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 127: Jim Arendt
Tell us about your work: Artist Jim Arendt. Photo courtesy of the artist Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Jamie, denim, 2012, 30 x 15 inches, denim applique, Photo: James Arendt. Greg and Ryan, denim, 2011, 120 x 33.5 inches, denim applique, Photo: James Arendt. You grew up on a farm. Did the arts factor into…
Artist Interview 126: Merce Mitchell
You taught yourself to felt and have been doing it now for 20 years. Tell us how you got started: Artist: Merce Mitchell in her studio. Photo: Wanashe Frank. Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Briza, wool, natural dyes, copper wire, 2010, 6″ x 15″ x 6″, hand-felted, stitched, crocheted. Photo: Merce Mitchell My artwork has…
Artist Interview 125: Louise Keen
Tell us about your work: Artist: Louise Keen, 2014, Photo: Jared Murdoch. Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Is this where your art comes from? Untitled, found plastic, wool, thread, glue, 2013, 60 cm x 25 cm x 6 cm, wrapping, glueing and darning. Photo: Louise Keen. Untitled, found plastic, ceramic, wool, thread, glue, 2013, 35…
Artist Interview 124: Rosemary Claus-Gray
Rosemary Claus-Gray Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA Artist Interview Rosemary Claus-Gray is a late blooming artist. The sleeping artist awoke as she neared retirement from a career as a clinical social worker. She creates abstract art in a painterly style, layering translucent fabrics creating value transitions. She paints sheer silk with an acrylic wash, creating lines…
Artist Interview 123: Mary Giehl
Tell us about your work: Artist: Mary Giehl. Previous World of Threads Exhibitions A Functioning System, wool, 2012, crochet, dry felted, wet felted, installation: Tyler Art Gallery, Oswego, New York, USA, 11′ x 16′ x 7″. A Functioning System, wool, 2012, crochet, dry felted, wet felted, installation: DCCA, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, 12′ x 20′ x…
Artist Interview 122: Emily Hermant
What do you think of us placing your work within the context of fibre art and how do fibre techniques and materials relate to your practice? Artist: Emily Hermant.Photo credit: Lizz Sisson Photography. I’m interested in how materials, taken out of their ordinary uses and translated sculpturally, perform in space, particularly how non-thread materials can…
Artist Interview 121: Robin Wiltse
Why did you go into fibre art and how you decided on this medium? Artist: Robin Wiltse One thing that fascinates me about working with wool is the way the fibres hold their colours. You then started to work in felting, how did this come about? Self-Portrait, 27″ x 34″, wool, needle and hand felted.…
Artist Interview 120: Barbara Klunder
In your art practice you have been involved in many fibre mediums over the years. Tell us where you started, and how you moved into the other media. Artist: Barbara Klunder Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Monarch Butterfly. 2009 5′ x 4′ Washi paper-cut. Part of Insects paper-cut show, David Kaye Gallery/Ontario Craft shows. What…
Artist Interview 119: Megan Skyvington
Tell us about your work? Artist: Megan Skyvington. What do you think of us placing your work within the context of fibre art and how do fibre techniques and materials relate to your practice? Take Over (from the series Perfect Imperfections), varies, wire, wire mesh, handmade paper, acrylic ink, ribbon, photo: Adelle Rae Taylor, model:…
Artist Interview 118: Rachel Brumer
Tell us about your work? Artist Rachel Brumer. How did you start working in fibre? Installation, Quire: Book of Findings, 160 x 210 inches, Hand dyed fabric, van dyke print, drawn and rubbed with dye stick, embellished with French knots, fabric stiffened and then waxed, full metal hinge in center. Photo: Mark Frey. Annette Dress…