Art and Textiles: Finally framed at last

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Finally framed at last

I have just managed to get It's Only Bricks and Mortar framed. Took three hours to sort out but pleased with results. Now plan to make hammer and screwdriver as think a series would be really good.

It's Only Bricks and Mortar

Also want to continue working on my idea of damage and repair. I did spot this work in May/june issue of Embroidery by Lizz Aston

Lizz Aston, Antiquated Notions

This is paper, free machine embroidery and burn outs. After my crit at uni today I am going to experiment with some more random, lack of control scorched damage to scrim or hessian: not decided how yet. Here is a link to detailed profile of her work.

http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/041_lizz_aston_11.html

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Artist Statement

I am a mixed media artist living and working in Bristol. Always interested in art for pleasure, I embarked on creative courses as my second son started school. I was secure in a happy family life, but when tragedy struck art became my way of making sense of the world that I had unconsciously become part of. Emotions that made no sense could be explored and played with: loss, anger, control and hope worked through until a sense of calm could be achieved.

The work can be textile or paper based and often involves photography, but the direction always varies as it responds to my emotional state: sometimes process driven, sometimes a reaction to feeling or a thought. It may be in the form of obsessive and repetitive mark making or the abstract use of colours and symbols that explore psychological states of wellbeing. Sometimes it just records a moment which may become a memory, or may just become lost. But the aim is always the same: to live through the conflicts of life and appreciate that sometimes it can be the things that go wrong and show our vulnerability that can actually strengthen and add the most value.