Meredith WoolnoughMeredith Woolnough was born in 1985 in Australia Her mother Rae Wooldough is also a textile artist which no doubt encouraged Meredith’s fascination with her natural of choice and love for the arts. Currently living on the coast of Newcastle, Meredith received her BFA from the University of New South Wales and her MFA in 2008 in teaching from The University of Sydney. I find her current work and process fascinating. She is using a domestic sewing machine but using in a unique way to create dynamic sculptural forms merely from embroidery. She finds her inspiration from things in nature, such as coral, a leaf and other various plant and ocean life. She sketches out her design and when she is satisfied with the sketch, she transfers it to water- soluble fabric. From there, she brings her design over to her sewing machine and emborders out her amazing design. Then her piece is submerged in water which dissolves the fabric, leaving her with a beautiful, delicate threaded sculpture. I connect to woolnough’s work in regard to her gathered inspiration from nature, her choice of medium and her fascination with organic pattern. The process that she uses to create her works of art bring references to my own work. She is taking a traditional process of embroidery but approaching it from a modernistic viewpoint allowing her to draw with thread. http://meredithwoolnough.com.au https://www.artemorbida.com/intervista-con-meredith-woolnough/?lang=e Meredith Woolnough, Giant Lilypad, 2015
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