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Tactile 2011
It’s not just about looks
Catalogue GALLERY OPENING TIMES Wednesday - Friday 3pm - 6pm Saturday 9.00 - 12.30pm or by Appointment
24th September—29th October
Tactile 1/00—It’s not just about looks…
INTRODUCTION
Do you wander round galleries desperate to touch the works? Is looking at things just not enough? A child’s natural curiosity leads them to want to find out how the world feels, smells and tastes as well as looks. As adults years of being told not to touch stifle this natural instinct. At Tactile we want you to engage with your curious child again. Feel and smell the works, though perhaps draw the line at tasting them a mouthful of fluff isn’t pleasant at any age!
Enjoy…….
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Tracy Markie Perthshire Pebbles
Tracy Markey is a felt designer . maker, living and working in Highland Perthshire. All of her work is felted by hand, either needle or wet felted and sometimes a combination of both. Tracy’s work is mostly inspired by colour – bold, bright colours feature very highly in her previous work. However, she is also influenced by the landscape in which she enjoys spending so much time, the dusky pinks and purples of the heather-clad hills, the myriad greens of the forests that surround her and more natural forms are a recurring theme.
Tactile 1/00—It’s not just about looks… Ewa Kuniczak Culzean experience
I have been a feltmaker for over 2/ years, and in all that time I have never lost my enthusiasm and fascination in this most ancient of textiles, which I have endeavoured to promote both as an expressive medium - drawing, painting and sculpting with fibres and as a vehicle for creating unique artefacts for the home, wearables and accessories. In addition, through the books and articles that I write, and the kits I produce, I hope to encourage others to find enjoyment and the thrill of discovery by exploring felting methods through various projects, while developing their skills in order to reach a higher standard of mastery. By participating in this exhibition, I hope to show what can be achieved, and also by allowing the work to be touched, to make it not only accessible, but to allow visitors to experience its quality, and in that way perhaps encourage them to go on to explore possibilities for themselves.
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Ewa Kuniczak Borary Ram
Tactile 1/00—It’s not just about looks… Hazel terry Circus Hazel Terry was trained as an undergraduate at Great Yarmouth College of Art. Then studied for a year at Belfast College of Art in Fine Craft Design before studying Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of art. Hazel continues to produce art in the varied mediums of textiles, illustration, animation, photography and painting. Hazel also blogs extensively about furniture, fashion, art and illustration as part of her teaching practice. This has enabled her to create and participate in art exchanges and international projects and exhibitions. Currently Hazel works as a Curriculum Head at Adam Smith College, Fife. Resonate Arts House
Nicola Glennie Felted fairisle vase Nicola is one of the curators of Tactile 1/00. This came about due to her love of touching fibres and curiosity to see how things are made. Nicola is attempting to use as much as she can of the millions of tonnes of textiles that head to landfill every year. It’s a tall order but she’s trying by handknitting and sewing with scraps of vintage or recycled materials. She is keen to encourage others to do the same and is happy to run workshops in her techniques.
Tactile 1/00—It’s not just about looks… Linn McKellar View West II
I am a Scottish textile.mixed media artist living and working in Alva, Clackmannanshire at the foot of the most beautiful Ochil Hills. I graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 0994 with a BA(Hons) in Landscape Architecture but quickly realised my love lay in art and teaching. I worked for the next 01 years in various childcare settings, specialising in arts and crafts. Once my own children arrived, I took time off to be 'full-time mum'. Now that they are well settled in Primary School, I am enjoying a return to creative pursuits – this time incorporating all my life experiences so far! A lot of my artwork comes from memories - people, places, moments in time. I like to use paint and canvas, cloth and fibre, images and text, stitch and tapestry - sometimes all on the same piece! The finished works vary greatly from structured and representational paintings and drawings; to flowing, abstract and layered ‘memories‘.
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Angela Beardsley is a multi discipline Artist, a British honours graduate from London’s Chelsea School of Art and Wimbledon School of Art; with placement at Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. Angela has gained several high profile commissions over recent years including ‘LandStream’ a Public Art, Site Specific work for ‘Big Things on the Beach’, Portobello, Scotland; ‘Our Land, Our Water’ a Town Centre permanent Art Work celebrating the history of the Scottish Brewing Industry and the Community Artist in Residence for the Scottish Governments £1.9 million Town Centre Regeneration Initiative with Clackmannanshire Council, completed in 1/0/. Angela’s passion for working with the Public has increased her demand by Community Groups, Education and Social Enterprise Projects and in 1/00 Angela partnered French Art Materials Manufacturer, Pebeo, to create an Assist Fund to support local artists and crafters. In 1/0/, Angela founded the Resonate Arts House, providing a platform for Local and International Artists, the premises include a Gallery, self contained studios, workshop, Residency Exchange Studio, the ‘snug’, Art Materials Shop and Resonate has a rolling exhibition calendar, an Academy Program and several arts and crafts Clubs. She is the creator of the annual Happiness Festival, sharing happiness through creativity and Angela writes a column for a regional Scottish Newspaper, promoting Arts within the local community. Angela’s passion for the game of Golf has led to the development of a range of paintings and sculptures which were showcased in the 1/00 NEOS exhibition at Inchmarlo Golf Resort, Aberdeenshire. Embracing the traditional skills to produce contemporary works, using a variety of materials, both man-made and natural, Angela is currently researching the biodiversity of Golf Courses to create a range of environment friendly art works for Golf Courses and sustainable Golf development projects.
Angela Beardsley Pod
Tactile 1/00—It’s not just about looks… Lynne Wilson There are no pockets in a shroud
Lynn Wilson has been a practicing textile designer and tutor for twenty years and has taught widely in Scotland, Botswana and Thailand. She is a graduate of Duncan of Jordanston College of Art and Nottingham Trent University. Lynn spent almost five years in Botswana teaching textile design and production. During this time she also worked with the Naro San bush people of the Kalahari Desert, working on product design with indigenous women, developing a craft business. This experience has influenced her practice and focuses the content of her work on questioning what is important and fair in society. How much do possessions and wealth matter? How much security do they really give us? Lynn was artist in residence and exhibited with the National Trust in the Hillhouse, Helensburgh in 1//8. She has been artist in residence in Roselle House, South Ayrshire and has also worked extensively on community art projects.
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Further information about the artists can be found at these links:
Ewa Kuniczak
www.feltheadtotoe.co.uk
Hazel Terry
theartroomplant.blogspot.com
Nicola Glennie
www.nicsecoknits.co.uk or follow on Facebook nicsecoknits
Lynne Wilson
lynne_wilsonuk@yahoo.co.uk
Tracy Markie
www.fatcatfelt.com.
Angela Beardsley
www.resonate.uk.net
Linn McKellar
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