The Gallery of Contemporary Textile Artists
Louise Renae Anderson
New Zealand
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Artist's Statement
The essence of my craft is about the passage time and how it is reflected and incorporated within hand woven textiles. It underpins the quality and the skill in using processes and techniques involving traditional methods. I am particularly interested in 'Wabi Sabi' a highly valued Japanese aesthetic quality that can be explained as more of one’s spiritual feeling about things rather than a definable subject. 'It is based on the belief that time per se helps to make known the essence of things’. Wabi Sabi is not about grandeur and symmetry; it challenges our thoughts and ideals of ugliness and beauty. It is the appreciation of the impermanence and imperfections of things.
I see the meditative process of weaving as an accumulation of time itself and with each pick of yarn both the cloth and the time within it grow. Inspired by natural yarns such as linen, hemp, silk and paper combined with a subdued palette; I seek to portray a calm almost meditative effect within the work. These quiet colours, if not from the natural yarn itself, are obtained from indigo. Traditional techniques such as dip or Ikat resist dyeing create a graduation of colour within the cloth. These processes take patience, planning and precision yet can still be quite unpredictable. It makes each piece of work individual and the processes exciting.Download Artist's biography || Download Artist's CV
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Artist's Statement
The essence of my craft is about the passage time and how it is reflected and incorporated within hand woven textiles. It underpins the quality and the skill in using processes and techniques involving traditional methods. I am particularly interested in 'Wabi Sabi' a highly valued Japanese aesthetic quality that can be explained as more of one's spiritual feeling about things rather than a definable subject. 'It is based on the belief that time per se helps to make known the essence of things'. Wabi Sabi is not about grandeur and symmetry; it challenges our thoughts and ideals of ugliness and beauty. It is the appreciation of the impermanence and imperfections of things.
I see the meditative process of weaving as an accumulation of time itself and with each pick of yarn both the cloth and the time within it grow. Inspired by natural yarns such as linen, hemp, silk and paper combined with a subdued palette; I seek to portray a calm almost meditative effect within the work. These quiet colours, if not from the natural yarn itself, are obtained from indigo. Traditional techniques such as dip or Ikat resist dyeing create a graduation of colour within the cloth. These processes take patience, planning and precision yet can still be quite unpredictable. It makes each piece of work individual and the processes exciting.Download Artist's biography || Download Artist's CV
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Artist's Statement
The essence of my craft is about the passage time and how it is reflected and incorporated within hand woven textiles. It underpins the quality and the skill in using processes and techniques involving traditional methods. I am particularly interested in 'Wabi Sabi' a highly valued Japanese aesthetic quality that can be explained as more of one’s spiritual feeling about things rather than a definable subject. 'It is based on the belief that time per se helps to make known the essence of things'. Wabi Sabi is not about grandeur and symmetry; it challenges our thoughts and ideals of ugliness and beauty. It is the appreciation of the impermanence and imperfections of things.
I see the meditative process of weaving as an accumulation of time itself and with each pick of yarn both the cloth and the time within it grow. Inspired by natural yarns such as linen, hemp, silk and paper combined with a subdued palette; I seek to portray a calm almost meditative effect within the work. These quiet colours, if not from the natural yarn itself, are obtained from indigo. Traditional techniques such as dip or Ikat resist dyeing create a graduation of colour within the cloth. These processes take patience, planning and precision yet can still be quite unpredictable. It makes each piece of work individual and the processes exciting.Download Artist's biography || Download Artist's CV
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Artist's Statement
The essence of my craft is about the passage time and how it is reflected and incorporated within hand woven textiles. It underpins the quality and the skill in using processes and techniques involving traditional methods. I am particularly interested in 'Wabi Sabi' a highly valued Japanese aesthetic quality that can be explained as more of one's spiritual feeling about things rather than a definable subject. 'It is based on the belief that time per se helps to make known the essence of things'. Wabi Sabi is not about grandeur and symmetry; it challenges our thoughts and ideals of ugliness and beauty. It is the appreciation of the impermanence and imperfections of things.
I see the meditative process of weaving as an accumulation of time itself and with each pick of yarn both the cloth and the time within it grow. Inspired by natural yarns such as linen, hemp, silk and paper combined with a subdued palette; I seek to portray a calm almost meditative effect within the work. These quiet colours, if not from the natural yarn itself, are obtained from indigo. Traditional techniques such as dip or Ikat resist dyeing create a graduation of colour within the cloth. These processes take patience, planning and precision yet can still be quite unpredictable. It makes each piece of work individual and the processes exciting.Download Artist's biography || Download Artist's CV
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Artist's Statement
The essence of my craft is about the passage time and how it is reflected and incorporated within hand woven textiles. It underpins the quality and the skill in using processes and techniques involving traditional methods. I am particularly interested in 'Wabi Sabi' a highly valued Japanese aesthetic quality that can be explained as more of one's spiritual feeling about things rather than a definable subject. 'It is based on the belief that time per se helps to make known the essence of things'. Wabi Sabi is not about grandeur and symmetry; it challenges our thoughts and ideals of ugliness and beauty. It is the appreciation of the impermanence and imperfections of things.
I see the meditative process of weaving as an accumulation of time itself and with each pick of yarn both the cloth and the time within it grow. Inspired by natural yarns such as linen, hemp, silk and paper combined with a subdued palette; I seek to portray a calm almost meditative effect within the work. These quiet colours, if not from the natural yarn itself, are obtained from indigo. Traditional techniques such as dip or Ikat resist dyeing create a graduation of colour within the cloth. These processes take patience, planning and precision yet can still be quite unpredictable. It makes each piece of work individual and the processes exciting.Download Artist's biography || Download Artist's CV
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Artist's Statement
The essence of my craft is about the passage time and how it is reflected and incorporated within hand woven textiles. It underpins the quality and the skill in using processes and techniques involving traditional methods. I am particularly interested in 'Wabi Sabi' a highly valued Japanese aesthetic quality that can be explained as more of one's spiritual feeling about things rather than a definable subject. 'It is based on the belief that time per se helps to make known the essence of things'. Wabi Sabi is not about grandeur and symmetry; it challenges our thoughts and ideals of ugliness and beauty. It is the appreciation of the impermanence and imperfections of things.
I see the meditative process of weaving as an accumulation of time itself and with each pick of yarn both the cloth and the time within it grow. Inspired by natural yarns such as linen, hemp, silk and paper combined with a subdued palette; I seek to portray a calm almost meditative effect within the work. These quiet colours, if not from the natural yarn itself, are obtained from indigo. Traditional techniques such as dip or Ikat resist dyeing create a graduation of colour within the cloth. These processes take patience, planning and precision yet can still be quite unpredictable. It makes each piece of work individual and the processes exciting.Download Artist's biography || Download Artist's CV
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