Dedicated to Handmade – Artwork and Textiles by Caroline Z Hurley
Caroline Hurley is more than just an artist. She’s a fantastic designer who has been able to reach the wider market with her wonderful designs. Caroline incorporates techniques of block printing, quilting and weaving to produce unique pieces that provide travel-inspired modern looks that make
A Formal Sparseness – Unique Quilts Handmade by Artisans for Bosna Quilts
Lucia Lienhard-Giesinger in Bregenz, Austria founded Bosna Quilts in collaboration with a number of Bosnian artisans to create these special contemporary quilts all crafted by hand.
Threading Thoughts – Patchwork Design by Canadian Artist Jessica Bell
Jessica Bell has been able to work on a number of different projects throughout her career and has taken a particular liking to patchwork design and how art can be integrated in to it.
The Art of Yuzen Dyeing – A Short Film on Master Artisan Keikou Tanabe
Keikou Tanabe is taking part in the tradition of Yuzen Dyeing, a technique that is part of the Kimono making process and requires the artist to apply dyes to the fabric in order to depict cultural life.
Lines and Colour Patches – Paintings by American Artist Ethan Cook
Ethan Cook uses stretched hand woven canvas in segments which are then placed strategically in the frame to create works artworks that on the surface seem simple but are full of detail.
A Conversation Between Two Sides – Abstract Collages by Sharon Etgar
Sharon Etgar lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel where she makes fabric and paper collages, her work aims to translate themes of mood and memory into colour and abstract form.
Made Here, Upstate by Jay Carroll
Previously we showcased a film from a series titled Made Here, filmed by Jay Carroll for Levi’s. Last time it was on Tim Whitten of Marlinespike Chandlery, a self taught master of traditional ropework. The film that can be seen below today is from the same series but on two young ladies, Kalen
