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Jennifer creates a fantastical world, where every exquisite detail is made and manipulated from paper. Once books, maps, envelops or scrap, the paper is transformed into textural forms. Like cloth it is stitched to construct three dimensional household objects.
- Functional, Decorative Or Both?
- Recycled and Vintage Paper
- Screw, Scrunch and Soften
TextileArtist.org: How did the idea for the piece come about? What was your inspiration? Jennifer Collier: When I was at school you had to take childcare as an option in order to do sewing (and learn how to cook for, sew for and look after a child) so I took GCSE Art instead. It was later, when I did a foundation course that my tutor was the legend...
Was there any other preparatory work? For all of the pieces I make I devise my own patterns, moulds and templates, so all of my work is completely unique to me. This dress has a very simple three-piece pattern; a top front, a top back and a skirt (that I use twice for the front and the back). My patterns are literally made from tatty bits of recycl...
Take us through the creation of the piece stage by stage Firstly I need to prepare the dress making patterns, to make them thick enough to work with so I open out a bin bag, lay it on a large flat surface and lay out a layer of the pattern paper. Then, with a brush, I apply a thin layer of watered down PVA glue, and then another layer of patterns a...
Our designer interview today is with Jennifer Collier, a trained textile artist who’s work focuses on transforming everyday objects into beautiful new art forms. Jennifer’s paper-based work provides a fascinating contemporary twist on traditional textile design.
Paper pioneer Jennifer Collier creates exquisite sculptures from vintage recycled materials in conjunction with stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles. The papers serve as both the inspiration and the media for the work, with the narrative suggesting the forms.
Jennifer Collier, Canada’s 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act Paper Typewriter, 2022. 32cm x 32cm x 9cm (12½” x 12½” x 3½”). Machine stitch and paper manipulation. Made from papers designed by the commissioner using vintage newspapers. Paper, grey board and machine stitch.
Nov 26, 2017 · Of the bond between motherhood and mortality, the novelist Samantha Hunt has written, “No one has ever looked at my kids and said, ‘Wow. You made three deaths. You must really understand life.’ ” When I made Noah, I made a particularly brutal death, one that starts in his cells, which don’t work quite right.
Apr 22, 2021 · For over ten years we’ve been sourcing sustainable paper for our books. As part of our newest Sustainability Policy, Michael Perera, Paper Purchasing Manager, explains what sustainably sourced paper means, and how we regularly learn from our partners in paper mills.
