Wednesday 24 May 2017

Diploma Module 1 Chapter 13 - Study of Contemporary Textile Artists

For this brief study, the two textile artists I have chosen to look at are:

Debbie Lyddon (Image 335)


Nicola Henley (Image 336)


Though birds are not the focus of Debbie Lyddon's work, their habitat and environment is and in her blog there are often very descriptive and delightful passages on birds - 'gulls wheel on thermals' being a personal favourite.  In addition, the direction my work is taking is in some ways similar to hers, i.e. limited colour palette, shadows, layers, movement, ripped/cut edges and aiming for that 'startling rightness'.  I have enjoyed two of her courses, Seeing Sound and Stitched Collages (Images 203-206) and next month I'm looking forward to Sculptural Forms.  In comparison, Nicola Henley's work is full of birds and I have had real pleasure in looking at it again with new eyes, particularly how she gives one such a feeling of movement, place, layering and fluidity.

I have only included one favourite piece of work from each as there is so much available on their websites http://debbielyddon.co.uk/  and http://www.nicolahenley.com/  it didn't seem necessary to include it here.

All these studies are being kept in a separate, hard-backed A4 sketchbook.

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