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| Weaver/Woven |
My childhood was spent on a croft in Wester Ross, Scotland, in an area of outstanding natural beauty. This environment fascinated and enchanted me from an early age and continues to inspire me today. Further inspiration comes from my love of folklore, magic and the natural world and the emotions evoked by my interaction with these elements are incorporated into much of my work.
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| Home ground, Wester Ross |
Currently I am developing my work with mending and darning, re-using and retrieving the old and discarded. I am very inspired by Boro darning and other Northern Japanese poverty textiles. I am also interested in the intertwining of textile with story: Text and Textile share the same root word 'Texare' which means 'to weave'.
I started a City and Guilds craft and design course in 2010 and thoroughly enjoyed expanding my horizons; this gave me a portfolio to apply for a place on the new degree course (the first year was 2012) in Fine Art/Textiles, which I finished in 2016.
C.V.
C.V.
Born:
Wester Ross,
Highlands, Scotland
Education:
2012 - 2016 BA (HONS) Fine Art / Textiles
2010 - 2012 City and Guilds certificate in Craft and Design
2010 - 2012 City and Guilds certificate in Craft and Design
1980 – 1996 Education
Otherwise: self-directed study
Group Exhibitions:
2017 Royal Scottish Academy: New Contemporaries
2016 Moray School of Art: Degree Show
2012 Elgin Library: Expressions of Nature
2016 Moray School of Art: Degree Show
2012 Elgin Library: Expressions of Nature
2011 Elgin museum: Felt, Naturally
2009 Elgin
museum: Once Felt, Never Forgotten
2007 Moray
Art Centre: The Story Women Wove
Performances:
2009 Keith Kilt School: Moray Textile Project
2008 Forres Library Open Day: Spinning a Yarn
Community Projects:
2014 Craigellachie Primary School 200 years of the Telford Bridge
2012 Historic Scotland Illuminating the Cathedral
Teaching:
2008 –
ongoing Felting
2004 –
ongoing Spinning
