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July 1, 2019 In Art, Textile Art

Susie Koren

        

 

You don’t have to be an artist to enjoy looking inside an artist’s studio. They are such appealing places as they are so personal to the artist, and it gives you an insight into how they create. Susie Koren moved from an 80 x 150cm table in her office to a dedicated studio in her garden and she hasn’t looked back since. “Having a quiet dedicated space where I can leave work out is amazing,” she explains. See more of her lovely work on her feature page here. 

www.susiekoren.com

 

 

June 17, 2019 In Art, Textile Art

Rijswijk Textile Biennial 2019

 

Above from left: Genesis Paula do Prado; Non Player Character, David B. Smith; Forest Fabric, Ana Barboza Gubo

 

Work from 22 international artists is currently on display at the Museum Rijswijk in The Netherlands. The exhibition is described as ‘a kaleidoscopic cross section of fibre arts,’ and if you are anywhere near it is definitely worth a visit to understand the sheer diversity of what can be achieved through textiles and also what themes artists are exploring in today’s society.

Open from Tuesday – Sunday, 11am-5pm visit www.museumrijswijk.nl for more information.

 

May 6, 2019 In Art, Textile Art

Claire Benn

Claire Benn in her studio working on Slide 

 

Claire Benn’s multi media arts works are incredibly atmospheric as the combination of colours and textures allows the viewer time to reflect and absorb their calming presence. We are asked Claire what inspires her. “Remote landscape and the visual translation of what I experience, think or feel in that landscape.  My aim is one of representational abstraction.  Hand stitch is my other inspiration in the sense that the resulting works communicate the meditation of the act.  Stitch generates a visual ‘mark’ of time.  It is literal texture and can be felt.”

 

April 17, 2019 In Textile Art

Eszter Bornemisza

It isn’t unusual for textile artists to find their passion for textiles after another career and Hungarian Eszter Bornemisza is no exception. She was a researcher in sociology and gained a PhD in mathematical statistics before a chance visit to a French Quilt Exhibition changed her path.  “I saw art quilts for the first time and thought they were like modern paintings made in the medium of textiles,” she explains. “I had always been keen on contemporary art, but never thought of trying to paint myself. Here my two independent interests suddenly joined up together: textile and modern art. It became clear to me in a flash, that this is what I have to do!” She has been a fibre artist ever since and works with recycled paper, textile and found objects using machine embroidery, dyeing and painting in much of her work.

April 8, 2019 In Textile Art

Jette Clover

Jette Clover has been a full time artist for over 20 years and produces 10 to 12 large pieces and 70 to 80 smaller pieces each year. “Most often the small pieces happen afterwards and are made from left-over materials of the big pieces”, she explains. Below is one of those smaller pieces – Ponderings 1 made in 2018 and measuring 20 x 20cms. Whether you are lucky enough to own or view one of her art works big or small, or read her book ‘Words and Walls,’ the juxtaposition of stitch, words and fabrics makes her work incredibly special.