Kate Wells
Kate is a textile artist/embroiderer with over 30 years
exhibiting and teaching experience. Trained at Loughborough and
Manchester (MA) early teaching included Glasgow School of Art and
UK BA Embroidery Courses. An educational film of her process
-'Handmade' (for Channel 4) - is still used widely in schools. Kate
has regularly demonstrated her work at Art in Action.
My approach is about detailed looking and translating across the
mediums of paperwork and textiles. I encourage thoughtful
engagement and fine attention with a daring approach to machine
embroidery.
My own embroidery is directly inspired by drawing and work on
paper, from simple repetitive mark-making to illustrative images
and collages. Recent work on the 'Irish' machine uses gold thread
on finest silk and dissolvable fabrics to create beautiful rich
contemporary lace.
