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 79: Leisa Rich
Tell us about your work? Artist: Leisa Rich Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Undue Growth, 2011, free motion machine embroidered, dyed, rolled (Leisa Rich) Where do you get your inspiration? Urchin, 2006, rolled and hand embroidered (Leisa Rich) Urchin (detail), 2006, rolled and hand embroidered (leisa Rich) Why did you choose to go into fibre…
Artist Interview 78: Megan Q. Bostic
Tell us about your work? Artist: Megan Bostic, photo: Cliff Hollis Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Stale Hope: Too Much Was Never Enough, 2010, 112 H x 56 W x 0.6 D cm materials: dental floss, plastic vinyl, bubble wrap, baby wipes, coffee grounds, twine, aluminum wire technique: double weave photo credit: Cliff Hollis My…
Artist Interview 75: Sheila Thompson
Tell us about your work? Artist: Sheila Thompson, photo: Felicity Somerset Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Remnants of Grassland, 2012, 48Hx24Wx3D inches mounted on silk covered canvas. Merino wool, silk roving, linen paper yarn, Tsumugi silk yarn, papyrus, silk rope, spun wool and silk fibres, embedded organics – cherry bark, silk wrapped jasmine dragon pearl…
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 32: Liz Pead
Tell us about your work? Artist Liz Pead Previous World of Threads Exhibitions MacLaren Installation Dec 2008, Maple LEAF Tree, recycled hockey sticks and hockey cards on wooden armature, height is 14 feet tall, 2008. Bayside Field: A View to St. Croix Island, recycled hockey gear and oil paint on plywood, 120″ x 60″ x…
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 28: Susan Strachan Johnson
Tell us about your work? Artist Susan Strachan Johnson Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Kirby Hall, 20″ x 26″ framed, acrylic paint and ink on repaired canvas, hand stitching, beaded. Where do you get your inspiration? Clear Waters, Susan Strachan Johnson, World of Threads Festival 2012, De rerun nature Barn Ruins, 20″ x 32″ framed,…
Artist Interview 20: Gordana Brelih
Tell us about your work? Artist Gordon Brelih in her studio. Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Circle of Memories 2, 2009, 10″x42″, machine and hand-stitched felt. I begin with an idea and it carries me far into the night. Where do you get your inspiration? The Beast, 2006, stitched bubble wrap machine and hand stitching,…
Artist Interview 16: Joanne Young
Tell us about your work? Scrapyard Couture by Bertolt of Kitchener, assorted fabrics, paper pulp, wire, found object, wrapping, appliqué hand stitching, 14″x22″x14″, 2011, photo: Joanne Young Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Scrapyard Couture by Bertolt of Kitchener, detail, Joanne Young Detail: Scrapyard Couture by Bertolt of Kitchener, assorted fabrics, paper pulp, wire, found object,…
Artist Interview 15: Allyn Cantor
Tell us about your work? Artist Allyn Cantor Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Caverns and Corridors Where do you get your inspiration? Deliverance, 38″ x 48″ I realized that textile techniques could be used to create art rather than just being applied to design or function. Why did you choose to go into fibre art?…
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