Before we broke up for half term I had attended an extremely helpful and inspiring lecture with textile artist, Angela Davies. As I had enjoyed the lecture so much, I both spoke to her after the lecture had finished, and again over email a few weeks later. Out of the blue I recieved an email a couple of days ago asking if I'd like to meet, and help her today with part of her new piece of work. Of course, I was thrilled and more than happy to help- it meant that I was able to speak to her one to one and ask some more questions regarding her work.
Meeting this morning was a breath of fresh air, it meant that I could clear my head from my own project for the day and enjoy doing something different, hopefully coming away with some fresh new ideas. For her piece, I was involved in creating small, laced samples which would be strung together and assembled into a large hanging. We used a wire wrapped with sylko thread, creating intricate and very delicate squares. It is a lovely idea, especially with my passion for small detailing.
We spoke more regarding her practice, and Angela very kindly looked through my recent work, and offered advice and artists/ exhibitions to look to for the next basis of my project. I found one artist- contemporary lace maker Gail Baxter to be extremely helpful. Her pieces showing installation through lace, rather than a flat surface pattern. Going back to my own project, I could see samples like these being produce some how- maybe with another material and a different pattern being formed. I enjoyed working with the thread covered wire, as it takes both the shine and rough appearance away from the piece, giving it back it's delicate form.
