It’s not just about looks

Tactile 2011

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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…….

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.

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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 an-

cient 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, weara-

bles 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 ex-

perience its quality, and in that way perhaps encourage them to go

on to explore possibilities for themselves.

Ewa Kuniczak

Borary Ram

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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 cre-

ate and participate in art exchanges and inter-

national projects and exhibitions.

Currently Hazel works as a Curriculum Head at

Adam Smith College, Fife.

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 land-

fill 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.

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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‘.

Angela Beardsley

Pod

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’, Porto-

bello, Scotland; ‘Our Land, Our Water’ a Town Centre permanent Art Work cele-

brating 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, Ed-

ucation 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 Reso-

nate has a rolling exhibition calendar, an Academy Program and several arts and

crafts Clubs. She is the creator of the annual Happiness Festival, sharing hap-

piness 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 develop-

ment projects.

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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 resi-

dence in Roselle House, South Ayrshire and has also worked exten-

sively on community art projects.

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 Follow on Facebook @ 3 below

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