Sculptural Textile Art A practical guide to mixed media wire sculpture SEARCH PRESS Priscilla Edwards This series showcases the techniques and talents of some of the most brilliant and innovative textile artists, who use a huge variety of methods, materials and design ideas. It covers all kinds of creative fabric embellishment, from creating decorated patchwork items to incorporating mixed media into art or functional pieces. The books are packed with step-by-step instruction, inspiration and ideas. Layered Cloth 978-1-78221-334-5 Small Art Quilts 978-1-78221-450-2 Layer,Paint and Stitch 978-1-78221-074-0 Expressive Stitches 978-1-78221-750-3 Priscilla Edwards has been making mixed media pieces in 2D and 3D since completing her degree in Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University. Exploring identity, memory and nostalgia, Priscilla creates whimsical pieces that reflect her love of collecting ceramics, textiles and ephemera. Priscilla is continuously exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally and lectures in Higher Education. She also delivers a programme of independent workshops and talks in galleries, museums and schools. www.priscillaedwards.co.uk Sculptural Textile Art DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my husband Phil and my family, for their constant support and encouragement on my creative journey.
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SculpturalTextile Art A practical guide tomixed media wire sculpture
SEARCH PRESS
Priscilla Edwards
This series showcases the techniques and talents of some of the most brilliant and innovative textile artists, who use a huge variety of methods, materials and design ideas. It covers all kinds of creative fabric embellishment, from creating decorated patchwork items to incorporating mixed media into art or functional pieces. The books are packed with stepbystep instruction, inspiration and ideas.
Layered Cloth 9781782213345
Small Art Quilts 9781782214502
Layer,Paint and Stitch 9781782210740
Expressive Stitches 9781782217503
Priscilla Edwards has been making mixed media pieces in 2D and 3D since completing her degree in Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University. Exploring identity, memory and nostalgia, Priscilla creates whimsical pieces that reflect her love of collecting ceramics, textiles and ephemera. Priscilla is continuously exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally and lectures in Higher Education. She also delivers a programme of independent workshops and talks in galleries, museums and schools. www.priscillaedwards.co.uk
Sculptural Textile Art
DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my husband Phil and my family, for their constant support and encouragement on my creative journey.
Sculptural Textile Art A practical guide to mixed media wire sculpture
SEARCH PRESS
Priscilla Edwards
First published in Great Britain 2022
Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR
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Page 1 Polly Put te Kettle On 34 x 45cm (13½ x 17¾in)
Pages 2–3 Left to rigt: Lost and Found 9 x 13cm (3½ x 5in) Carlotte 7 x 17cm (2¾ x 6¾in)
Cream Jug 12 x 17cm (4¾ x 6¾in) Souvenir Spoon 4 x 28cm (1½ x 11in)
Opposite Time for Tea! 18 x 13cm (7 x 5in)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Roz Dace for asking me to create this book and my editor, Edward Ralph, for his encouragement and guidance.
My thanks to Mark Davidson, Stacy Grant and Prue Edwards for their truly stunning photography, bringing my work to life through their amazing photographic and styling skills.
A huge thank you to my Mum who taught me to sew and for sharing her love of all things unusual.
A special thank you my dearest Popa who taught me to embroider.
Thank you, Auntie Alice, for giving me so much including your love of all things textile; bless you for your drawers full of wonderful treasures.
My thanks to Sally E. Payne who has been the most marvellous mentor and tutor, who has taught and encouraged me since I was seventeen, and continues to teach me new things all the time. I can never thank you enough for all the years of support for my practice.
My thanks to my tutor Judy Barry who, at university, was always reminding me ‘youcanmake a silk purse out of a sow’s ear’, something I remember every day!
My thanks to my dear friends Helen Belbin, Nicki Smith and Christine Stanford for all their words of encouragement while creating this book.
Many thanks to Dawn Boulton on her eye for detail and thrashing out ideas.
I’d also like to thank all the creative students I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the last twenty years – you have been an inspiration!
Contents Introduction 6 Materials and equipment 8 Inspiration 20 Tecniques 30 Colour and style 64
SCULPTURAL TEXTILE PROJECTS 72 Souvenir Spoon 74 Fly Away Home 84 A Pocket Full of Posies 94 Time for Tea! 104 Angel Deligt 116 Moving on 126 Index and template 128
Introduction ere can be a varîety o begînnîngs în any creatîve journey – peraps an îdea strîkes you, or you want to experîment wît a new materîaL. Eac wTays; just te way tat works or you. My aîm îs or tîs book to reveaL a one o us starts în a dîferent pLace and tere are no rîgt or wrong new begînnîng or you, and peraps sow you ow to deveLop your work în a new way or to try sometîng a LîttLe dîferent. I Love workîng în tree dîmensîons and, wîLe compLetîng my degree în Embroîdery, I dîscovered tat workîng wît wîre în tîs way proved to be a naturaL pat to brîng my îdeas togeter. TackLîng te compLexîtîes o makîng textîLes înto sometîng scuLpturaL can sound întîmîdatîng, but I encourage you to gîve ît a go. It îs bot caLLengîng and ugeLy satîsyîng at te same tîme, makîng ît a specîaL and unîque way o workîng. I ave iLLed tîs book wît a varîety o my îdeas, tecnîques and processes, and ow I combîne tem. It îs a LîttLe wîndow înto te way I work. Eac pîece îs made rom a basîc wîre structure, created usîng a combînatîon o pLîers and and manîpuLatîon to orm a sape. PersonaL înterpretatîon îs key to te process, so your pîeces wîLL ave your sîgnature woven înto teîr very core. It’s an organîc way o workîng tat unLocks a weaLt o excîtîng possîbîLîtîes, so be open to te structure deveLopîng în ways tat may be unexpected. I ope te îdeas în tîs book wîLL înspîre you to dîscover te joy o makîng scuLpturaL textîLes or yourseL. he un o coLLectîng ound materîaLs and te trîLL o usîng tese eLements togeter îs quîte addîctîve. here are no Lîmîts to tîs ascînatîng process and you can Let you îmagînatîon take your îdeas în any dîrectîon. he journey îs organîc, so I urge you to embrace te ebb and low o te makîng as you progress wît a pîece and Lîsten to wat ît îs sayîng to you. I’ve Loved creatîng aLL te step-by-step projects or you to try, and I ope you enjoy avîng a go. Agaîn, tere îs no rîgt or wrong way to do anytîng – just be yourseL and aLways trust your înstîncts!
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Materials and equipment
You don’t need Lots o specîaLîst equîpment to create te projects în tîs book, muc o wat îs needed you wîLL ave în your art and textîLe suppLîes. ALL o te pîeces are created în tree broad stages. Fîrst you make te wîre structure, ten add te abrîc and wax, and inaLLy you embeLLîs te pîece. hese stages requîre a ew sîmpLe tooLs, but notîng too outLandîs. I Lîke to work wît Lots o dîferent materîaLs and irmLy beLîeve în usîng every scrap and ragment în my stas. Start to buîLd your own coLLectîon by reguLarLy ceckîng out te LocaL carîty and trît sops, car boot saLes and jumbLe saLes or materîaLs. hîs way you can pîck up reaLLy înexpensîve abrîcs and aberdasery, sourcîng Lots o unîque îtems tat ave teîr own patîna and are just perect or creatîng sometîng tat’s personaL to you.
Wire Wire is measured by gauge. The lower the gauge number, the thicker the wire. I use 20–28 gauge, white papercovered wire because it’s not so harsh as working with a noncovered wire. The covering has a really nice feel to it when manipulating with your fingers, making working with it a pleasure. I frequently add paint to parts of my structures with acrylics and I find the paper takes these paints well; it also absorbs hot wax helping to bond added fabrics. Another reason I find this product so useful is that it is available in convenient packs of 36cm (14in) lengths of wire in a variety of gauges. I tend to
20 gauge
22 gauge
24 gauge
use 24 and 26 gauge most of the time, and it is these two gauges we will be using for the projects later on in Coil of iron wire. the book. Occasionally I supplement the paper covered wire with a coil of 24 gauge black iron wire when I need to create a strong contrast in a piece of work. This is more of an aesthetic choice than a practical one to achieve a different look.
26 gauge
28 gauge
Grip pliers
Long-nosed pliers
Pliers and wire cutters
Bent-nosed pliers
Grip pliers Known as ‘grip pliers’ throughout this book to distinguish them from the other, more specialized types below, these familiar household pliers are really useful for shaping your structures and can take the pressure off your fingers when doing fiddly joins and finishing off ends.
Longnosed pliers Also called needlenosed pliers, these have longer, thinner jaws than grip pliers. This makes them wonderful for getting into those hardto reach areas that your grip pliers are not quite able to access.
Bentnosed pliers These have angled jaws that can be really useful if you have to make adjustments at a tricky angle that’s hard to reach.
Wire cutters Always cut your wire with a pair of wire cutters. Don’t be tempted to use household scissors, as it will quickly blunt the blades – or worse, cause a burr that will ruin the scissors completely.