Creating Surfaces – Developing Individuality

Many visual surfaces such as landscapes, plants and solid objects provide inspiration in our everyday lives.

The availability of digital photography has offered “Textile Artists” an additional tool to use for capturing and recording images and creating designs. The eye of the camera will view, record and capture images differently than that of the human eye and images become a permanent record rather than a drawing in the mind.

As individuals we have the ability to view and interpret these sights in different ways. Our ability to relate to shape, colour, size and physical appearances allows our interest and imagination to unfold.

Interpretations in fabric and fibre create wonderful visual surfaces, to view, feel, sense and enjoy. Our interpretations can be created into highly individual forms of art, be it realistic, naturalistic or abstract in form.

Fabrics are able to be folded, pleated, twisted, scrunched, collaged, layered, coloured, layered, stitched and cut away to produce subtle and dynamic visual effects

The simplicity of experimentation yields success. Having no limitations placed upon us, promotes innovative and spontaneous works. From these creative pursuits many designs and ideas unfold.

Whether it is a small sample, a completed work, wearable or wall hanging the finished product will be more dynamic and individual when the surface has been embellished.

The possibilities are endless.
….Learn to look
….Learn to experiment.
….Learn to know what you want.
….Relax, enjoy and have confidence in your creative endeavours.