Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials

Overview

“I'll begin by telling you my story, where I come from, and the experiences in my life that led me to become an artist working with textiles and botanical material. Then, I'll share some projects that I've done in the past and what I most love about what I do. ”

In this video lesson Hillary Waters Fayle addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials. Learn a new way to embroider by using unconventional materials to stitch unique and unexpected pieces.

Partial transcription of the video

“ About Me Hi, my name is Hillary Waters Fayle and I'm an artist. I work with textile processes and botanical or natural materials. I live and work in Richmond, Virginia but I'm from Buffalo, New York. I studied Textile Design at Buffalo State College and Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. I have a master's degree from the Craft/Material Studies Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. I always felt like I wanted to make art and make objects even from the time when I was a small child. I became interested in environmental conservation after I attended a summe...”

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Course summary for: Extraordinary Embroidery: Explore Alternative Organic Materials

• Level: Beginner
• 96% positive reviews (141)
• 4898 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (1h 42m)
• 1 download

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Textile Design