I live and work in the picturesque village of Cardington in the heart of the Shropshire hills countryside, and these fantastic surroundings inspire my range of textile panels, pictures, jewellery and accessories.

I work using a variety of both traditional and contemporary textile techniques including hand and machine embroidery, weaving, dying, felting and computer generated imaging. I get bored using only one technique and like to combine them in interesting ways. Materials vary from silk, linen and calico to hand-made felt and mixed media, sometimes using my own handspun threads and fibres to enrich the work.

I am inspired primarily by the magic and atmosphere of the Shropshire landscape but other influences are the work of Samuel Palmer, Gustav Klimt and Edward Burne-Jones.

I am a Member of:

Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft www.shropshireguild.co.uk

Marches Makers Textile Exhibiting Group www.marchesmakers.co.uk

The Ffeisty Ffelters

You can find my work at:

Ippikins, 59 High Street, Much Wenlock

The Gallery, 3 Market Square, Bishop's Castle

Ludlow Visitor Centre, Market Square

The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms

The Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury

 

LATEST NEWS!

I'm taking part in the Worcestershire Arts Trail this year 1st - 4th June 2012.  Lots of lovely artists and craftspeople will have their studios and galleries open.  Beautiful art, designer jewellery and work of skilled craftspeople for sale. I will be at Judith Price's workshop at Friars Glade, Halls Farm Lane, Trimpley, near Bewdley, along with a few others so you can see several artists at one venue here. For more info visit www.worcsartstrail.org  I think it's going to be a great event.

2012  Spring/summer course programme is available from Westhope College.www.westhope.org.uk . 

 

 

  

Copyright Stevie Walker 2008