'Meet The Artist' (No:14) | Lesley Bell | Textile Artist

Textile Artist, Lesley Bell, explains how Scotland’s coastal landscape, maps & vintage textiles have influenced her work; and shares how it has evolved through her love of embroidery and slow dyeing with leaves & rust. Lesley was awarded the Quilters’ Guild City & Guild’s Student Bursary in 2018.
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* Arnold’s Attic:
* My name is Katie. I was raised in Wardle, Lancashire and now live near London.
* Share my Stitchery journeys through Patchwork & Quilting, Embroidery, Felting and the wonderful exhibitions I visit throughout the year.
* ARNOLD’S ATTIC — Arnold’s family worked in the Lancashire textile mills for generations.
* I’m now custodian of the wonderful, vintage textiles & haberdashery found in his attic… a never-ending source of inspiration.

[DianeJarvis-fo]

I LOVE this artist's work. I love her simplicity, of style and colour, and her ideology of slow-work. Obviously, everyone has their own opinion, but I don't think that a machine gives hardly any sense of a hand-crafted piece of work. I love the slowness of hand work that lets one muse and think about and around the work one is making. Most significant for me is that 'thread' [forgive the pun] with all our female predecessors who worked like this, even when simply embroidering a blouse collar for every day wear. Wonderful! Thank you very much for showing.

[kirstencook]

🥰rust dying keep Rocking 🤙 the good stuff 👍 Beautiful person 💜🙏💚🕊️🐇 The 🖖 continue with your creative energy travels 🤗

[joanwillison]

Is that birds on a wire quilted with a long arm?

[vanessaisom]

Such a lovely lady, and amazing work!

[lisajmascord]

Love those pieces. Would love to do a workshop with that artist.😀