSTAL LEAF' HAND BEADED MOTIF 2018
'CHAINTOOTH' SLEEVE DRAWN THREAD-WORK 2019
