Meet the Maker - Caroline Brown

 

Caroline showed her 'Monochrome' piece again at the exhibition.

Using mostly black and white with flashes of red and lots of precious recycled lace and other textiles collected over many years

The centre-piece of our 'Unfolding Fans' display is this fantastic work by Caroline Brown who combined her fan and unfolding exhibits in this one installation entitled "Fan Fatale Incognito"

Caroline says "Most of my work uses recycled materials and is somewhat dictated by the resources I have available. A couple of year's ago a friend gave me the red fan and the lady, both charity shop finds. Both jumped into my head when the 'Fans' theme was suggested.

The body covering was influenced by the Oslo artist Hanne Friis whom I discovered in 2021. Friis' intricately sewn sculptures are created by pleating, folding and stitching all types of fabrics. 

"Fan Fatale" became "Incognito" when slight damage to the head required a covering"

Caroline will be stewarding at the exhibition on Saturday 7th October so come along and meet her in person