Textile artist
From memory what was the first thing you made with your hands?
The first thing I can remember was simple stitching with needle and thread.
What are you making with your hands right now?
The piece I am working on at present is for a textile exhibition. A beautiful piece of fabric has been given to me by a friend. Some of the pieces being stitched onto the material are heirlooms, stitched by older members of my family and passed down to me.
I have always made and enjoyed making things by hand and this has given me great pleasure. To make things by hand from simple crafts that are not commercial is a good feeling. I particularly enjoyed; paper making from plants, basket making, again from plants, dried, stripped into lengths and then woven, felt making, making ceramics, and embroidery of any sort whether by hand or machine. My art is traditional or contemporary, sometimes blending both.
Photographs
courtesy of Meg Doller and Lynne Hume.
Margaret can be contacted via Splinter Contemporary Artists.
Margaret can be contacted via Splinter Contemporary Artists.
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Hi Margaret, great to read your post. I was interested to read that you have made paper from plants. I love papermaking, but so far have only used recycled paper. Love the photos, that blue piece is one of my favourites. Judith
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