Garden Shed Textiles - Eileen Waycott
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From her studio on the borders of the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean, Eileen has naturally spent many years being influenced by the natural world around her. The shadows, reflections, colours, patterns and textures in both the natural and manmade environment being the source of all her inspiration.
Using the many techniques gained from a City and Guilds course in surface design and embroidery and from her own further exploration of her craft, Eileen dyes and prints on paper and fabric using both synthetic and natural methods. Plants, rust and teas feature heavily in her work with the additional use of recycled packaging and papers to print with and also fabrics and lace to give texture. These papers and found objects are also used to layer and stitch.
Initially appearing to be abstract a closer look revels images be hidden behind the disintegrated top layer. using photographs, torn and collaged papers for the top layer as well as the whole image in the background, the layers are then machine and hand stitched together to blend both the images and techniques.
Eileen also makes art quilts, using a deconstructed technique that uses the minimum of stitching with torn edges and visible seams.This references quilts by using two or three layers of fabric pieced and stitched together, a long way from traditional quilts, but a technique that allows the colours and shapes in the dyed fabric to influence the final piece without being confined in a traditional pattern.
With these techniques Eileen also makes altered books and journals.
Each piece of work, card, postcard and business card is unique. The techniques can be random and although a theme or colour may repeat, no two works will ever be exactly the same.
Using the many techniques gained from a City and Guilds course in surface design and embroidery and from her own further exploration of her craft, Eileen dyes and prints on paper and fabric using both synthetic and natural methods. Plants, rust and teas feature heavily in her work with the additional use of recycled packaging and papers to print with and also fabrics and lace to give texture. These papers and found objects are also used to layer and stitch.
Initially appearing to be abstract a closer look revels images be hidden behind the disintegrated top layer. using photographs, torn and collaged papers for the top layer as well as the whole image in the background, the layers are then machine and hand stitched together to blend both the images and techniques.
Eileen also makes art quilts, using a deconstructed technique that uses the minimum of stitching with torn edges and visible seams.This references quilts by using two or three layers of fabric pieced and stitched together, a long way from traditional quilts, but a technique that allows the colours and shapes in the dyed fabric to influence the final piece without being confined in a traditional pattern.
With these techniques Eileen also makes altered books and journals.
Each piece of work, card, postcard and business card is unique. The techniques can be random and although a theme or colour may repeat, no two works will ever be exactly the same.
CONTACT DETAILS:
EILEEN IS LOCATED AT STUDIO 21 ON THE OPEN STUDIOS TRAIL MAP
Harthill Court Farm
St Briavels
Gloucestershire
GL15 6UQ
Tel: 07810 468937
Email: e.waycott@btinternet.com
EILEEN IS LOCATED AT STUDIO 21 ON THE OPEN STUDIOS TRAIL MAP
Harthill Court Farm
St Briavels
Gloucestershire
GL15 6UQ
Tel: 07810 468937
Email: e.waycott@btinternet.com
