Sarah Leigh
Media: Installation ,Textiles
Sarah Leigh is a Birmingham based Textile Artist, using the medium of felt making to create sculptural lighting and display pods for plants – all inspired by the forms and textures found in nature.
She was previously a graphic designer, but found she craved the tactile connection with an organic material. After a few years of experimenting with paper making, mosaicking with reclaimed slate and playing with inks, she joined a mixed textiles class and instantly loved the process of felting. Transforming loose fibres into a sheet of bonded fabric ignited a new passion, and led to a few years of exploring what the medium could offer and establishing her creative practice.
Combining wool and light led her to create tactile lampshades under the Felti label, but these were soon replaced by more sculptural forms inspired by nature – oversized seed pods and towering bark textured sleeves proved challenging but ultimately rewarding. She has created large installations for an environmental festival and received commissions from restaurants and private customers.