Alice Kettle
My approach to teaching is experimental.
What will students gain if they come on one of your courses?Ways of combining material, drawing and thinking.
Are there any particular techniques/processes you use in your teaching?New course on collaboration largely using hand stitch.
What inspires your own work?Paintings, family and reading.
Where can students see examples of your work?On my website www.alicekettle.com
Where did you gain your training/experience?1985-86 Goldsmiths' College Postgraduate Diploma in Textile Art 1979-84 University of Reading BA Hons Fine Art.
Is your work in any public or private collections?My work is in the following collections Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Portsmouth City Art Gallery, The Otter Art Gallery at the University College Chichester, The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, Crafts Council of Great Britian, The Embroiderers' Guild, St Mary's College in Baltimore USA, The Prudential Collection, The Broadgate Club in London, Hampshire Museum Service, Calderdale MBC: Museum and Arts, The Embroiderers' Guild in NSW Australia, and Museo Internationale delle Arti Applicate Oggi in Turin Italy.
Have you written any books/had articles published?Machine Stitch Perspectives A&C Black.
Do you belong to any professional groups or societies?I am the Fellow of the Royal Society of Designer Craftsmen, The Royal Society of Arts, Honorary Fellow of University of Winchester, Research Fellow Manchester Metropolitan University and the Honorary member 62 group.