About the Artist
History
A retired Head teacher, originally from Bedfordshire,Pauline
moved to Norfolk in 1988. She first studied textiles as her main
subject whilst training in the late sixties and later gained a Bachelor
of Arts degree with the Open University. Throughout her 26 year
teaching career she specialised in the teaching of art with young children.
Since taking early retirement in 1998 she has returned to working with
textile and stitch, gaining a City and Guilds Diploma in Stitched Textiles
and Embroidery. She has exhibited throughout Norfolk and participates
in the Norfolk and Norwich Festival’s Open Studios scheme.
Artwork
The common and compulsive element in all work is stitch,
but to create her panels and accessories, Pauline uses a diversity
of materials and techniques.
Fabrics may be created from raw fibres or re-cycled materials, others hand
coloured and textured, de-constructed or altered. Mixed media or found
objects may be incorporated. Works often develop spontaneously,
colours and textures, dictating the development of the piece.
Organic, natural forms are a favoured conceptual source.
Materials and techniques.
Oakside studio provides space to work and to store materials
and equipment. Traditional embroidery stitches are used
alongside free motion machine stitch, executed on a thirty year
old Bernina Record sewing machine, handed down from her Mother.
A computerised, touch screen Brother Galaxy is used for straight and
programmed stitch. Different projects may employ natural or
synthetic material. Raw silk or woollen fibres may be woven,
felted
or bonded and are usually hand dyed. Synthetics may be slashed,
burned or fused, painted or embossed. Found and re-cycled items
used to add embellishment may include beads, buttons, metal shim,
shells, metallic packaging and sweet wrappers, (whatever comes to hand
and is appropriate for the desired effect). Extensive use is made of sketch
books in which to record, experiment and plan. Photos, pictures and
drawings provide focus and source for design, worked through as trials
and samples. Colour palettes emerge and textures are created.
Development of any given piece is dictated by the materials
and stitches as they are added, the serendipitous nature adding to the
excitement of the process and the product.
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