Posts by Dawne Rudman
Artist Interview 27: Karen Maru
Tell us about your work? I work in fibre, digital printing and PowerPoint, and this combination of techniques and materials brings together all the parts of me – the artist, the sociologist, the business consultant and the academic. I really love being grounded in the tradition of women’s arts – textiles and quilting – and…
Read MoreArtist Interview 26: Bettina Matzkuhn
Tell us about your work? I focus mainly on hand embroidery and ideas around narrative. I tend to work in series of images that together tell a story. I want my work to be about something whether it is a specific scene/place, a metaphor, or a way of looking anew at something we take for…
Read MoreArtist Interview 25: Valerie Knapp
Artist Interview 24: Xiaojing Yan
Tell us about your work? The moving from China to North America has made a great impact on my life and my art as well. After living in Canada and the United States for several years, my soul is no longer all Chinese. In the best of times, I feel I belong to both the…
Read MoreArtist Interview 23: Hilary Rice
Tell us about your work? I often say that I came to quilting through the back door. I had no intention of learning to quilt. And some would say that I still don’t quilt. In fact, I even say that I am not a quilter. I happen to use textiles (and other things) that combine…
Read MoreArtist Interview 22: Birgitta Hallberg
Tell us about your work? My working process is very intuitive, as I sketch the sketches without contemplating the motif. I refrain from thinking, letting my hand find its way. Only when the sketch is finished, do I see the motif. From these sketches, I weave my tapestries and stories on a black chain. The…
Read MoreArtist Interview 21: Judy Martin
Tell us about your work? I make large hand stitched wall pieces. Most often they are made from fabrics that I have dyed myself. Recently I have been re-purposing linen damask tablecloths and wool blankets in my work. I’ve been making quilts for thirty-five years. I love every part of the lengthy process. Artist Judy…
Read MoreArtist Interview 20: Gordana Brelih
Tell us about your work? My work is like the tip of an iceberg. So much is hidden in my life’s story. Born and educated in Serbia, I came to this country eager to learn English and to expand my training in fibre art. I began as a fashion designer but my love for textiles…
Read MoreArtist Interview 19: Mary Karavos
Tell us about your work? I am a professional fine artist working with imported and specialty papers. No paint is used in my art. A rich interplay of texture and colour is achievable with the patient layering of hand-torn paper that is carefully selected. A visual and emotional journey captivates me. The finished image is…
Read MoreArtist Interview 18: Rasma Noreikyte
Tell us about your work? In my works I speak about the human being, the situation we are in, the century we live in. All my work is about real people, people who were around me, people who are with me. In the 21st Century the cult of the human body is increasingly prominent. Constantly…
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