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Laura Thomas
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photo credit: Mohamed Hassan
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About
Laura Thomas is an award-winning woven textile artist and designer producing striking artworks for the contemporary interior. Educated at Birmingham City University, The Royal College of Art and ASF-Weave, Laura established her studio practice in 2003. Laura divides her time between public art projects, design consultancy, curation, education and making work to exhibit in selected galleries.
Inventive textile constructions or seemingly loose threads are carefully encapsulated in acrylic resin to create sculptural freestanding artworks and wall mounted panels where the interplay of light and shadow can be appreciated to full effect. The resin encapsulation makes the colour of the yarns more vivid and the seemingly free-flowing threads undulate to create movement. Rooted in craft practice, the juxtaposition of the fine cloth and the hard-edged acrylic, results in totally unexpected ‘textile’ artworks. Each piece is completely unique.
Examples of Laura’s artworks can be found in the permanent collections of The Victoria & Albert Museum, The National Wool Museum, Crafts Study Centre and The Powerhouse Museum in Australia.
Inventive textile constructions or seemingly loose threads are carefully encapsulated in acrylic resin to create sculptural freestanding artworks and wall mounted panels where the interplay of light and shadow can be appreciated to full effect. The resin encapsulation makes the colour of the yarns more vivid and the seemingly free-flowing threads undulate to create movement. Rooted in craft practice, the juxtaposition of the fine cloth and the hard-edged acrylic, results in totally unexpected ‘textile’ artworks. Each piece is completely unique.
Examples of Laura’s artworks can be found in the permanent collections of The Victoria & Albert Museum, The National Wool Museum, Crafts Study Centre and The Powerhouse Museum in Australia.
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Photo credit: Daniel Staveley
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