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 [email protected]
Tracy Markie www.fatcatfelt.com.
Angela Beardsley www.resonate.uk.net
Linn McKellar Follow on Facebook @ 3 below
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