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 86: Ingrid Lincoln
Tell us about your work? Artist: Ingrid Lincoln Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Danger Water Rising, cotton, silk, batik, machine stitch Detail: Danger Water Rising, cotton, silk , batik , machine stitch Where do you get your inspiration? Why did you choose to go into fibre art? Place: a perfect landscape. silk fabric, resin, dimensions…
Artist Interview 82: Marie Bergstedt
Tell us about your work. Artist: Marie Bergstedt Previous World of Threads Exhibitions
Artist Interview 80: Xia Gao
Tell us about your work? Artist: Xia Gao Previous World of Threads Exhibitions favoRED, cable tie, tying, weaving, 38″(w) x 45″(h) x 28″(d), photo: Xia Gao The conversations between East and West, nature and culture, past and present are recurring themes in my work. Where do you get your inspiration? favored, cable tie, tying, weaving,…
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 73: Molly Grundy
Tell us about your work? Artist: Molly Grundy, photo: Zach Slootsky Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Wolverina, 124cm h x 66cm w x 3cm d, Three-Dimensional Applique (cotton,chiffon, fur, vinyl and leather) A lifelong infatuation with all things miniature has also had a powerful influence on my work. Where do you get your inspiration? The…
Artist Interview 64: Elisabetta Balasso
Tell us about your work? Artist: Elisabetta Balasso at home, wearing her mother’s bridal nightgown. Photo: Juan Lecuna. Where do you get your inspiration? The dress A LA HORA DE LA BRISA DE LA TARDE (WHEN THE AFTERNOON BREEZE WISPERS) illustrates a true dream: she was in a forest with her eyes shut, and had…
Artist Interview 61: Lotta Helleberg
Tell us about your work? Artist: Lotta Helleberg Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Forest Floor, 2010, 21″ x 33″, leaf printed, plant dyed vintage linen, hand stitched with wool thread, photo: Peter Aaslestad Almost daily I run across something delightful – a moss clad surface, the shape of a rock, or the colour of a…
Artist Interview 34: Emily Jan
Tell us about your work? Artist Emily Jan at the Redpath Museum, Photo: Ted Tucker, © 2011 Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Cape Buffalo, shown at Paxton Gate Gallery, San Francisco, as part of words once spoken (solo show), 2010, 50″ x 28″ x 36″, materials: hog gut, reed, zip ties, resin Warthog, shown at…
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…
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