Bark with Turquoise

Embroidered linen collage using hand block-printed fabric. This abstract piece is based on woodland studies using archive textile. It is framed behind glass in a deeply recessed mount to allow for its surface to sit away from the glass.

Embroidered, block-printed linen collage.

Dimensions: 35 x 40 x 2 cm.

About the artist:
Trained as a graphic designer and illustrator in Brighton, Sarah has enjoyed a diverse, creative career as an Art practitioner and educator. She makes both decorative and functional pieces including wall hangings, embroidered textile collages and cushions using traditional techniques such as block-printing, patchwork, quilting and embroidery. Sarah’s work is an abstract interpretation of her local environment made with fabric sourced from vintage finds, remnants and dead stock. Starting points can be a simple fragment of cloth or a shape or pattern in the landscape. Sarah is based in Sussex, exhibits locally and shows work at Atelier beside the Sea.