The materials I use in my work are whatever I have to hand. My background is in costume and fashion and I still work as a costume cutter on many different theatre productions. I always have lots of off cuts from costumes I have made, little scraps of fabric which are too small to make a garment and would otherwise get thrown in the bin. These bits of material have formed the basis for my work, and I keep them in big bins in my studio which I dip into to pick out different scraps to piece together for a new work. I like this idea of recycling something that would end up in the bin and turning it into something beautiful. In this day and age I think artists along with everyone else should be thinking of sustainability wherever possible.
These two pieces I did earlier this year particularly in mind for a "recycled art" competition I entered. As well as using my bins of scrap fabric I went and got old fabric sample cards from the Reverse Garbage Co-Op in Marrickville, which is this big shed full of junk which people give things to that they have no use for but some one else might. I love it, its an artists haven. Also I cut up some old worn out jeans and sewed them together to make the base fabric rather than using canvas like I usually do.
"Two Black Swans" Fabric applique and acrylic 84cms x 61cmsThese two pieces I did earlier this year particularly in mind for a "recycled art" competition I entered. As well as using my bins of scrap fabric I went and got old fabric sample cards from the Reverse Garbage Co-Op in Marrickville, which is this big shed full of junk which people give things to that they have no use for but some one else might. I love it, its an artists haven. Also I cut up some old worn out jeans and sewed them together to make the base fabric rather than using canvas like I usually do.
"Black Swan" Fabric applique and acrylic 84cms x 61cms
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