Working from a small home studio, in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside, I am a textile artist, focussing on felt making, natural dyeing and eco printing onto silk.
Surrounded by lush green fields, gently undulating hills and woodland filled with wildlife, the natural world provides the inspiration, the palette and the textures that inform my one-off pieces and often many of the tangible elements I use when creating. Often responding to the changing seasons, I love texture, colour and the hands-on approach to my art, manipulating natural fibres and fabrics into something beautiful.
Occasionally, my love of the coast interrupts my rural idyll, and I am filled with an overwhelming desire to be by the sea in Cornwall. The colours of the ancient landscape and the ever-changing light, reflected in the water, feed into my work for a spell and creating something with a strong coastal narrative helps to satisfy my longing, for a little while at least!
Creating naturally hand-dyed and eco printed silk scarves, I use fresh plant materials from my own garden and natural plant extracts responsibly sourced from the wild. The relatively unpredictable nature of the process is always exciting, as the leaves give up their pigments and tannins to the silk and each unique contact print is revealed.
My one-of-a-kind fibre artworks and nuno felted wearables, draw further on the diverse beauty of nature. Adding hand and free motion embroidery to some of my work, a closer inspection reveals the depth, texture and rich tones created through my use of luxury wool, silks and other natural effect fibres.
Encouraging others to explore their creativity, I teach needle felting picture workshops and have created a range of needle felting kits designed to do at home.
Discover more of my work in my online shop here:
https://thebritishcrafthouse.co.uk/shop/louise-hancox-textile-artist/
Events:
Elements of Nature Exhibition, Mostly Felt, Weavers Gallery, Ledbury 12th -18th August 2024
Memberships:
International Felt Makers Association
Threads – Worcester Stitch & Textile Art Group
Vale of Evesham Art Society
Arts Rising Collective
Mostly Felt
Cotswold Craftsmen
Awards:
SBS Small Business Sunday Winner
