Frost Scarf, 2005
Biog
As long as I can remember I have always loved colour. My early years were spent in a modern house with floor to ceiling windows that brought the outside in – all the colours of the garden and lots of light. These same windows also provided colour interest at night when they were hidden behind vast curtains in varying 60’s designs.
Throughout my childhood and teenage years I was always making things – clothes peg dolls, gingerbread houses, salt dough biscuits, knitted scarves for my teddies, doll’s house furniture...and I hoarded anything that came in sets of different colours – jumbo packs of felt tips, squares of origami paper, even tubes of smarties.
As an undergraduate I studied history of art and creative writing, studies that have had a lasting influence on me and underpin all of my creative work. However, it was not until I went back to college to study textiles that I was finally able to indulge my love of colour.
Although I studied weaving at art college, I have only recently acquired a loom and begun to weave again after focussing on printed textiles (particularly devore velvet) for many years.
I design and produce fabrics for scarves, ties, cushions, handbags and wall pieces. My hand woven range is distinctive in its use of rich colour and textural interest; my fascination with the fabric selvedge has led me to create ruffled scarves and irregularly pleated ones that are ‘nipped in’ at regular intervals. Often directly inspired by the yarns themselves, my work is the result of an exploration of yarn properties, a love of colour and much experimentation. I have recently launched a jacquard woven range of work in which I continue to explore themes of pleating and ruffling, while adding new elements inspired by optical art.
60 second interview
Q: What is your favourite colour?A: GreenQ: Who first inspired you to start making/ creating and what words of advice did they give you?A: Both my mother and grandmother were always sewing or knitting and so it only seemed natural that I should join in. I don't remember any particular advice, but they certainly taught me lots. Q: Where and when do you most like to work?A: I like working in the mornings best; I work in my studio because it is light and white and keeps me focussed.Q: Which season of the year most inspires you?A: SpringQ: What can't you work without?A: Music and chocolate.Q: Whose work do you most admire?A: Terry Frost, Bridget Riley, Willem de Kooning, Aaron Siskind...to name but a few...Q: What is your favourite piece of fiction and why?A: Alice in Wonderland because it is extravagantly absurd.Q: What do you do to relax?A: Garden and play tennis.Q: Describe your artistic style in 3 words. A: Colourful, fanciful and fascinating.
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