Helen Bamber - "Environment.s Cloak"

E-mail- hbambe@aol.com
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Medium - Textile Sculpture

Biography - I have taught Textiles for many years and have exhibited throughout Britain, most recently at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh. I lecture to guilds and work to commission in my studio. My work is published in 'World of Embroidery' and has appeared at The Museum of Natural History, London.

Julia Barton - "astrantia, willowherb, elymus"

E-mail- milland.farm@btopenworld.com
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Medium - Printed and stitched textiles

Biography - I have been observing the effects of weathering and erosion in the local landscape. Grasses, twigs and earth pigments are used in prints and paintings. Other influences are the traces that people and animals leave; a clearly marked trail or strands of barbed wire in the hedgerow.

Jenny Blackburn - "'Tinkering and Tailoring I'"

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Medium - embroidery

Biography - Jenny's work combines hand and machine embroidery with dyes, paints and print. Her current work is based on her long standing interest in the history of fashion. She has taught embroidery for the 35 years and her work is in private collections in this country and abroad.

Ama Bolton - "Felt Pods"

E-mail- amabolton@hotmail.com
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Medium - Mixed Media

Biography - All my life I've enjoyed making things. At present my preferred materials are wool, silk and paper, modified by felting, dyeing, stitching and printing. The things I make are mostly 3-dimensional books, clothing and sculpural forms. I enjoy the challenge of creating work in response to a new context.

Irena Boobyer - "Piecing together the fragments: Knit one / drop one"

E-mail- imb@eclipse.co.uk
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Medium - Knitting / collage

Biography - Irena completed her MA (Art & Design) at the University of Plymouth and B.Ed (Hons) Art & Design at Rolle College (Exeter University). Irena exhibits regularly. She tutors textiles and painting courses and has received commissions as Artist in Residence in schools, museums and outreach centres.

Jenny Bowen - "Nude Pensive"

E-mail- dogberry10@yahoo.co.uk
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Medium - Handstitched textiles

Biography - My background is one of painting, drawing and sewing for practical purposes. My stichery has evolved in the last 10 years with City & Guilds Embroidery opening up a world in which stitch is creative, expressive and compulsive. I am involved with various exhibiting groups and have featured in 4 Somerset Arts Weeks and various venues in the South and South West.

Gill Bowley - "Title Unknown"

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Medium - recycled fabric, papers, hand dyed silks and threa

Biography - B.A Hons in Fine Art & Goldsmiths Diploma. I have exhibited mainly in Wales and South West England. Commissions welcomed.

Sarah Braun - "Ten By Ten"

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Medium - Bonded applique, felt, card,Rosco Thin Silver

Biography - After training in fine art I worked as a graphic designer in advertising for 6 years. Free-lance graphics followed, then an interest in textiles led to making trade union banners as well as other large scale textiles. Interests include photography, typography and ideas based work.

Jay Collins - "A Sense Of Connection: Week II"

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Medium - Mixed media textiles

Biography - I took a career change as a part-time mature student in 1997, studied a BA in Fine Art(Textiles) at Plymouth University until 2002. Having learned a conceptual thought process I wish to continue expressing autobiographical issues, via 2- D work, principally on areas of connectedness and social support networks.

Louise Cottey - "Untitled"

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Medium - Woven textiles

Biography - particularly enjoy creating large textured pieces of woven textiles based on my emotional response to a geographical area or event. I find the 3- D element of weaving fascinating and am developing the idea of textiles as a sculptural art form.

Sue Coulson - "Title Unknown"

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Medium - multi media

Biography - A multi media fine artist who draws upon her fashion and theatrical background to weave together mythological, psychological and polital themes. She uses items of iconic clothing and mixed media to make 2 and 3 dimensional work, often within an installation. She exhibits in London and the South West.

Heather Cowie - "Transition to Vunerability"

E-mail- heathercowie@onetel.com
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Medium - Mixed media

Biography - Originally trained as a geologist and worked in outback Australia. Completed a Masters in Creative Arts before moving to England in 1995. Artwork is concerned primarily with processes in nature and utilises a mixture of found and constructed objects. Stitching plays an essential role in the process of making.

Bailey Curtis - "Water Meadows (detail)"

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Biography - Bailey loves working with colour. Her main medium is hand made felt which is always dyed for the specific piece of work. At the present time Bailey is working on a theme of 'Gardens' and 'Homelands', getting together several pieces of work for both of these. The technique used is felt with cotton or nylon backing with cotton or viscose appliqué, the fabrics are pieced together, then dyed. Some additional stitch by hand or machine is added after the dye process is completed.

Val Davies - "No image available"

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Clare Diprose - "Chris"

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Medium - Felt

Biography - The interaction, real or mythical between figures and the environment underpins much of my work. I am drawn to skylines, patterns of light on water, the turn of a head or hand; brief fragmentary visions that enrich the mundane. Sketchbook studies from life strongly inform my images.

Annelies Egli - "The Past Imperfect"

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Biography - Born, raised and educated in Switzerland. Studied Foundation studies(Art &Design) at Schule Fuergestaltung, Zurich. Moved to London 1985. Studied a Fine Art Degree course(specialising in sculpture) at Bristol Polytechnic(now the University of West of England) then an M.A course in Fine Art at Cardiff Institute of Higher Education.

Rita Fisk - "Untitled"

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Medium - Stitched Textiles

Biography - The inspiration for my work comes from the link between people and their environment. Using drawings and observations, traditional patterns and impressions are put together to create richly tonal and deeply textured fantasy landscapes.

Penelope Florance - "Echoes of Eden"

E-mail- penelopeflorance@hotmail.com
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Medium - Mixed media textiles/hand made felt

Biography - My training was in fine art. I Combine oil painting on canvas with machine embroidery to produce 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional mixed media textiles. My work is mainly large scale but I also produce smaller pieces. I Have exhibited throughout the uk, the channel islands and japan.

C. Joy Frampton - "Untitled"

E-mail- joyandtim.frampton@virgin.net
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Medium - Fibre, stitch and paint

Biography - Joy has dabbled in painting, drawing, fibre and stitch seriously for sometime. She undertook an HND in Design Crafts as a mature student to broaden her outlook and has exhibited in small and large groups ever since. She has demonstrated and taught felt-making, painting and drawing.

Samantha Gilbert - "Arabica Textile No. 1"

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Biography - I studied a Diploma HE Textiles and Surface Pattern Design. I am an associate member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. I take an experimental approach to my work and like to combine different techniques into my textiles. At the moment my work concentrates on surface texture, colour and pattern. My work is decorative rather than functional.

Sue Graham - "Room"

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Medium - Yarn, fibre, paper, weaving construction

Biography - I've worked with textiles all my life, painted too and used lots of words. These things have combined in different ways at different times according to what was available - in space, time and materials. I am currently making site-specific work in yarn, paper and cloth, as well as smaller objects.

Cirel Greenwell - "Protecting Veil"

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Medium - Applique, quilting, punch-hooking

Biography - Historical costume dominated my sewing life for years leading to my own quilts, hangings and rugs using traditional techniques. Inspiration usually comes from a fragment of architecture, a phrase from myth or from phantasmagorical elements of archaic cultures.

Tricia Hubbard - "Horizons (detail)"

E-mail- michaelhubbard@tinyworld.co.uk
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Medium - Paper/Fabric

Biography - Tricia has a City nad Guilds embroidery qualification and Hons degree in Textile Design. Recent exhibitions have been in Munich, Bound/Unbound in Dartington Hall, Fairfiled Hill, Cumbria also part of the Graduate Showcase at Alexandra Palace, RDS Dublin and the International Centre, Harrogate.

Anne Jackson - "Leaving Eden II"

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Medium - Knotted tapestry

Biography - Born in new york city. Training; st andrews university ma(honours), middx polytechnic postgraduate certificate in constructed textiles. Exhibits widely in great britain and europe. Works held in public and private collections in uk and usa. Work published in fiber arts design books 5,6 and 7. Initiated south west textile group in 1989.

Liza Jay - "Transformations"

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Medium - Woven tapestry and fibre sculpture

Biography - Hornsey College of Art, Goldsmiths College , London BA(Hons) 1979. A founder member of Fibre Art(UK). Member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. Exhibited at Burton Art Gallery 1999, Mall Gallery, London 2000 and many other galleries since 1970s. Produces work to commission.

Pat Johns - ""

E-mail- pjohns@totalise.co.uk
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Medium - Tapestry weaving

Biography - Exhibited widely in Britain, in group shows in USA, Australia, New Zealand and Poland. Gives lectures and workshops in UK and abroad. Works mainly to commission. I enjoy the challenge of translating into tapestry the random marks of the brush, the richness and energy of watercolour.

Louise King - "Fragments II"

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Medium - Mixed media & stitch

Biography - In 2001 I graduated from The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff with a degree in contemporary textile practice.Since then I have been practising as a mixed media textile artist. I am currently studying for a masters degree in multi-disciplinary printmaking at The University of The West of England, Bristol.

Carol Mackenzie - "Title Unknown"

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Medium - Mixed media

Biography - Carol Mackenzie studied Textiles at Farnham. Subsequently she gained a further degree in Art History. Co-curator of 'The Big Time' touring exhibition with Gabriella Falk and Pom Stanley. Carol has exhibited her work extensively with the South West Textile Group. 'The Big Time' travelled to major venues throughout the United Kingdom and received universal acclaim.

Sara Maddocks - "Anemone"

E-mail- semaddocks@yahoo.com
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Medium - soft sculpture cloth figures

Biography - Sara began her exploration by making conventional rag dolls in 1990. Since 1999 Sara expresses her artistic imagination through more sophisticated soft sculpture cloth figures, created purely for aesthetic expression, communication and contemplation. She has a non-vocational adult training teaching certificate and has held three successful exhibitions of her work.

Janice Myers - "Bound/Unbound"

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Biography - My work combines the abstract with some element of the recognisable, giving a clue to the story behind the piece, to the viewer. The unconventional materials that I favour, lend themselves to constructions. Extra pleasure, for me, comes from using that which others discard or disregard.

Caroline Reali - "Umbrian Farmhouse"

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Medium - Tapestry weaving

Biography - Caroline is a local government officer. Studied BA(HONS) Textiles at West Surrey College of Art & Design 1979 and M.A(Constructed Textiles) at Birmingham 1982. Exhibited in UK with various groups and at art fairs in Germany. Concentrating mainly on small pieces for exhibition, based on holidays in the west country, Ireland, Italy, Germany and U.S.A. Recently took part in North Somerset Arts Week and Brighton Arts Week.

Hazel Ryan - "Travelbook Rack"

E-mail- ryan1946@btinternet.com
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Medium - Mixed Media

Biography - In 1991 I took a career change and studied for a BA(Hons) Design Arts at the University of Plymouth. Regeneration of founds materials or other peoples memories and skills features in my work.

Christine Sawyer - "Home Is Where The Heart Is"

E-mail- sawyers@testudo37.freeserve.co.uk
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Medium - Woven tapestry

Biography - I weave tapestries from miniature to very large in 2D, relief and 3D. Subject matter constantly changes by natural evolution as one idea transforms into another. I enjoy working to commission, most recently for The House of Lords. My work can be seen on Crafts Council photostore and at www.axisartists.

Barbara Steele - "Responses"

E-mail- barbara.steele@lineone.net
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Medium - mixed media

Biography - Having spent many years as a traditional textile artist, I then gained a BA and Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Art. I now work across mediums . painting, photography, textiles, printmaking . and I am particularly interested in site specific art, linking issues between art and the environment, art and place.

Kay Swancutt - "Title Unknown"

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Medium - mixed media

Biography - Kay works with three-dimensional textile techniques in particular those that relate to basketry. Ecology issues are a constant source of inspiration to Kay and her work continues to reference this.

Carol Timms - "Donkey"

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Medium - Felt

Biography - Carol networks with West Country smallholders to source organic fleece for individual and group projects. She headed the North Cornwall and Devon Community Yurt Project, working with allotment holders, school children, recycling projects and sometimes horsepower! She makes felt animals and wearables and is currently teaching City and Guilds Feltmaking in Totnes. Recent exhibitions include Art and Agriculture conferences, South West Textile Group, .Nine Days of Art. and .Moveable Feast..

Jan Truman - "Transformation"

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Medium - knitted wire

Biography - Jan Truman works exclusively with knitted copper wire and glass beads continually developing techniques to express her ideas through colour and form. The work ranges in scale from tiny earrings and bracelets to be-jewelled sculptures up to 2m.high. She trained as a textile designer at the RCA London.

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Claire Knox Yallop - "Beach"

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Medium - yarn, organic material, weaving constructions

Biography - Started with practical family sewing (2 wedding dresses). Broad based training in mixed media, followed by BA(Hons) Fine Art Training. At present continuing further studies at Plymouth University and Exeter. Recent conceptual work is experimental with a phenomenological awareness of working in and with nature. An andidote to the stresses of a hectic consumer lifestyle.