Anna Sebestova
One of the first artists I looked into was Anna Sebestova (http://cargocollective.com/annasebestova).
I was initially intrigued by the simple, yet effective, line work she creates.
I decided to focus mostly on her work into mushrooms, and the patterns that she
derives from them. I wanted to see how her work would translate into different
media, so I explored using techniques such as stitch, ink and monoprint, as
well as more traditional media like fine liner. I really like the simplicity of
her work and how, when put into a repeating pattern, it begins to look more
complex.
Melissa Bolger
Melissa Bolger (http://www.melissabolger.com/) was another artist
I researched into in the early days of the project, and I really enjoyed
responding to her work. I really love the inky quality to her work, and I found
myself thoroughly enjoying my time researching it. I worked mainly with ink and
fine liner, yet also explored using stitch as well as working on different
surfaces such as acetate. I find working with ink particularly enjoyable, as
you are given a lot of freedom and the ink does a lot of work on its own as it
spreads and drips down the page.
Chad Wasser
A third artist, who inspired me greatly, is Chad Wasser (http://chadwasser.com/).
I really like how unique his work is, and how it almost looks scientific. I was
eager to respond to his work in a very stitch based way, as I felt the very
creative and ‘free’ nature of his work would translate well into stitch. I
worked on PVC and used acrylic paint to create the splotchy shapes before stitching
into it, leaving hanging threads for an almost decayed effect.
