2016 Gold Award Winner Craft & Design Selected Maker – Textiles & Needlecrafts
It started with a little caravan in a tin and since then I’ve been using lots of recycled tins in my work. I like the way the tin can houses the artwork, framing and protecting it. Piercing the tin and adding embellishments breaks the straight lines and creates a sense of liveliness.
There are so many different types of tin, this one used to be filled with mackerel fillets!
I am a professional textile artist specializing in Appliqué and Free Motion machine stitching. In order to create a unique colour palette, I hand dye my own fabrics and then use these to create the landscapes and coastal scenes recorded in my sketchbook. I often incorporate recycled or vintage fabrics in my work - they add meaning to the story the work is telling. I love being so close to the Northumbrian coast and countryside and I especially like taking time walk and draw these stunning landscapes View more posts
Donna Cheshire Textiles