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Anne Brooke: From Sketchbooks To Mixed Media Stitched Collage Today on the Stitchery Stories textile art podcast, Anne Brooke shares her techniques and inspiration behind her stitched multimedia collages. A key feature of her work is to stitch onto paper, although she is now venturing into using fabrics, particularly vintage embroidered pieces. Her work is inspired by journeys - her walks and travels, as well as the life journeys undertaken by the vintage fabrics she uses and the work when it leaves her hands. She is also a master 'juggler' - she still works 4 days a week as an art teacher at her local secondary school, as well as developing her practice, making pieces for sale and leading workshops too. Phew! Susan Weeks chats ( and laughs) with Anne about: - New excitement around using vintage fabrics & making woodcut blocks
- Developing a serious workshop habit whilst trying to find her 'thing'
- Her fortuitous start to creating her textile art career
- The importance of 'just playing' to develop skills and ideas
- Pinterest... and losing hours of your life!
- Going on walks, taking photos, reflecting on journeys
- Anne's sketchbook habit, and how she uses them
- Hint: take your sketchbooks to workshops with you!
- Hand dyeing threads
- Where is Harold going next we wonder?
- UFO's, PHD's and PIGS
- The joy of spending 'crafty' time with her teenage daughters
For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Photographs at http://www.stitcherystories.com/annebrooke Visit: http://www.annebrooke.co.uk/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/hannemade Look: https://www.instagram.com/hannemadebyanne Tweet: https://twitter.com/hannemade |