Today we meet Claire Edwards, who embodies her brand name of Defiant Embroidery. Claire shares her fascinating story of how she discovered her creativity and passion for hand embroidery as part of her quest to discover her third career.
After an enjoyable career in the RAF and then working with young offenders, Claire suffered some setbacks that led her to going to University and discovering hand embroidery.
However, Claire has decided to push the boundaries of what is thought possible with traditional hand embroidery and has started combining her beautiful sculptural hand embroidery with unusual materials such as concrete and acrylic resin.
Susan Weeks chats with Claire Edwards about:
Being inspired to 'entomb' her beautiful embroideries in resin A LOT of trial and error to test resin and its effects upon her embroidery Building up layers and creating a unique wall hanging Our impact and damage to the natural world is a recurring theme Coral reefs and an affinity with the sea Discovering creativity later in life! It all started with crochet... Life changing decisions and discovering her next path Finding her way, developing her ideas and her embroidery 'voice' Beads are a big thing! The challenges of entering the Hand & Lock competition The phoenix as a personal reflection on life's journey A trip to her local hospital 'Accidents & Emergency'For this episode...
View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Claire's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/claireedwards
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Link: http://www.linkedin.com/in/%20claire-edwards-6a6990b2
Send: defiantembroidery@yahoo.com
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https://www.stitcherystories.com/daniellebalfoort/
https://www.stitcherystories.com/maryanntoop/
Other people, places & things we mentioned:
Karen Nichol
http://www.karennichol.com/
Tori Riley: Batik Inspiration
Mary-Ann Toop: Bringing Fabric Sculptures To Life
Tracey Coverley: Textile Artist
Diane Gaffney: Trader In South East Asian Textiles
SFSNAD: San Francisco School Of Needlework And Design
Susan Weeks: Celebrating Two years Of Stitchery Stories Textile Art & Embroidery Podcast
Amanda Cobbett: Realistic Embroidered Fungi and Lichen
Sally Stone: Textile Artist Yarnstorming York
Janine Heschl: Textile Wildlife Art
Sarah Cross: Artist Using Textiles And Multi-media Techniques
Kathleen Laurel Sage: Shaping Machine Embroidery With Heat
Emma Broughton: Embroidered Boxes
Loetitia Gibier: Hand Embroidery Artist With A Passion For Design
Rie Wenham: Hand Embroidery Artist Who Loves Spiders
Danielle Balfoort: Developing Abstract Contemporary Hand embroidery
Natalie Dupuis : Goldwork Embroidery Artist, Tutor & Designer
Clare Hunter: Banner Maker Writing The Threads Of Life
Laura Bray: Embroidery Artist & Creative Business Owner
Joe Mitchell: Tambour Embroidery & Haute Couture Embroidery
Tina Francis: Tapestry, Needlepoint, Canvaswork: Embroidery using wool & canvas
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