”Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect’s task, therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise.” Adolf Loos
Like architecture, textile art can stimulate emotion, both in the artist and in the viewer. So what happens when architecture and textile art are combined?
We looked at the work of five artists and one couple, who include buildings of all kinds in their art using a variety of materials and techniques. From appliqué and collage using Indian sari silks and trimmings to aerial maps layered with silk organza. They design structures using fine, illustrative hand and machine stitch, some in knitted cotton yarn, others shaped out of shimmering rayon thread on the finest Irish linen. Each has a beauty, style and impression of its own.
Jackie Gale, Valerie Goodwin, Deborah Toner, Jake Henzler, Gillian Bates and Charles-Henry and Elin Petronella share with us their ideas, their hows and whys – and a piece that was fit for a queen.
You may never look at buildings quite the same again.
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