(im)material beauty:

Abstract

"My work as a weaver is profoundly rooted in the traditions of cloth making. I work in cloth, with cloth, often about cloth. Mn7:arns are always composed of natural materials and coloured almost exclusively with plant and animal-sourced dyes. Many of the techniques used in both natural dyeing and handweaving are hundreds of years old, and I am dedicated to preserving these valuable textile traditions in my studio practice. At the same time, this activity occurs in a contemporary context that includes technological conveniences like computer-assisted drafting and the marvel of hybrid threads like silk stainless (steel) yarn. 2 Working in this way I have discovered that the context in which my work is made, and the context into which it is received, is often circumscribed by an oppositional and reductive debate between craft and art that has lingered beyond any perceptible usefulness."