Category Archives: Twine

Art Fiber Endo

November 5, 2018 12:03 AM \

Next time we are in Kyoto we will probably be on the lookout for this shop, Art Fiber Endo. We love the collaboration between this specialty materials store and Kutani Tsutsumi, a pottery manufacturer established in 1860.  The shop offers supplies for making your own thimble and bamboo string tassels.  The exquisite tassels incorporate a hanging thread from above, a Kutani thimble as a cap and a tufted yarn for the skirt.  They also create other versions of tassels which we are anxious to see up close.

You can find Art Fiber Endo on their website, Facebook and Minne, a Japanese handmade marketplace.

Images:  Courtesy of Art Fiber Endo.

 

Posted in: Ceramics, Handcrafted, Home Accessories, Japan, Minne, Twine \ Tagged: , , , ,

Debbie Smyth

January 22, 2018 12:03 AM \

Debbie Smyth is a textile artist known notably for her pin and thread drawings. She creates the artwork by stretching a network of threads between accurately placed pins. The artist has worked with high profile companies and has exhibited nationally and internationally. In her own words she describes her work:

“On first glance, it can look like a mass of threads but as you get closer sharp lines come into focus, creating a spectacular image. The images are first plotted out before being filled out with the thread, the sharp angles contrasting with the floating ends of the thread.  And despite the complexity of the lengthy process I try to capture a great feeling of energy and spontaneity, and, in some cases, humour.”

” I feel as if I am taking thread out of its comfort zone, presenting it on monumental scale and creating an eye-catching, and in some case jaw dropping effect.”

More of her work can be viewed on her website, Facebook and Instagram.

Images: Courtesy of Debbie Smyth.

Posted in: Drawings, Facebook, Instagram, Installation/Display, Textile, Twine \ Tagged: , , , , ,

Károly Keserü

March 31, 2017 12:03 AM \

Károly Keserü was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1962. The visual artist originally studied to become an architect but was later influenced by the immediacy and freshness of drawing. He takes his inspiration from Hungarian folk art, aboriginal art, 20th century abstract art, and music.  The grid and the dot is recurrent in many of his paintings and drawings. He also experiments with a variety of materials including thread.

The artist does not have a website but a bulk of his work can be viewed at Várfuk Galéria.

Images: Courtesy of Károly Keserü and Várfuk Galéria.

Posted in: Drawings, Twine
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