61 Claire Fell
RBL Community Hub & Café
Region: Southam
Artform: Mixed media, Textiles
My speciality is free machine embroidery, it’s sometimes called thread painting. I use my art as meditation. I create what the spirit inspires me to make. My starting point might be a photograph, a bag of fabric or an idea. That’s why there is such variety to my artistic style, materials and subject matter. I quite simply, just make and do.
I enjoy creating lifelike embroideries of animals and landscapes. To escape the realism, I venture into my imaginary world. I sew fictitious people, legends or creatures. These imaginations turn into soft sculpted dolls. I adorn their fragile cloth outfits with beads and foils, adding found or created objects to form the narrative.
I use snips of material and yarn to create my own fabric. It’s lovely to use up magical bits and pieces that would normally be thrown away. This facet of my work allows me to have fun and experiment with new techniques and mediums. I turn some of these abstract pieces into jewellery to become wearable art forms.
Venue
RBL Community Hub and Café, by Galanos House
Banbury Road
CV47 2BL Southam
United Kingdom
Directions: By Galanos House, just off the bypass opposite the Shell Garage and Co-op.
What 3 words location: repeated.supper.defenders
Tel: 07718 010541
Email: cfell.info@btinternet.com
Instagram: clairefelltextileartist
Facebook: clairefelltextileartist
Website: http://www.clairefell.com
Added extras:
Card payments accepted, Commissions welcome, Demonstrations, Family Friendly, Parking, Refreshments, Toilets
Accessibility level: Level 4 : Full access – all on one level with wide doorways and good lighting.
Working studio: No
Opening Dates and Times
June-July 2025
5 July, 6 July
Times: 9.30am-4.30pm