Artist Information:
Mary-Clare Buckle
Abbotsbury,
United Kingdom
Tel: 0044-1305-871561
Member Since: Jul 2004
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Artist Statement:
I was born in the Philippines
and grew up in Hampshire,
southern England. I come
from a creative family of
artists, jewellers and
woodcarvers. My Art
Foundation was at the Surrey
Institute of Art & Design
(Farnham, Surrey), where my
brother Chris taught me. For
my Degree course, I studied
Three-Dimensional Design and
Silversmithing, at the
University of Central England.
I designed and made jewellery
for many years and exhibited
in the UK and abroad, but
always felt artistically
constrained by that
discipline.
On discovering feltmaking, my
initial work was extremely
colourful, freed from the
limitations of jewellery
design, where it is difficult
to use colour easily.
Felt is the perfect outlet for
me, since I can either be
very imprecise - letting the
medium control the design - or
can immerse myself in a
particular design and exercise
as much control as if I were
almost 'painting' with the
fibres. The designs often
come about by 'playing' with
the fibres, or starting off
with an idea and seeing where
the fibres take me. I often
contrast gold, silver or
bronze with the matt wool and
in many cases create the
designs so that they are
slightly hidden - sandwiched
between fine layers ...
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Mary-Clare Buckle's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Mary-Clare Buckle's Portfolio.
I was born in the Philippines and grew up in Hampshire, southern England. I come from a creative family of artists, jewellers and woodcarvers. My Art Foundation was at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design (Farnham, Surrey), where my brother Chris taught me. For my Degree course, I studied Three-Dimensional Design and Silversmithing, at the University of Central England.
I designed and made jewellery for many years and exhibited in the UK and abroad, but always felt artistically constrained by that discipline.
On discovering feltmaking, my initial work was extremely colourful, freed from the limitations of jewellery design, where it is difficult to use colour easily.
Felt is the perfect outlet for me, since I can either be very imprecise - letting the medium control the design - or can immerse myself in a particular design and exercise as much control as if I were almost 'painting' with the fibres. The designs often come about by 'playing' with the fibres, or starting off with an idea and seeing where the fibres take me. I often contrast gold, silver or bronze with the matt wool and in many cases create the designs so that they are slightly hidden - sandwiched between fine layers ... |
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