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]]>But it’s her textile art that first caught our attention. Recreating everyday objects in realistic detail, her knitted and embroidered creations include anything from Ketchup bottles to Nike trainers. “I’m often inspired by very ‘normal’ everyday items, items that portray the luxury of choice and comfort in the western world, whilst at the same time hinting at the excess that is often taken for granted in a fast-paced, immediate society,” Dance relayed in an interview with Lifestyle Tails, adding that “the irony being each knitted or embroidered piece that I make has taken hours/days/weeks to create.”
“I always aim for my work to be graphical, with a playful edge,” she adds. “Knitting and embroidery is typically perceived as a ‘feminine craft’ however I try to take gender out of the equation when coming up with ideas. I always strive to produce a carefully considered design, with a strong concept, using quality materials.”
Much like her approach to art, her approach to interior design is entwined with craftsmanship. Describing herself as an interior designer with a holistic approach to designing homes and workplaces, Dance is known for her luxury and contemporary interiors that have craftsmanship at the heart.
With so much going on for her, her days are very much packed. “I’m usually sculpting, knitting or stitching, which is always good time to put a podcast or music on…. or if I’m trying to work something out or write, I need total silence,” she describes her workday. “I usually work until around 6 depending on what I’m working on,” she adds.
Follow her work through Instagram:
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]]>“I have been a stitcher all my life, having been taught to sew by my mother at the age of three; and have always loved to handle threads and fabrics,” she says. But it was only during her studies that she became interested in the sculptural and structural potential of embroidery stitches and techniques.
Based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, she has graduated in 1990 from Manchester Polytechnic with an embroidery degree and has since fine-tuned her craft. “My inspiration begins with the selection of an embroidery stitch or technique, which I then explore to reveal its shape and form,” she writes. “This analysis generates ideas for the theme and structure of the finished work.”
Her embroideries often reference shapes, patterns, and rhythms drawn from nature, which are used to generate bold geometric forms. She uses vibrant progressions and interactions of color to enhance these designs. Each work is closely planned before stitching starts, however as she renders the design in three-dimensions, she sometimes discover unexpected shapes emerging from the build-up of thread lines.
Some of her works also have sheer fabrics incorporated into the design with which the threads interact. “I use transparent and translucent supporting materials to allow the journey of the stitched threads to be viewed from different angles, revealing the three-dimensional shape of the stitches, and creating continually changing perspectives,” she writes.
Take a look at some of her work below.
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]]>The post Jessica Dance’s Textile Art Has a Playful Edge to It appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>But it’s her textile art that first caught our attention. Recreating everyday objects in realistic detail, her knitted and embroidered creations include anything from Ketchup bottles to Nike trainers. “I’m often inspired by very ‘normal’ everyday items, items that portray the luxury of choice and comfort in the western world, whilst at the same time hinting at the excess that is often taken for granted in a fast-paced, immediate society,” Dance relayed in an interview with Lifestyle Tails, adding that “the irony being each knitted or embroidered piece that I make has taken hours/days/weeks to create.”
“I always aim for my work to be graphical, with a playful edge,” she adds. “Knitting and embroidery is typically perceived as a ‘feminine craft’ however I try to take gender out of the equation when coming up with ideas. I always strive to produce a carefully considered design, with a strong concept, using quality materials.”
Much like her approach to art, her approach to interior design is entwined with craftsmanship. Describing herself as an interior designer with a holistic approach to designing homes and workplaces, Dance is known for her luxury and contemporary interiors that have craftsmanship at the heart.
With so much going on for her, her days are very much packed. “I’m usually sculpting, knitting or stitching, which is always good time to put a podcast or music on…. or if I’m trying to work something out or write, I need total silence,” she describes her workday. “I usually work until around 6 depending on what I’m working on,” she adds.
Follow her work through Instagram:
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]]>The post Isobel Currie’s Embroideries are Wonderfully Intricate appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>“I have been a stitcher all my life, having been taught to sew by my mother at the age of three; and have always loved to handle threads and fabrics,” she says. But it was only during her studies that she became interested in the sculptural and structural potential of embroidery stitches and techniques.
Based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, she has graduated in 1990 from Manchester Polytechnic with an embroidery degree and has since fine-tuned her craft. “My inspiration begins with the selection of an embroidery stitch or technique, which I then explore to reveal its shape and form,” she writes. “This analysis generates ideas for the theme and structure of the finished work.”
Her embroideries often reference shapes, patterns, and rhythms drawn from nature, which are used to generate bold geometric forms. She uses vibrant progressions and interactions of color to enhance these designs. Each work is closely planned before stitching starts, however as she renders the design in three-dimensions, she sometimes discover unexpected shapes emerging from the build-up of thread lines.
Some of her works also have sheer fabrics incorporated into the design with which the threads interact. “I use transparent and translucent supporting materials to allow the journey of the stitched threads to be viewed from different angles, revealing the three-dimensional shape of the stitches, and creating continually changing perspectives,” she writes.
Take a look at some of her work below.
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