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 17: Judith Tinkl
Cyclops, 2005, 84″x 65″, textile hanging/quilt, machine pieced, hand quilted. The design derives from only two shapes, one equilateral triangle and a square with the same dimensions, divided into two or four smaller triangles. The geometric patterns generated using these shapes are infinitely variable. Colour, both hue and light/dark contrasts can cause particular shapes or…
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?…
Artist Interview 14: Pat Burns-Wendland
Tell us about your work? Artist Pat Burns-Wendland Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Wisteria, Handwoven and dyed 100% silk 16 shaft pattern long shirt. This piece was a finalist in the 2011 NICHE awards in the US, photo credit: Pete Paterson I’m intrigued by the art of the cave dwellers and the aboriginal art of…
Artist Interview 13: Barbara Wisnoski
Tell us about your work? Barbara Wisnoski in her Montreal studio with a work in progress. Photo: Brooks Yardley Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Where do you get your inspiration? Field, detail Why did you choose to go into fibre art? Earth (repetition of an act of mourning), 68 x 76 inches, fabric, thread; machine-pieced.…
Artist Interview 12: Robert Davidovitz
Tell us about your work? Artist Robert Davidovitz Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Orange Grove Zig-Zag, Acrylic on Panel. 19×16″, Weaving, July 2010 “What if I tried this with paint instead of icing, a canvas instead of a cake?” A Midsummer Nights Dream, Acrylic on Panel. 12×12. Weaving. August 2009 Where do you get your…
Artist Interview 11: Amy Bagshaw
Tell us about your work? Artist Amy Bagshaw Previous World of Threads Exhibitions I have spent much of my life deep in the Northern Ontario forests. Where do you get your inspiration? Unravel and Thaw (Penelope’s Shroud), 2006, Burlap, multiple video projections, chair, rug, bucket, ice, Stony Brook, NY Why did you choose to go…
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…