Posts by Dawne Rudman
Artist Interview 77: Sayward Johnson
Tell us about your work? In my current work, I use copper wire to create weavings, knitting and small copper forms. These pieces are hammered, dapped, forged, manipulated, patinated, embroidered, shellacked and sealed in wax. Of these three techniques, handwoven copper is predominant and often serves as my canvas. My work addresses the juxtapositions of…
Read MoreArtist Interview 76: Heather Komus
Tell us about your work? My work investigates chaos, disorder and our relationship to the natural world. It is research based and quite process oriented. In my installations I aim to create truly physical experiences, not only visual but ones that can be experienced in the body as well. I am interested in the interplay…
Read MoreArtist Interview 75: Sheila Thompson
Tell us about your work? My work is not hard to explain to fellow fibre or felt artists, although to the community at large it is something of a mystery. I use the wet felting method to create art while simultaneously creating a textile – felt. I draw heavily on my past experience as a…
Read MoreArtist Interview 74: Kerstin Bennier
Tell us about your work? I am an artist and designer, working with the material felt. This material offers endless possibilities. I try to explore these opportunities in my studio in Vienna. My love of experimentation helps me to find new forms, combinations of materials and presentation techniques for felt. In addition to my artistic work…
Read MoreArtist Interview 73: Molly Grundy
Tell us about your work? My work is an ongoing technicolour exploration of our wide and wondrous world and the creatures that dwell within it. I am on an energetic mission to investigate notions of power, privacy, belonging, alienation, sexuality and survival. Working primarily in three dimensional fabric illustrations and plush sculpture, I stitch, embellish…
Read MoreArtist Interview 72: Nathan Johns
Tell us about your work? My work stems from the study of architecture which values communication across a variety of mediums; drawing, photography, and scale modeling. I have implemented these mediums to explore the realm of fibre inspired construction. My influential study of performative systems within a building has given me an eye towards kinetic…
Read MoreArtist Interview 71: Lorena Santin-Andrade
Tell us about your work? The focus of my felt collection is on designing statement self-expressive pieces, that embrace the wearer’s style, inside and out, hence becoming a personal signature and keepsake. I select the most distinctive fibres of the highest quality for every piece I create. Due to the organic process the material undergoes during…
Read MoreArtist Interview 70: Lisa DiQuinzio
Tell us about your work? I like to make work that speaks of experience. An aspect of my work is interested in the creation, or expression, of sentiment. Sometimes I use a clown character to articulate self-consciousness, as well as elements of creative practice. As an archetype the Clown serves this purpose well, as it…
Read MoreArtist Interview 69: Nancy Yule
Tell us about your work? My work is primarily material-driven and my focus is on process. I choose to work with a variety of materials to discover their endless possibilities and their limitations. As a self-taught artist, my journey includes exploring my own possibilities and limitations. I challenge myself through each piece of work and…
Read MoreArtist Interview 68: Jenine Shereos
Tell us about your work? Using the language of textiles, my work explores themes of personal and collective memory. I am interested in the way our experiences of the world are absorbed through the body on both a psychological level and a biological level as well. I often work with humble materials such as hair…
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