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 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 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 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 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 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…
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