stevie walker

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 http://www.shropshire-guild.co.uk/

Marches Makers Textile Exhibiting Group

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