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 103: Barbara De Pirro
Tell us about your work? Artist: Barbara De Pirro. Where do you get your inspiration? Hive, plastic milk bottles, staples, installation: Matzke Sculpture Park, Camano Island, WA, photo: Barbara De Pirro Hive, plastic milk bottles, staples, installation: Matzke Sculpture Park, Camano Island, WA, photo: Barbara De Pirro Hive (detail), plastic milk bottles, staples, installation: Matzke…
Artist Interview 99: Barbara J. Schneider
Tell us about your work? Artist: Barbara Schneider Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Linden Leaf Rag, Ink jet printed, stitched, dyed, painted, fused, shaped, cut, 2010, 72 x 28 Where do you get your inspiration? Linden Leaf Rag, Ink jet printed, stitched, dyed, painted, fused, shaped, cut, 2010, 72 x 28 Detail: Linden Leaf Rag,…
Artist Interview 98: Merill Comeau
Tell us about your work? Merill working outdoors. Photo Rik Pierce. Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Kristin’s Rags II, 49″X15″, painted and printed deconstructed repurposed clothing and linens, commercial fabrics, machine stitching. Photo: Susan Byrne Photography. Mazie’s Bodice Ripper, size variable, deconstructed antique silk bodice, painted vintage linens, commercial fabrics, plastic net vegetable bags, hand…
Artist Interview 97: Beverly Ayling-Smith
Tell us about your work? Artist Beverly Ayling-Smith Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Shroud, 16′ 6″ x 30″, linen, print, paint, stitch. The utilitarian fabrics and clothes have a ragged beauty about them. Where do you get your inspiration? Revelation, 85cm x 60cm, lead, linen, print, stitch. Detail: Splitting Up What specific historic artists have…
Artist Interview 96: Barbara Hilts
Tell us about your work? Artist Barbara Hilts, photo: Alex Ouellette Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Blocked Circles III, 07/07/11, 13x13x2 cm 100% silk, Fibre reactive Reverse Flower smocking stitch, dyes and wax resist on hand painted silk, photo: Pete Paterson. Fibre has been a constant, a fascination and an obsession throughout my life. Where…
Artist Interview 94: Anna Keck
Tell us about your work? Artist: Anna Keck. Where do you get your inspiration? Christmas 1950 II, 56″ x 39″, acrylic inks on 100% cotton paper, monoprint, photo: Fraser Spowart “Christmas, 1950 II” 2008 Permanent Ink on Arches Cover 56″x39″ What specific historic artists have influenced your work? Road Trip #6, 30″ x 22″, Acrylic…
Artist Interview 87: Kim Stanford
Tell us about your work? Artist: Kim Stanford Where do you get your inspiration? WifeMother; 2012; dimensions variable (approx 144″x30″x30″each piece); steel wool, adhesive tape, wire, skewers, stickers, acrylic paint, pvc filament I looked around my studio and look! It’s full of cloth and thread and fibres! Why did you choose to go into fibre…
Artist Interview 85: Anna Hergert
Tell us about your work? Artist: Anna Hergert Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Aquatic Embrace in the “Memento mori” exhibition in the 2012 World of Threads Festival at The Gallery at Sheridan Insitute in Oakville, Ontario. Curated by Gareth Bate. Where do you get your inspiration? Aquatic Embrace in the “Memento mori” exhibition in the…
Artist Interview 81: Alice Vander Vennen
Tell us about your work? Artist: Alice Vander Vennen Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Song in Motion, new, found and embellished fabrics, copper, willow branch, piano felt, 25″ X 50″, 2011, Photo credit: Mark Vander Vennen Where do you get your inspiration? Pilgrim, embellished, found and new textiles, copper, African bark cloth, willow branch, copper…
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…
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