Jeanette Appleton
My aim is to guide the individual to discover and develop their unique creative approach and making process. To initiate a direction to explore and observe, through mark making and felting techniques. These experiments are used to connect with each participant’s interests and previous work, to suggest future directions.
What will students gain if they come on one of your courses?To explore the potential of design ideas at each stage of the felt making process. Enjoying the surprises and discoveries in the transformation of materials.
To consolidate individual methods and direction for fashion, interiors, installations or art works.
Depending on the workshop some of the following will be covered:
- Using different methods of mixing and layering various fibers and fabrics.
- To consider the quality of marks, textural surfaces and colour fusion.
- Varying density and scale to create forms and structures.
- Incorporating other techniques such as embroidery or print.
- Developing sketch books and design folders.
- Personal development advice via individual tutorials.
- Slides, power point presentations or videos where appropriate.
Specialising in the felting technique and transformation of materials by hand or industrial processes. Researching historical and contemporary issues of the nomad and land. Participating in international exchanges to explore cultural difference through the creative process.
Where can students see examples of your work?On my website.
Where did you gain your training?Post Graduate in Textile Art, Goldsmiths School of Art. 1994-98 BA [Hons] Fine Art, Middlesex University, London
Research:1996-97 ‘Year out’ travelling to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and USA. Researching cultural associations of land, home and cloth. Teaching in Australia and New Zealand to various textile groups, the Flying Arts and Universities. Ethnographic Felt research trip to Denmark, Russia and Mongolia.
Present:
Visiting lecturer for Universities and groups in UK and abroad. 2006-7 University of Huddersfield part time lecturerer on Textile craft BA [Hons].
1993-94 Part-time lecturer at Chelsea School of Art & Design, London.
1980-94 Part-time lecturer at North Hertfordshire College
Public Collections:
Nottingham Museum Contemporary Textile Collection
Museum of Felt, Mouzon, France
Embroiderers’ Guild, UK and Victoria, Australia
Hertfordshire County Art Collection.
Private:
UK, USA, Germany, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
2000 'Nomad:Nomos’. University of Hertfordshire pub. Essay by artist.
Various articles for Embroidery Magazine and Felt Matters magazine for the International Felt makers assoc.
Work featured in Publications:
2007‘Sow:Sew’ catalogue for solo show touring UK 2007-2009
2005‘Inspired to Stitch’ by Dianna Springall . Published by A & C Black.
1996‘Art Textiles of the World: GB’Telos publication.
1991‘Appliqué’ by Juliet Bawden published by Mitchel Beazley.
Selected memberships: Contemporary Applied Arts, London. &The 62 Group of Textile Artists.
Membership: International Felt Makers Assoc
Exhibitions:
2011 ‘Bite-Size’ miniature textiles from Japan & UK. Daiwa Foundation, London. Travelling to GalleryGallery, Kyoto Feb 2012
2010 'At A Tangent' Gallery Oldham. 62 Group Textile Artists.
‘Travelling Lines’ solo show. Farfield Mill, Sedborough, Cumbria
Future projects:
2012 series of exhibitions with the 62 group Textile Artists celebrating their 50th year. Including a publication ‘Radical Threads’ edited by Professor Lesley Millar MBE.
For details check www.62group.org.uk