Tara Lee Towers
TLT makes cross stitch cool again. The use of human hair in her work I find to be simultaneously appealing and disturbing. I particularly loved her crocheted heart, made of human hair which she spun herself. What I found most impressive about this body of work was the range of her mediums, all executed with such skill. Spinning, knitting, crocheting, drawn-thread embroidery, cross-stitching and ceramics, TLT is a true renaissance woman!
Leanne Rhem
Leanne's work addresses the experiences of being female. I loved her Armour piece; fierce, right? I couldn't get a very good picture because of the lighting, so I have borrowed this one from her website.
Joanna Schleimer
Jo was this years Material Art and Design Medal Winner. What an amazingly talented maker this girl is! Her neutral, soft-spoken palette and delicate materials seem to understate the labourious efforts required in creating these textiles. Hand-woven out of linen (my one true love) and meticulously inlayed and surface embroidered. I would very much like to see this work in my own home.
Also note worthy were Alea Drain and Megan Skyvington's work; both drawing and painting majors with an afinity for fibrous techniques. Check out more pic's here
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