Shelly uses manipulation, wear and tear, and distress to create the effects she wants with her chosen textiles.
"I like the idea of fragmentation followed by reconstruction. I enjoy the selection process of rearranging and reassembling small elements to make a whole. I am currently exploring ways of 'fixing' and 'repairing'.
My mixed media work combines paper, drawings and prints with painted and dyed fabric. Sometimes, I incorporate found objects, pins, staples and wire. The work is built up in layers with the stitch sometimes becoming embedded in the piece. I use very simple hand and machine stitches to enhance and emphasize areas. I use the needle and thread as another mark making tool or as a joining mechanism." - http://textilestudygroup.co.uk/members/shelley-rhodes/
Etching with Stitch
Stitch detail
Screen Printing
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