In the Studio this week Carol Fagan In the Studio this week Carol Fagan

Random Collage with Small Stencil Zero Waste Stitching

This is a random pieced substrate using left over pieces of eco dyed cotton sheeting from the Identity as a Garment project. The stencil of the pampas grass in the bottom left provides something of a ethereal feeling as it bends toward the centre of the substrate.

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What is my current Textile Focus

My interest in textile art is wide and varied. My focus at the moment is on completing panels for my scholarship project Parallels in Maori and Celtic customs and art. I am currently working on a Tromp L’oeil piece that represents the Winter solstice coming through a gap in the hills that was important to both cultures in mapping their seasonal world. the centre piece is hand embroidered and now I am trying to complete the effect of adding small pieces fabrics to create the effect I am looking for