Karen Goetzinger is best known for her finely detailed mixed media textile constructions.

She combines her roots in quilt making and couture construction with a life-long passion for the urban landscape and architecture, Karen captures these instances through the perspective of treasured but fading memories.

In this article, part of our From conception to creation series Karen discusses her recent piece Travelling Exhibition 2. We learn how railroads and street art collide to create this stunning vision of a vanishing moment, and which materials Karen uses to create her haunting and vibrant works.

Karen Goetzinger, Travelling Exhibition 2, 2017

Judith Content has been a full-time studio artist since 1979. Her work explores the essence of an image, memory, or moment in time.

She finds inspiration in nature’s landscapes, from coastal marshes to desert canyons and hopes the meditative quality of her work encourages viewers to draw upon their own memories and experiences.

Judith has work in several museum collections including The Museum of Art and Design, New York, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and The Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose as well as several pieces in the state of New Mexico’s Public Art Collection, The city of Nagoya’s shibori collection and numerous private collections across the US.

In this interview, Judith explains how her imagination was captured by shibori and the influence this ancient technique has had on her work. We learn what materials she enjoys experimenting with and how she can’t live without her magical magnetic wand!

The art of weaving has compelled and inspired makers for centuries to push the boundaries of their creativity.

The interlacing of threads to produce woven art can often bring exciting results and its allure appears to be on the rise.

In this article, part of our Discover… series, we remind you of 5 amazing artists working in this field and reveal what happens when the warp hits the weft.

Lucy Poskitt

Victoria Danville’s process is simple, she uses a range of traditional methods like sewing, weaving, knitting and printing, but with different more obscure materials to give a unique and original artwork each time.

In this interview, Victoria talks to us about the various influences in her life that have shaped her artistic practice. We learn why unusual fabrics excite her and how the environment where she lives in France gives her daily inspiration.

Victoria Danville, Stability, 2012, Wood and machine stitched fabric

Up close and personal

Michelle Kingdom creates tiny worlds in thread exploring psychological landscapes, illuminating thoughts left unspoken.

Literary snippets, memories, personal mythologies, and art historical references inform the imagery; fused together, these influences explore relationships, domesticity and self-perception. Beauty parallels melancholy, as conventional stitches acquiesce to the fragile and expressive.

In this article, part of our From conception to creation series, Michelle explores her reasons for creating The Height of Folly.

As a direct response to the political turmoil surrounding her, Michelle explains how she was driven to create the piece. We learn which threads and stitches she prefers and the process employed to create this beautiful and provocative work.