Working from a small home studio, in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside, Louise is a textile artist focussing on felt making, natural dyeing and eco printing.
Each individual piece that she creates is inspired by her love of nature. Surrounded by lush green fields, gently undulating hills and woodland filled with wildlife, the natural world provides the inspiration, the palette, and the textures that inform Louise’s one-off pieces.
“Responding to the changing seasons, I love texture, colour and the hands-on approach to my art, manipulating natural fibres and fabrics into something beautiful.”
Occasionally, Louise’s love of the coast interrupts this rural idyll, and she is filled with an overwhelming desire to be by the sea in Cornwall.
“The colours of the ancient landscape and the ever-changing light, reflected in the water, feed into my work for a spell and creating something with a strong coastal narrative helps to satisfy my longing, for a little while at least!”
Creating naturally hand dyed and eco printed silk scarves, Louise uses fresh plant materials from her own garden and natural plant extracts responsibly sourced from the wild. She says the relatively unpredictable nature of the process is always exciting, as the leaves give up their pigments and tannins to the silk and each unique contact print is revealed.
Louise’s one-of-a-kind fibre artworks and nuno felted wearables, draw further on the diverse beauty of nature. Adding hand and free motion embroidery to some of her work, a closer inspection reveals the depth, texture and rich tones created through her use of luxury wool, silks and other natural effect fibres.
Encouraging others to explore their creativity, Louise teaches needle felting picture workshops in her local area and has created a range of needle felting kits designed to do at home.
