Aran Illingworth has stories to tell, and many can be hard to hear. Having worked in nursing and social care,…
Posts by tag: Portraits
Elizabeth Griffiths’ portfolio is a wonderful reminder that textile artists don’t have to stay in their lane. It’s okay to…
Exchanging a brush for a needle, and paint for embroidery threads, was a game changer for artist Nneka Jones. Growing…
Whether you’re drawing or stitching portraits, they can be quite a challenge to make. After all, the finished result should…
When you look at Susie Vickery’s career, her travels and her textile art, you gain a sense of freedom, joy…
Perhaps the most powerful aspect of figurative art is its inherent ability to tell a story. As soon as an…
Art is a wound turned into light. George Braque, French painter One of our greatest honours is hearing stories of…
Sorrell Kerrison’s stunning, Fauvist-style portraits explode with colour. Every thread in her hand embroidered designs brings the subject’s face, hair…
Investigate the work of Sharon Peoples and you’ll discover a menagerie of wonderful creativity, ranging from small stitched portraits to…
In today’s waste conscious world fashion houses have been identified as massive sources of textile waste. So what better way…
