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Artist Exhibitions:
Selected Exhibitions:
2010
QA22, Quilt Art exhibition,
Sookmyung Women's University
Museum & Chung Young Yang
Embroidery Museum, Seoul,
Korea – March – September 2010
EXNA IV, Museum of Art and
History of Neuchâtel,
Switzerland, 19th June – 19th
September 2010 - invited
QA25, Quilt Art 25th
Anniversary exhibition,
Bankfield Museum, Halifax,
West Yorkshire, ...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
2003 'Titch', Braintree Museum
and Art Gallery, Braintree
Museum & Art Gallery, Essex,
UK.
2002 'Chasing the Dragon', The
Museum of Art and Design,
Textile Collection, New York,
USA
1999 'Real Artists Don't Make
Textiles', Braintree Museum &
Art Gallery, Essex, UK.
1999 'Real Artists Do Make
Textiles', Braintree Museum &
Art ...
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Commissions:
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Artist Statement for Bethan Ash
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I use the quilt as a means of self-expression and approach the tactile and satisfying process of sewing, layering and joining fabric in my own individual way. My artwork evolves from observation and inspiration and often expresses personal or social issues that explore a mix of abstract and innovative ideas with an ever-changing variety of surface techniques, combined with colour, texture and stitch.
All of my quilts are unique, ‘one-off’’ individual pieces. Colours range from pastel, simple planes expressing pure, clean hues to rich, vibrant, primaries and combine surface techniques that include an expressive mix of Procion MX and H dyes (layered using direct application), acrylic paint, mono-printing and other various techniques which include silkscreen and digital print. Fabrics used are light weight 100% plain cotton canvas fused onto a medium weight Vilene foundation support finally machine stitching with multi coloured threads’. Smaller works are finished by stretching on to wooden frames or artists’ stretchers.
My current work divides into three categories – ‘studio quilts’ which are very special individual studies, often large scale in the region of two metres square wall hangings, ‘graffiti collage hangings’ which are inspired by personal and social issues that incorporate text in their message and ‘silk screen and digial prints’, these pieces are a new development for me, they are designed to be practical usable textiles for home interiors and for use as framed, small wall hangings. I feel that by continuing to explore and combine/blur the boundaries between traditional printing techniques and new technologies and by merging digital printing and embroidery, with more traditional techniques such as screen-printing, flocking and dyeing. I continue to be excited about what is possible within the boundaries of printed textiles, and the impact this has on the development of my work.
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