Marit Fujiwara

Marit Fujiwara  was born in Norway and raised in Brazil before moving to London to study at Chelsea College of Art and Design. She graduated from Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2009 and then set up her company Tanana Takite. Specialising in mixed media and constructive textiles, she creates some really unique pieces that push the boundaries between Art, Craft and Design. She adopts an experimental attitude towards materials, combining traditional printing techniques with embroidery and fabric manipulation.Specially those colorful dresses aren't just clothes but the examples of professional artwork. Marit creates stunning and dreamy things which reflect artist’s talents and exceptional taste.  As a keen illustrator, she bases her work on drawing allowing fluidity to her garments projecting the idea of movement and time. You can see some really beautiful pieces on her Flickr page including some amazing one off wedding dresses. 

                                                  

 All images  Copyrighted Marit Fujiwara

http://www.maritfujiwara.com/

https://www.behance.net/MaritFujiwara

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39795755@N08/

Orna Willis 

Orna was born in Israel and lived in Tel Aviv and the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to Michigan. Orna's roots in two autonomous cultures, American and Israeli, are abundantly reflected throughout her work. Her father moved the family from Israel to the San Francisco Bay Area when Orna was 3. Life was good and they all prospered. Until one day in the 60's, when Orna's mother saw her teenage daughter returning from school in torn bell-bottoms, a too-close-for-comfort resemblance to the hippies who were making daily headline news. Since her parents had intended to return to Israel, it seemed the right time to do so. None too soon, as Orna's vivid imagination and zest for experimentation had already lured toward the counter-culture..

From her immaculate studio with sweeping views of a natural landscape, Orna now creates her spectacular designs, often borrowing the rich hues and vibrant colors visible from her window. It is here that along with creating her own art pieces, she also assembles a wide range of needlepoint design kits which you can see in wonderful detail on her website.

She create needlepoint art pieces for framed display, but also free hanging pieces, wearable art like cuffs, collars, necklaces, bracelets, pins and decorative embellishments on clothing, as well as wallets, pouches, handbags and even frames.

You can learn more about Orna, her patterns and kits on any of her web sites. Check out Adorn by Orna to shop for patterns and register for a cyberclass (like the one for these gorgeous Dolci Beads!). Visit  Orna’s inspiring blog for her thoughts on making thing by hand and her Adorn Atelier for a wide variety of handmade crafts including felting, paper cutting, wirework, knitting and more.

           Sources for info: http://www.stitchamaze.com/gallery-guest/ornawillis.aspx

                          http://www.caron-net.com/oct99files/oct99des.html

                          http://dmc-threads.com/interview-orna-willis/

Nancy Nicholson

 She trained graphic design at Maidstone College of Art, and went on to study fine art textiles for her masters degree at The Royal College of Art. Also  she has been designing in paper and card.Her  recent range of interactive stationery and sew kits uses her own designs as well as taking inspiration from her late mother Joan Nicholson’s work, produced in the 1960s and 1970s.

All images © nancy nicholson

her blog: http://nancynicholson.blogspot.co.uk/

Alice Kettle

Alice Kettle is a contemporary textile/fibre artist based in the UK. She has established a unique area of practice by her use of a craft medium, consistently and on an unparalleled scale. The scale of her work belies their component parts: individual tiny stitches, which combine to form great swathes of colour, painterly backgrounds incorporating rich hues and metallic sheen.

She trained as a painter, and has work represented in many international collections.

Her stitched works, many the size of huge figurative tapestries, exploit the textures and effects made possible through the harnessing of a mechanical process to intuitive and creative ends.

Themes in her work explore the human condition, narrative and mythology. 

All images © Alice Kettle