Alison Hird-Beecroft
Sadly Alison died in December 2021; we will be including a small exhibition of her work at our Hall Place exhibition in October - November 2022.
As a child I collected pieces of bright fabric, threads, toffee papers etc.
From this early interest I have developed an awareness of the way light plays on, or passes
through, a surface.
I began by making collages, moving on to embroidery.
I took City and Guilds Parts 1 and 2 at the London College of Fashion where I learned many techniques.
My work has developed using cutting, rolling and folding techniques with paper and fabric.
Lately I have been using a computer to turn my photographs to patterns which I have printed out onto paper or fabric and I have cut out and manipulated them into 3Dshapes.
I then use stitches and weaving and wrapping techniques to hold them in place and to decorate the pieces.
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