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 40: Sandra Gregson
Tell us about your work? Shred, performative installation at ‘Fly By Night’, Nuit Blanche 2010, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto curated by Christina Zeidler and Britt Welter-Nolan. With viewer participation, I shredded the pages of an encyclopedia. Viewers were invited to browse through the encyclopedia, select a page to rip out and have shredded. The accumulated shreds…
Artist Interview 39: Kai Chan
Tell us about your work? Artist Kai Chan Where do you get your inspiration? Red Flood, 2009, 118 x 128 x 3 cm, cotton thread, tin foil, photo: Cheryl O’Brien Why did you choose to go into fibre art? Deep Breathing, 2009, 141 x 33 x 9 cm, stainless steel, silk thread, silk organza, cotton…
Artist Interview 38: Edith Meusnier
Tell us about your work? Artist Edith Meusnier, France. photo credit: Elsa Abderhamani Where do you get your inspiration? Sortilège, Festival ARTEC, La ferté Bernard, France, spring 2010, size: 50 elements, between 8 and 12m each, medium: gift ribbon, technique: sprang The nets are in turn sensors and protectors; they seep, they ripple, they get…
Artist Interview 36: Melanie Chikofsky
Tell us about your work? Artist Melanie Chikofsky Melanie Chikofsky exhibited in Festival 2018 in the Fibre 3D Exhibition. Tres Dommage: 29″ x 36″ x 7″, Nepalese Oil Paper, Wood, Where do you get your inspiration? Beginning to End: 29″ x7″x7″, Hydrostone rope, glue, acrylic paint, wood Why did you choose to go into fibre…
Artist Interview 33: Elisabeth Picard
Tell us about your work? Artist Elisabeth Picard Where do you get your inspiration? Flot, 2011, Zip-Ties, glass, painted steel and neon, 28.25 x 76.5 x 38.5 inches, Michel Dubreuil photo credit Detail: Flot, 2011, Zip-Ties, glass, painted steel and neon, Michel Dubreuil photo credit My relationship with fibre is based on manipulations and in…
Artist Interview 31: Milena Radeva
Tell us about your work? Milena Radeva in her studio. Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Untitled, 2011, 8″ x 8″ discharge, embroidery, branches, yarn, photo: Milena Radeva. Where do you get your inspiration? The Lost World, 2009, 35″ x 50″ collage – digital print on fabric, appliqué, beading. Exhibited in the 2009 Common Thread International…
Artist Interview 30: Rochelle Rubinstein
Tell us about your work? Artist Rochelle Rubinstein Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Dun, woodblock and softoleum printed, painted and embroiderd silk, 96 x 55 inches 2004 Where do you get your inspiration? In the Garden, woodblock printed and dyed organza, draped and photographed 2002 We, woodblock printed and dyed organza, draped and photographed, 2002…
Artist Interview 27: Karen Maru
Tell us about your work? Artist Karen Maru with Aspara 11 which she donated to the Angkor Children’s Hospital (Friends Without Borders) silent auction. Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Khadi 3, fibre, textiles I collected in the region and cloth I created. Fibre techniques are drawing, painting, machine and hand sewing. Exhibited in the 2007…
Artist Interview 24: Xiaojing Yan
Tell us about your work? Artist Xiaoging Yan Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Guanyin, 2009, 7x2x2, fabric hardener Chinese tassel thread, Xiaoging Yan, shown at Phoenix Art Gallery, Nanjing, China In my art, every idea travels through the intricate passageway of how I think in Chinese, but speak in English. Where do you get your…
Artist Interview 22: Birgitta Hallberg
Tell us about your work? Artist Birgitta Hallberg Previous World of Threads Exhibitions House in the wood V, 20 x 20 cm Summer’s Night, 35 x 35 cm. woven tapestry. My tapestries are a journey into the mythical and supernatural world, where anything can happen. Why did you choose to go into weaving? Mundtøj, V,…