colour earth cloth

coastal landscape, northern light, human marks that map the land, the repetitive rhythms of nature provide endless inspiration for my textile artwork

about my work

colour, texture earth - connecting to the land through the tactile feel of cloth, quietly immersing myself in the process I paint, print and hand stitch, building up layers creating the narrative of place using ground earth pigments blended in the homemade soya milk binder I developed that leaves crusty patches of earth on the cloth, reconnecting my work to the landscape

mediative hand stitch adds additional context, it is drawing with thread, a visual language drawn from my library of adapted stitch techniques that adds colour, shading, movement.  I follow marks, contours and other geological references that forms texture and undulations like you find on the earth’s surface 

with an itinerant childhood and enquiring mind observing maps, geography and geology informs my work. Human marks that map the land, undertaking field trips, walking is fundamental to my creativity, experiencing the elements and repetitive rhythms of nature first hand, gathering and recording, returning to familiar places to witness the changing environment and weather patterns.  My observational sketchbooks are an invaluable studio resource.

artwork photography Katie Vandyck & Elizabeth Roberts