Linda Westerman

Media: Mixed media, Painting

Biography

TACTILE FUSION

Linda’s work takes a love of history and archaeology into a range of differing pieces of textile art.  Boat forms reflect ancient wrecks found and still being discovered in rivers and water courses around the country, some of  these early boats having planks stitched with willow and fibres.

Shards of small pots and vessels excavated by archaeologists inform textile pieces and small books.

Work is carried out using thread, paper, wire and hand/machine embroidery.  Some work being constructed from handmade cords individually stitched to create a vessel shape, others from machine and hand stitch onto water soluble fabric.  This method creates a delicate fabric perhaps indicating a more high status object.

The work evolves and changes from piece to piece and some small ‘finds’ are added when completed.

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Website: https://tactile-images.co.uk