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 66: Nell Burns
Tell us about your work? Artist Nell Burns Where do you get your inspiration? Sea Shells, work in progress, free motion embroidery on water soluble fabric tension and direction manipulation, 3″ x 1″ I used to ‘borrow’ my mum’s food colouring from the baking cupboard and paint it onto fabric to get the right colour…
Artist Interview 65: Lancelot Coar
Tell us about your work? Artist: Lancelot Coar I am very interested in the common language that underlies all materials and natural phenomena. Where do you get your inspiration? Installation at MMX with Patrick Harrop for the Transmedialle Festival in Berlin, Photo P. Harrop I have come to realize important things through the ‘lens’ of…
Artist Interview 60: Kit Vincent
Tell us about your work? Artist: Kit Vincent Previous World of Threads Exhibitions 401 Series: Wheels 10, 42 x 47″, cotton pimatex, hand-dyed, machine pieced and quilted 401 Series: Wheels 10, detail Texture adds interest to the surface and is something that other materials do not accomplish to the same extent. How did you decide…
Artist Interview 59: Barbara Heller
Tell us about your work? Artist: Barbara Heller. Where do you get your inspiration? Shiva Dances, 2009, 25″x37″ (63.5 x 94cm), linen warp. wool weft, woven tapestry, photo by artist How did you decide on this medium? Ozymandias, 2004, 5’2″x5’6,” linen warp. cotton and wool weft, some handspun, bones, woven tapestry, photo by Ted Clark.…
Artist Interview 57: Joyce Seagram
Tell us about your work? Artist Joyce Seagram in the Arctic Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Expedition V, Quilt National 2007, 53in. x 56in., cotton hand-dyed by artist, hand quilted by Edna Koepke. Where do you get your inspiration? Expedition XIV, 25in. x 33in., cotton hand-dyed by artist, hand quilted by the Martin sisters. Why…
Artist Interview 56: Yael Brotman
Tell us about your work? Construction Site, 2012, photo: Peter Legris Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Teardrop I, 2012, Graphite on Kurotani paper, foamcore, glue, 7 1/4″ H x 9 1/4″W x 3 1/2″D Fables, myths and folktales have been an ongoing fascination for me since childhood. Where do you get your inspiration? Campbell south…
Artist Interview 54: Dwayne Frederick Wanner
Tell us about your work? Artist: Dwayne Wanner Where do you get your inspiration? Circuit Board, 72 x 50″ For several years I owned a company that did robotic installations in manufacturing plants. I hung my quilts throughout our offices. My young engineers always asked what the quilts were about etc. Finally I decided to…
Artist Interview 53: Pat Hertzberg
Tell us about your work? Artist Pat Hertzberg Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Joie de Vie shawl, 18″ x 80″; materials: assorted fabrics, cords and threads; techniques: some dyeing, thread-web, freemotion embroidery – this piece was exhibited in the 2009 Common Thread International Juried Exhibition at the Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre Joie de Vie…
Artist Interview 51: Mary Catherine Newcomb
Tell us about your work? Artist: Mary Catherine Newcomb It seems unfortunate to me that an exciting idea almost always ends up being attended by a lot of anxiety. Product of Eden, 2007, eggplant& brass, figure is 6″ long Product of Eden, 2010, pollenating a squash baby flower. Where do you get your inspiration? Product…
Artist Interview 50: Cybèle Young
Tell us about your work? Artist: Cybèle Young Where do you get your inspiration? Did You Feel Something?, 15 x 23 x 2, Japanese paper sculpture I tried using Japanese paper and a world opened up. Three-dimensional applications seemed endless, but on a very modest personal scale which really appealed to me. How did you…