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Alison Carthy
mixed media
weaving tapestry Contact Detailsemail: walkingweaver@hotmail.co.uk
website: www.alisoncarthy.co.uk |
All images are copyright of the artist unless stated otherwise.
Artist's Statement
Since graduating from Huddersfield University with a first in Textile Crafts (2009), I have been establishing my artistic practice. My art work shows my concern for the way the human race is affecting the planet and how we increasingly exploit the earth. I am grounded in the landscape of the Pennine watershed which is an important influence on my work. I like to engage with nature by walking. Feeling the wind, sun, rain and snow, observing the seasons, swishing through the leaves and squishing through mud. Walking is a way of slowing the pace, like the pace of weaving.
I use craft techniques which have been passed from person to person, once necessary for making and mending things essential to life. Sometimes I work outdoors and sometimes with found materials. The making is a way of thinking, investigating the possibilities and limitations of the materials, a challenge to innovate. It’s a ‘slow’ process, the making may be more important than the finished piece.
Artists who have influenced me:
Chris Drury for his work in the landscape, and its shamanistic qualities.
Jeremy Deller’s campaigning work, and acknowledgement of folk art.
Sheila Hicks’ exploration of colour, materials and techniques.
The writing of Jules Pretty.
I use craft techniques which have been passed from person to person, once necessary for making and mending things essential to life. Sometimes I work outdoors and sometimes with found materials. The making is a way of thinking, investigating the possibilities and limitations of the materials, a challenge to innovate. It’s a ‘slow’ process, the making may be more important than the finished piece.
Artists who have influenced me:
Chris Drury for his work in the landscape, and its shamanistic qualities.
Jeremy Deller’s campaigning work, and acknowledgement of folk art.
Sheila Hicks’ exploration of colour, materials and techniques.
The writing of Jules Pretty.
Exhibitions to date
September 2011 - HOST Huddersfield with Lateral
August 2011 - Standedge Visitors Centre, Marsden Artfest
August 2011 - Platform Gallery, Clitheroe Craft Open Exhibition
August 2011 - Woven Threads, Stables Gallery, Twickenham with the British Tapestry Group
May 2011 - South Square Gallery, Thornton, Bradford. Installation in sculpture garden.
April 2011 - Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
April 2011 - NorthWeave, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe with the British Tapestry Group
December 2010 - South Square Gallery, Thornton, Bradford - salon
September 2010 - HOST, Huddersfield with Lateral
August 2010 - Art in the Pen, Skipton
July 2010 - Holmfirth Art Festival
July 2009 - Huddersfield University Degree Show
August 2011 - Standedge Visitors Centre, Marsden Artfest
August 2011 - Platform Gallery, Clitheroe Craft Open Exhibition
August 2011 - Woven Threads, Stables Gallery, Twickenham with the British Tapestry Group
May 2011 - South Square Gallery, Thornton, Bradford. Installation in sculpture garden.
April 2011 - Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
April 2011 - NorthWeave, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe with the British Tapestry Group
December 2010 - South Square Gallery, Thornton, Bradford - salon
September 2010 - HOST, Huddersfield with Lateral
August 2010 - Art in the Pen, Skipton
July 2010 - Holmfirth Art Festival
July 2009 - Huddersfield University Degree Show