Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
Influences
A course by Trish Andersen , Fiber Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I have many different sources of inspiration and these can change throughout the years, but there have been a few constants: the environment that surrounds me (nature, cities, etc.), my personal experiences, and the process of tufting itself. Here I'll explain how these elements are reflected in my work.”
In this video lesson Trish Andersen addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn. Discover how to combine tufting techniques like cut pile and loop pile to create colorful and expressive pieces of textile art.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I want to share with you a few things that inspire me in my work. I'm inspired by many, many things and what is influencing my work at a given moment is constantly in flux and changing. I think that's what excites me about keeping going and creating each one of the next pieces. But what I find, I have about three main things that, have kind of been a running element through all of my work. One of which being my sense of place where I am moving from New York down south into Savannah. Savannah has just beautiful dripping trees and marshland and a different environment than wha...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
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Trish Andersen
A course by Trish Andersen
Trish Andersen is a fiber artist from Dalton, Georgia. She first started experimenting with crafts when she was diagnosed with leukemia at just two years old. During her three-year treatment, she used art as a way to interpret the world around her. She later began studying graphic design at Savannah School of Art and Design before moving on to interior designer, where she discovered a love for fiber art. After graduating, she moved to New York in 2005, where she created displays for Anthropologie and later started her own studio in 2007. In search of a new creative outlet, she came across tufting and began sharing her work online.
Trish now works full-time creating fiber art for clients all over the world including Coca-Cola, who commissioned her to create a piece of artwork inspired by her hometown. She also continues to share her work with over 100K followers on Instagram.
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