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My textile artwork is predominantly created using pre-loved, vintage and scrap fabrics. I use my handmade fibre papers which themselves have real and dried flowers embedded within and I often stitch found objects into a piece. This can be reflective of a place I have visited, a favourite walk or a piece of memorabilia. My slow stitching is inspired and influenced by the Kantha work and embroideries originating in Bangladesh, using the traditional running stitch style to create layered textile pieces and to incorporate treasured fabrics. My free motion machine embroidery work 'drawing with thread' allows me to mimic the textures I see and add a depth and layer to my work. I love combining techniques and
My aim is to work as sustainably as possible and I'll often use twigs and sticks to hang and display pieces of my work from. Inspired by the textures I come across everyday both within nature and the natural decay of our human contributions - think rust and peeling paint! My work can be very abstract, whimsical or a more obvious landscape - I enjoy the flexibility of my work and what I feel inspired to create.
The freedom to create without boundaries or restrictions - allowing my creative journey to evolve, to be inspired and experiment with different approaches, materials and techniques.
Textile & mixed media artist. My textile artwork is a fusion of my fibre paper making practice - within which I often incorporate real (fresh and dried) flowers, free motion machine embroidery work and slow stitched hand sewn work.
I work from my shared studio near the foot of the Malvern Hills in a community of creative artists. I regularly run workshops and short courses in creative textiles for adults and I run after school and holiday sewing clubs for children. I teach one off educational workshops/projects and community art projects.
I thank my creative and artistic upbringing but am completely self taught regarding my textile artwork. I have learnt through experimenting, play, using a variety of mediums and participating in artists' workshops, teaching myself to sew and develop my practice across creative textiles. Whilst my children were little I designed and made a range of story-inspired dress up accessories and in an effort to live a more sustainable lifestyle, made a range of eco accessories and reusables. My aim here was to create well made, loved pieces that could be treasured or passed on, as sustainably as possible. I still sew these makes and run my business 'Delilah And the Moon' alongside my practice as a textile artist.
Oil & Oak - Hay-On-Wye
