We are inspired by artists. It's that simple.
My friend, Annie and I began this conversation earlier this afternoon. We are inspired by what is around us, but then what? We'd never really thought further into it- where and who are they inspired by? This was bought up whilst looking at some of my lace samples. Where had the inspiration come from for these pieces, maybe thought up one day and scribbled onto a piece of paper, or maybe inspired by a place, person, smell, touch, the list goes on... Looking around in the studio, there is inspiration in every crack and crevice.
I find great inspiration in the sculptural beams that have been added around the building, with their floral patterns bringing great beauty to the studio. Alike to the above questions, in the foyer there is a cabinet showing that the inspiration for the piece was found from an image in a book, adapted into knit and then sculpture.
I feel that adding work to do with these pieces will bring more of a concept to my work. I produced a few rubbings of the pieces, along with my own single line drawings, trying to get to grips with the markings. I found the use of berries particularly inspiring, bringing back the notion of knots-I want to use them in my samples somehow, possibly through stitch, or maybe the notion of knotted yarns...
