Creating a Shrine Installation | Textile Art
Creating a Shrine Installation is a profound way to honour someone special. Christine Cunningham shares her Shrine to her Mam; a celebration of love and light.
Creating a Shrine Installation is a profound way to honour someone special. Christine Cunningham shares her Shrine to her Mam; a celebration of love and light.
A new textile creation is very exciting. You will have your idea (often part of a theme), done your research, gathered fabrics in your chosen colour palette and have selected embellishments to add texture and detail. The preparation in advance can make the project less overwhelming by breaking it down into stages. Let us look at simplifying the process of creating a new textile by exploring colour, size, using a framework, depth, the finishing process, hanging a textile, themed works, visibility, photography, creating prints and having a workable timetable that suits you.
Creating a textured landscape to represent skin can be easily achieved by layering a variety of materials to create a contoured surface within a chosen colour palette. Contrasting dense blocks of colour with layers of light reflective surfaces creates depth as light travels over the surface throughout the day. Fabrics offer a huge variety in texture, but other materials can be very effective.
Creating a working environment that’s right for you can make a huge difference to your creative output. Christine Cunningham shares her tips for storage and organisation.
As a textile artist my work is created from recycled materials. I source from the usual places – car boot sales, charity shops, flea markets, freecycle, donations from family and friends. Household furniture can be a great source of inspiration, both old and new. Here are some tips to encourage you to recycle fabrics covering furniture before heading to the skip.
Making plastic garlands from freezer bags is a great way to upcycle waste. Find out how with Christine Cunningham!
‘Beneath the Folds with Christine Cunningham’ explains how to create a Pelmet of Textile Panels- what you need, inspiration for colour and pattern, creating a template, themed fabrics, instruction on taping and stitching your textile panel and hanging rail.
Christine Cunningham reviews Foolproof Flower Embroidery by Jennifer Clouston and says the book has “something for everyone, whether you are learning the basics or wish to extend your embroidery vocabulary”
Christine Cunningham reviews Transfer and Stitch and describes it as “a lovely book for children who are learning to stitch at school and anyone who wants to give it a go.”
Take on your next quilting feat with a champion quilt! From expert quilter Sandra L. Mollon, recreate the ‘Seasons of Life’ quilt, which is now a part of a permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum in Kentucky, USA.
Playful Free-Form Embroidery – Stitch Stories with Texture, Pattern and Color by Laura Wasilowski teaches you how to create bold and colourful narrative embroideries. Christine Cunningham reviews it and says the book “demonstrates how to build texture and colour in easy steps which is effective and achievable over a period of time.” Find out more at Mr X Stitch!
Hand Embroidery: Timeless Techniques for Beginners and Beyond is an expert guide to popular surface-stitching techniques, suitable for stitchers of all abilities!
