Fiona McLachlan Powell, 'Muslin kirtle'. Mixed media muslin cloth with straw, linen and silk thread, 2019
Muslin kirtle by Fiona McLachlan Powell
Mixed media muslin cloth with straw, linen and silk thread
Artist statement: Since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art I have been a studio holder at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop as a developing artist working with textiles around memories, forms and how these emerge in the contemporary world.
Experiencing a mental health disability in a poor rural environment pervades my vision and work. Being unable to make a mark in a tied cottage and the silence of working people have influenced my process and materials. Physical and mental sides amalgamate, creating sculptures which embody imagined and real systems. From these I make installations, drawings, and photographs linking the past to the now, invoking the spirit of place and the beauty of human body systems.
My Grandad was a shepherd at The Knock farm, he suffered from a condition called farmers lung and had to retire early as a result of the illness. In empathy with his story created a series of clothing related to his way of speaking kirtle a sheltering cloak. By coiling, binding, twisting stitching I try to convey often fragile materials can be made into objects that have stability and strength and shelter. Selected for "Saltaire Arts Trail Open Houses 25-27 May 2019
My Grandad was a shepherd at The Knock farm, he suffered from a condition called farmers lung and had to retire early as a result of the illness. In empathy with his story created a series of clothing related to his way of speaking kirtle a sheltering cloak. By coiling, binding, twisting stitching I try to convey often fragile materials can be made into objects that have stability and strength and shelter. Selected for "Saltaire Arts Trail Open Houses 25-27 May 2019.
My Grandad was a shepherd at The Knock farm, he suffered from a condition called farmers lung and had to retire early as a result of the illness. In empathy with his story created a series of clothing related to his way of speaking kirtle a sheltering cloak. By coiling, binding, twisting stitching I try to convey often fragile materials can be made into objects that have stability and strength and shelter. Selected for "Saltaire Arts Trail Open Houses 25-27 May 2019.
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Fiona McLachlan Powell
Fiona McLachlan Powell, 'Muslin kirtle'. Mixed media muslin cloth with straw, linen and silk thread, 2019
Muslin kirtle by Fiona McLachlan Powell
Mixed media muslin cloth with straw, linen and silk thread
Artist statement: Since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art I have been a studio holder at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop as a developing artist working with textiles around memories, forms and how these emerge in the contemporary world.
Experiencing a mental health disability in a poor rural environment pervades my vision and work. Being unable to make a mark in a tied cottage and the silence of working people have influenced my process and materials. Physical and mental sides amalgamate, creating sculptures which embody imagined and real systems. From these I make installations, drawings, and photographs linking the past to the now, invoking the spirit of place and the beauty of human body systems.
My Grandad was a shepherd at The Knock farm, he suffered from a condition called farmers lung and had to retire early as a result of the illness. In empathy with his story created a series of clothing related to his way of speaking kirtle a sheltering cloak. By coiling, binding, twisting stitching I try to convey often fragile materials can be made into objects that have stability and strength and shelter. Selected for "Saltaire Arts Trail Open Houses 25-27 May 2019
My Grandad was a shepherd at The Knock farm, he suffered from a condition called farmers lung and had to retire early as a result of the illness. In empathy with his story created a series of clothing related to his way of speaking kirtle a sheltering cloak. By coiling, binding, twisting stitching I try to convey often fragile materials can be made into objects that have stability and strength and shelter. Selected for "Saltaire Arts Trail Open Houses 25-27 May 2019.
My Grandad was a shepherd at The Knock farm, he suffered from a condition called farmers lung and had to retire early as a result of the illness. In empathy with his story created a series of clothing related to his way of speaking kirtle a sheltering cloak. By coiling, binding, twisting stitching I try to convey often fragile materials can be made into objects that have stability and strength and shelter. Selected for "Saltaire Arts Trail Open Houses 25-27 May 2019.