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Linda Izan – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features textile art by artist Linda Izan.

Linda is a conceptual visual artist. Her work involves many techniques including digital art, photography & embroidery. Linda uses photograms & Photoshop to design her unique cloth. Each piece is then embellished with layers of applique, hand & machine embroidery. Linda explains her design concepts and shares her beautiful work with us.

Linda is a member of Prism and the The Society for Embroidered Work. 

Images courtesy: https://www.axisweb.org/p/lindhuiew/ 

“Meet the Artist” Youtube with Linda Izan
textile art, blue velvet and text about the death of Jamal Khashoggi. Art by Linda Izan.
‘Not a Shred’
textile art, blue velvet and text about the death of Jamal Khashoggi
Close up of ‘Not a Shred’
textile art. Image of vats of cooking fat printed onto plush velvet and embroidered to look like planetary systems
‘Solar Bodies’
Sketchbook describing the design process for 'Solar Bodies'
Sketchbook for ‘Solar Bodies’

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Sarah Hibbert – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features a stunning collection of Modern & Improv Quilts by artist Sarah Hibbert.

Sarah Hibbert’s eye-catching ‘Macaroons’ Quilt features on The Festival of Quilts 2020/21 posters. In this YouTube, Sarah explains how she designs her beautiful ‘Collage to Quilt’ pieces and shares a few quilts that you might see in her Textile Gallery at The Festival of Quilts 2021. Sarah has exhibited several pieces at Quiltcon.

Sarah is a member of The Modern Quilt Guild & The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles. Her work has been exhibited at Quiltcon and The Festival of Quilts UK.

poster from the Festival of Quilts 2021 featuring The Macaroons Quilt made by Sarah Hibbert
The poster from the Festival of Quilts 2021 featuring The Macaroons Quilt made by Sarah Hibbert
Macaroons Quilt and another quilt made in Drunkards Pach blocks, in Linen
Macaroons Quilt and a quilt made in Drunkards Path blocks, in Linen
Crosses created in Linen cloth. Sarah uses all her scraps to create tiny artworks
Crosses created in Linen cloth. Sarah uses all her scraps to create tiny artworks
Drunkards Path quilt created in Linen
Drunkards Path quilt created in Linen sourced from Ray Stitch
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Aran Illingworth – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features moments in time, captured in stitch by artist Aran Illingworth.

Aran’s stunning portraits, document the lives of women and children. Images from India and beyond. Her large realistic artworks comprise of real garments and hand-stitch. Aran carefully sources up-cycled clothing, saris and shawls for each piece. 

“Fractured Memories” depicting Dementia, was exhibited with The Society for Embroidered Work in 2019.

Aran is a member of Prism Textiles, The Society for Embroidered Work and the Society for Design Craftsmen. 

Images courtesy the artist: https://www.aran-i.com

Self portrait in stitch of the artist Aran Illingworth
Self portrait in stitch of the artist.
little girl, on the streets in India, begging - in stitch
“I’m a Big Girl Now” – A little girl, on the streets in India.
"Madonna and Child" - A young woman and child, begging on the streets in India - in stitch
“Madonna and Child lll” – A young woman and child, begging on the streets in India.
woman suffering with Dementia, looking looking at herself in the mirror - in stitch
“Fractured Memory (Who is it)” – by Aran Illingworth