Kate Egan was born in Manchester and spent her childhood in Vancouver & Mexico. After studying at Manchester School of Art, MMU, she has worked simultaneously as a practitioner and lecturer for the past thirty years. Kate’s research interests are at the intersection of interactive e-textiles, art for public space and collaborative practice.
A tangible guide through the textile paintings of Rita Zepf leads via the unconscious of movement to the revelation of physicality. Through sewing something becomes visible that has looked and dressed pose or posture, habitus or posturing.
Rita Zepf – Textile Art, info@textil-kunst.de. www.textil-kunst.blogspot.com/, www.instagram.com/ritazepf/
For Carolina Oneto color and its interactions are a relevant part of each of her quilts.
a retrospective of a textile oeuvre that has evolved over the years.
In addition to the meditative approach to the medium of textiles, the exploration of creative possibilities and the play with light and shadow, I am attracted – as a costume and textile designer – to telling stories with my work.
Dagmar Buchholz, Berlin, wants to create thread dreams by hand with “flying stitches”.
With free, spontaneous and carefree embroidery, I explore my very own inner expression.
Poppy. In other pictures, however, red can seem threatening or indicate blood. Poppies, however, are about the joy of colourful blossoms. They have completely detached themselves from nature. The shape of their leaves and stems comes from the realm of fantasy. Even their white background remains mysterious. Do they lie on a tablecloth? Do they bloom even though there is still snow? Do these questions really need to be answered?
Each of the artworks you see has a meaning in its design. Each piece has a story, a family and a region behind it.
Luitgard Möschle plays generously with patterns already present on the fabric or even printed texts.
