The British Are Comming
December 1, 2004 - March 1, 2005

In our current show we've brought together five artists from Great Britain to give you a sense of the experimentation and innovation being done in Fiber Art across the Pond.

Michael Brennan-Wood combines found objects with computer-generated embroidery. He explains that the resulting explosion of color and pattern "reference spatial and geometric orientations found in early stitched and woven historical textiles."

In contrast to Brennan-Wood's tightly organized constructions, Clare Churchouse's installations are loosely organized, three-dimensional drawings that affect our perception of space. She chooses the everyday and ephemeral to evoke memories and common experience.

Jac Scott's domestic sculptures are both humorous and social commentary. In much of her work she re-functionalizes the detritus of urban life. Thus plastic carrier bags become sofas, newspapers become chairs and dyed tampons morph into a dialogue on waste from the female perspective.

Naomi Vincent's work alludes to function, referencing sturdy marine objects while maintaining a fragile, almost delicate appearance. Working in dialogue with the sea, Vincent's exquisite floating sculptures belie the deliberately crafted forms of her boatbuilding background.

Ok cheerio, off for a cuppa… enjoy the show!


Michael Brennan-Wood


WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW
2004
90 x 90 x 12 cm
Embroidered flowers, acrylic, metal, glass, fabric on wood panel
$8600











WASN'T BORN TO FOLLOW - detail



BURNT SUGAR
2004
90 x 90 x 12 cm
Embroidered flowers, acrylic, metal, glass, fabric on wood panel
$7900











BURNT SUGAR - detail



CRYSTALLIZED MOVEMENTS
2003-4
90 x 90 x 10 cm
Embroidered flowers, acrylic, wire, fabric, sand, toy soldiers, glass on wood panel
NFS











CRYSTALLIZED MOVEMENTS - detail





WORLD OF ECHOES
2004
85 x 215 x 10 cm
Embroidered flowers, acrylic, metal, glass, collage, fabric on wood panel
$14200





CLONED IMMACULATE
2003-4
90 x 90 x 12 cm
Embroidered flowers, acrylic, wire, fabric, sand, glass on wood panel
NFS





GILT TRIP - PRIVATE NO
2004
46 x 46 x 7 cm
Embroideredy flowers, acrylic, wire, fabric, glass, collage on wood panel
$3700


Clare Churchouse


SPACES THAT PEOPLE INHABIT (IN PLAN)
2003
plexiglass, photographs, plastic tubing, sink drain, paper cups, pnecil, paper, carpet, imitation wood grain paper, wood & brackets.
approx. 22' x 9' x 6'
Photo credit: Hermann Feldhaus









SPACES THAT PEOPLE INHABIT (IN PLAN) - detail





CASE STUDY HOUSE #1
2002
plexiglass, photograph, plastic flowers, plastic chocolates, plastic tubing, paper, wire, paper plate, imitation water & wood grain paper, wood & brackets.
166 x 155 x 37 cm
Photo credit: Stefan Hagen





RUMPLESTILTSKIN
2002
Plexiglass, photograph, plastic, plastic tubing, rubber tubing, wire, wool, cotton, paper plates, paper cups, fake fur, imitation water and wood grain paper, wood, stone & brackets.
220 x 220 x 62 cm
Photo credit: Stefan Hagen


Jac Scott


WEAR NOT, WANT NOT
2001
250 x 113 x 90 cm
Recovered industrial felt, scrap textile pieces, waste upholstery foam sheet, old boucle upholstery piping, latex adhesive, corks and thread.
Location: WCF Alympas Factory, Aspatria
NFS



ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?
2001
226 x 128 x 122 cm
10,000 recycled plastic carrier bags, plastic sheeting from roll ends, waste wadding, recovered upholstery foam sheeting and piping, and thread.
Location: WCF Alympas Factory, Aspatria
NFS






SHOP TIL YOU DROP
2001
142 x 110 x 78 cm
waste sheet upholstery foam, old plastic carrier bags, washing line, plumbing pipe, milk bottle tops.
Location: WCF Alympas Factory, Aspatria
NFS





OPPOSING VIEWS
2001
170 x 160 x 80 cm
Recycled newspapers, redundant cardboard tubes, old upholstery foam piping, plastic carrier bags, acrylic paint, PVA adhesive, wire and circuit joints.
Location: WCF Alympas Factory, Aspatria
NFS



PERSONAL BAGGAGE COLLECTION - RUCKSACK
2003
153 x 109 x 120 cm
redundant cardboard and packaging, PVA adhesive, bolts, wheels, scrap timber, old bag cord, discarded faulty tape.
Location: Smurfitt Recycling Facility
NFS



PERSONAL BAGGAGE COLLECTION - EVENING BAG
2003
196 x 114 x 38 cm
recycled, crushed glass, old wood, discarded upholstery piping, textile and leather scraps, plastic tubing, rivets, Unibond glass adhesive.
Location: Cumbria Crushing and Recycling Ltd, Workington, Cumbria
NFS






PERSONAL BAGGAGE COLLECTION - PLASTIC CARRIER BAG
2003
210 x 180 x 16 cm
2386 old plastic carrier bags, plastic sheet, timber frame, paint
NFS



SHOCKING 'GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
2001
115 x 104 x 4.5 cm
dyed tampons, ribbon, wooden frame
NFS


Naomi Vincent


Information available upon request




SEA TENTS
1997
16' x 4' per tent
Douglas fir, fibre glass and cotton



SEA LIGHT
1996
4' diameter
Steam bent Ash and parachute silk, with internal light source





WAVE BUOY (One of a flotilla of five)
1999
15' tall
plume: Ash and Fibre glass
buoy: Steam bent Ash and Canvas
Keel: Fibre glass (underwater sand filled)



UNTITLED
2002
8'x1'
Iroko, oak and Fibre glass



FEATHER
2001
9'x1'
Iroko, oak and Fibre glass





LIMPET
2001
16' diameter, 2' height
Oak, Fibre glass and Linen thread





HONESTY
2003
4' above water
Cedar, Fibre glass and Linen thread


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