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| Coypright Meredith Woolnough |
I have chosen Meredith Woolnough, a visual and textile artist who works with soluble fabric and free machine embroidery. She is inspired by the natural world, including coral reefs, which ties in with my diploma theme. She lives in Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
She was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of NSW in the early 2000’s, specialising in textiles as a part of her degree and fell in love with all forms of textile art as a result.
Meredith starts by drawing and photographing natural specimens and then develops her ideas in her sketchbook. She transfers her designs onto water soluble fabric and uses free machine embroidery to create her beautiful artwork.
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| Copyright Meredith Woolnough |
Her love for coral comes from her experiences of scuba diving. She presents her coral embroideries as three dimensional pieces, pinned proud of their backing so that shadows come into play. Coral used to be taken for jewellery but by creating her artworks, she enables people to display the beauty of coral in their homes, without destroying coral colonies and their natural habitat.
Meredith has exhibited and sold her work worldwide, is the author of two books ‘Organic Embroidery’ (2018) and ‘The 100 Embroideries Project (2023) and teaches both in person and online classes.
