World of Threads Festival
Blog Archive: Fibre Artist Interviews
Since the series was launched in 2011, Dawne Rudman and Gareth Bate have been interviewing local, national or international fibre artists. We have published over 137 artist interviews to date. Join us as we create a comprehensive archive of some of the most exciting fibre artists in the world. People have subscribed from 96 countries.
Artist Interview 10: Jesse Harrod
I use fibre and craft as a platform to explore assumed, relative meaning via contextual remixing and queering. Tell us about your work? Artist Jessica Harrod Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Where do you get your inspiration? Frosty Pink Lipstick Smeared All Over His Face, detail Frosty Pink Lipstick Smeared All Over His Face, detail…
Artist Interview 9: Emma Nishimura
Tell us about your work? Artist, Emma Nishimura Previous World of Threads Exhibitions An Underlying Sadness, 2010, Photogravure etching and thread, 20″ x 25″ x 1″ Where do you get your inspiration? My grandmother was interned in Slocan, an internment camp for Japanese Canadians in the interior of British Columbia, from the spring of 1942…
Artist Interview 8: June J. Jacobs
Tell us about your work? June J. Jacobs in studio 2009, photo: Paul Paquet Previous World of Threads Exhibitions June J. Jacobs outside of her gallery The Hand Wave Gallery; owner operator for 29 years, photo: Paul Paquet Where do you get your inspiration? A Winter Thaw, detail, 3 D wall hanging; hand felted wool…
Artist Interview 7: Dagmar Kovar
Tell us about your work? Artist Dagmar Kovar Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Artist Dagmar Kovar Silence 4, wool, silk, photo: John Tamblyn Where do you get your inspiration? Silence 5, wool, silk, photo: John Tamblyn Silence 1, wool, silk, photo: John Tamblyn Why did you choose to go into fibre art? Detail: Roses, silk,…
Artist Interview 6: Ixchel Suarez
Tell us about your work? Artist Ixchel Suarez Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Yukon Fields, Tapestry Haute-lisse, wool, silk, linen, cotton, metallic threads, raffia, yute, synthetic. 1.30 m H X 1.10 m W, 2008 For a long time my inspiration was in the Maya Culture. My grandfather was an archaeologist so at home we had…
Artist Interview 5: Cynthia Jackson
Tell us about your work? Cynthia Jackson giving a demonstration of goldwork technique. photo: Kim Sloan Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Where do you get your inspiration? Where did you first ‘discover’ goldwork? B9, wool, metallic thread, Machine and hand embroidery, 12″h x6″w x6″d, photo C Jackson B9, detail Where did you first learn how…
Artist Interview 4: Lorraine Roy
Tell us about your work? Artist Lorraine Roy in her studio Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Black Cottonwood, 36×26 Where do you get your inspiration? Bebb Willow, 26×36 Why did you choose to go into fibre art? Melange 3, 30×30 What other mediums do you work in, and how does this inform your fibre work?…
Artist Interview 3: Christine Mockett
Tell us about your work? Artist Christine Mockett Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Where do you get your inspiration? Tree Prosthetic 1, bark, yarn, thread, acrylic. Winner of Best in Show, for the 2007 Common Thread National Juried Exhibition. Tree Prosthetic 1, bark, yarn, thread, acrylic. Winner of Best in Show, for the 2007 Common…
Artist Interview 2: Amanda McCavour
Previous World of Threads Exhibitions I am interested in the vulnerability of thread in relation to the home, as both things feel temporary and fragile. I am interested in thread’s ability to hold together and its strength. Artist Amanda McCavour Tell us about your work? Installation at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto: Come Up To My…
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