Saturday 26 February Textile art inspired by nature Local textile artist and stitch storyteller Suzette Smart will be in the gallery this coming Saturday (10am to 3pm) with her sewing machine and a selection of her fantastical textile pieces to chat about her work and making process Free event
About Suzette I'm a textile artist and tutor living in a rural hamlet in North Shropshire. The natural world outside my door as well as familiar journeys along the towpath close by are my greatest source of inspiration for stitching and storytelling.
I'm not a light stitcher and never manage to tell all in the first layer, but prefer to build a story through collage, thread and a little mixed media. My work often includes hidden histories in the inherited or found fabrics and re-purposed embroideries I choose to use for collage and sometimes as my foundation layer. I mainly use free machine, but the finishing stitches are often by hand.
I'm not a light stitcher and never manage to tell all in the first layer, but prefer to build a story through collage, thread and a little mixed media. My work often includes hidden histories in the inherited or found fabrics and re-purposed embroideries I choose to use for collage and sometimes as my foundation layer. I mainly use free machine, but the finishing stitches are often by hand.
