3rd-16th August

Between the 3rd and 16th of August, I am the Wynd Gallery’s Featured Artist! This means I have the privilege of taking over the gallery window with a display of my woven art, and Liz Trumble has popped an interview with me about my artwork and practice onto the gallery blog.

My display includes a collection of my moth inspired woven tapestries, including my Fenlands tapestries and Hunting Tigers and Woolly Bears, which has been touring the country for the last year as part of the British Tapestry Group’s 20th Anniversary exhibition.

I’ve also included a few of my meadow weaves. These are created using waste fibres passed on from surplus craft stashes, as well as leftover weft bundles from my own larger tapestries. Each mini flower is woven in advance on a circle loom and finished with a pulled warp. The excess warp then becomes the fishing line weft for the background, reducing waste fibres while securing the flower in place as I weave.

Of course, a display at the Wynd wouldn’t be complete without my fishing line florals! A selection of these are dancing and playing in the light (and any breeze moving through the gallery). Sky Meadow takes centre stage alongside large and small single fishing line blooms in various clear and neon shades, as well as a selection of three stems in birch pieces. All fishing line Blooms are woven in waste fishing line donated from the back of sheds, garages and lofts, often new but too old for fishing.

A selection of my greeting cards showing images of woven art are also available, including two new designs featuring my small fishing line blooms and the play of light in their shadows.

You can learn more about my processes and the fibres used in this display by following the links, or head over to the Wynd Gallery Blog to read my interview with Liz.