Astrid

I am an artist living and working in rural Mid Devon.   

 

After completing a 2-year foundation course at Bournville School Of Art, Birmingham, I gained a Fine Art (Sculpture) Degree from Bath School Of Art & Design in 1992.  Later, I completed a short course of traditional hooked rag rug making, I soon realised the combination of design, colour and texture made this a perfect medium through which to express my ideas. 

 

On moving to Devon, I set up a studio in the centre of Exeter where I worked on my individual practise and ran classes teaching rug making techniques.  I built up a reputation for producing textile panels which have a painterly quality that reflect my fine art background. 

 

My art practise includes many different areas of making, from drawing and painting to printmaking and 3D which all compliment my hooked textile works.  Inspiration comes from many different sources and subject matter has included objects from different cultures, images through a microscope and natural phenomena. 

 

A number of works have been widely exhibited, many pieces are owned privately, others belong to collections such as DAISI (Devon Arts In Schools Initiative) and @BRISTOL. 

 

Hooked Reclaimed Textile.

75x55cm

Framed In An Open Frame