Irem Yazici – Embroidered Orchestrations
Irem Yazici, aka BaoBap, is a Turkish hand embroidery artist whose vibrant vignettes contain surreal stories and magical moment
Irem Yazici, aka BaoBap, is a Turkish hand embroidery artist whose vibrant vignettes contain surreal stories and magical moment
Louisa Hammond is a textile artist from Manchester, UK, whose textile artforms are an exploration of her journey through life.
Today’s Future Heirlooms Interview is with artist Ruth Tabancay. Ruth is most know for her innovative works using tea bags as her material but in her newest works she is delving into the realm of embroidery. Read on for more!
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.
Todays Future Heirlooms Interview is with Maggy Rozycki Hiltner. Maggie uses nostalgic figures and imagery to make some playful but poignant remarks about childhood, gender, expectations, friendships, sex, and love. Read on for more!
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.
Harriet Peacock is a mixed media/embroidery textile artist who combines modern and traditional textile processes, quilting, digital printing and tufting to showcase the elements of craft which are relevant in our evolving society.
Emma Balder is a New England-based visual artist whose installations are abstract maps of experience and intuition.
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.
Andrea Dezsö is a mixed media artist from New York whose work includes illustration, paper cutting, ceramics, mosaic more. Her 2006 series, Lessons from my
Ema Shin is a Japanese Textile artist. Her 3D textile art features body organs including the heart, presenting them as embroidered sculptures with decorative beading and colourful stitches.
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.
