Sharon Boggon
Exhibition piece from "Samplers and Sampling"
My next Guest Artist is Sharon Boggon - whom many of you probably know as sharon b, through her excellent stitch index.
In her series "Samplers and Sampling" Sharon creates the most wonderful illusions through her mastery of stitching and design - pieces that inspire and ignite.
Sharon writes, "I am an artist who is interested in the connections between textiles and digital technology. I am constantly aware that when people encounter textiles they want to touch the work. In my textile work through provoking the desire to connect physically with textiles I aim to tap into a basic need to act in relationship to others. I use stitchery to seduce, draw people into the work, and act as a metaphor for the urge to connect with others in society. The desire to touch a textile, the need to connect with the work in a physical sense is also a metaphor for the internet and virtual communities."
Exhibition piece from "Samplers and Sampling"
Using her unusual combinations of technique and media, Sharon's work reminds us that we don't need to feel or be confined or restrained by a specific needlework tradition if we choose not to.
Sharon teaches at the Canberra School of Art which is part of the
Institute of Arts at the Australian National University, Canberra.
