I seem to be on a roll for finding wonderful artists making exciting work and I really want to share my finds with you all - although I'm sure some of you will already have made these discoveries!!
The latest is Helen Roberts - Helen describes herself as a graduate in Contemparary Crafts, working with textiles and ceramics, she uses a variety of techniques to produce mixed media imagery based pieces.
I love the work she has done with maps and postcards, stitching the lines of the map and the hand written letters on the postcards. I see it as retracing the steps of journey from the past and re writing all those words from lives past, I cant help but think of the stories behinds these journeys , wonderful evocative work.
Her ceramic work using delicate fabrics, laces and silks to make impressions with in porcelain are a wonderfully playing with ideas of fragility.
I hope you enjoy her work too xxxx
Here are links to her flickr and blog
Beautiful work by this artist, thanks for sharing Jenny x
ReplyDeleteI love the stitching the roads in on the map too.......as you say its evocative of a journey, any journey, of a passage of time or of a memorable trip. Wouldnt it be great to trail your ancestors paths too, should you be making a scrapbook family tree! Wow!
ReplyDeleteA cracking idea Helen!
I was lucky enough to fly for a living and might try and use this idea in a journal, tracing my flights across the world! It could be fun to try it.
Of course that was before I was married and a Mum, now Im lucky to get as far as Bridlington beach combing! But dont knock it........it can be exciting too!
Her work is lovely. Thanks for sharing!
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