This week we move away from mixed media artists to a Felt Artist, Sian Kibblewhite.
*Brief Bio
Taught for 30 years and retired 2000, since then I have
completed City and Guilds Creative Computing and been awarded a Medal of
Excellence. Have studied City and Guilds
Feltmaking to Diploma Level during the past 4 years. I run workshops and write articles on many
aspects of textiles.
*Who or what are your
creative influences? And why?
My grandmother was a tailoress and craftswomen and
experimented with textiles in 1950 onwards, I was surrounded by fabric and was
encouraged to sew, knit and crochet
*What is your
preferred medium of creativity? What
appeals to you about this?
Anything connected with fabric and thread. I love texture, colour and the ability to
create 3 dimensional effects and layers.
*What other areas of
creativity do you dabble in?
Painting and sculpture and designing on the computer.
*What is one of your
earliest creative memories?
I was always interested in creating patterns and drawings in
Primary school
*Pablo
Picasso said: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist
once we grow up.” How did you find this
transition worked in your life?
I went to a Grammar School and was encouraged to
study more academic subjects thus my teacher Training was in Biological
Sciences. It was only when I qualified
and went to teach in a Middle school that I was asked to teach Art as well as
all other subjects. My preparation for
the art sessions started a passion for a Multicraft approach.
*How did you find your
creative style?
Difficult to define, I have always been interested in the
landscape and everything connected to nature and I seem to return to it time
and time again.
*What activity do you
use to jumpstart your creativity?
I take loads of photographs and then I sketch from photographs.
*Describe your style
in using 5 different words. Share your
thoughts about these words.
I don’t know whether I have a style as such, I am interested
in creating an impression of a scene.
*Which is your
favourite technique?
Layering of fabric and burning areas of the surfaces to
reveal underlying layers.
*Favourite art gallery
or museum?
Design Museum in Gent, Belgium
*Favourite book?
Celebrate your creative self by Mary Todd Beam
*Where you can find Sian
Website: www.fabriclandscapes.co.uk
If you were able to ask Sian anything what would you ask? Please add your question to the comments below.
See you next Friday for an interview with Anneliese Bates.
Sian - your landscapes are fabulous - so beautiful and unique
ReplyDeleteSian I absolutely adore all your work featured here.
ReplyDeleteFabrics are my bette noir! I could do with some time with you! lol