Fabric sculpture artist Mary-Ann Toop is the guest today on the Stitchery Stories podcast. Mary-Ann shares her story of leaving her civil engineering career, battling depression and starting her fascinating creative journey. Mary-Ann is determined to make her soft fabric sculptures move - and is particularly fascinated by flight... it's the engineer in her creeping out again!
Susan Weeks chats with Mary-Ann about:
Experimenting with automata Making her stitched creations move Starting a creative journey to see what she could do Trying to be creative every day How creativity help battle depression and ill-health The benefits of becoming immersed in small repetitive movements like embroidery Exploring Pinterest... and discovering that textiles and embroidery can be art Who is Concordia? A fascination with flight Evolving techniques using wire, clay, fabric, embroidery The story of the nightshirt and the gargoyl And so much more!For this episode
View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Mary-Ann's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/maryanntoop
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Other artists episodes mentioned:
Bryony Rose Jennings https://www.stitcherystories.com/bryonyrosejennings/
Annie Taylor https://www.stitcherystories.com/annietaylor/
The Artists Way by Julia Cameron
Hattie McGill: Hand Embroidery Artist
Yvonne Fuchs: Relax With Slow Stitching
Saima Kaur: Inspired By Indian Folk Art
Adam Pritchett: Intricate Insects & Antique Frames
Jane Sanders: Textile Portraits Of Iconic Pop Stars
Ann Small: Layered Cloth and Quirky Characters
Anne Brooke: From Sketchbooks To Mixed Media Stitched Collage
Annie Taylor: Telling Stories With Large Soft Sculptures
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Deborah Mullins: Embroidery Artist Inspired By Palestine
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Julia Triston: Celebrating Marks & Memories In Old Clothing & Cloth
Anne Kelly: Textile Art From Re-used Textile Treasures
Chris Gray: Medieval Mysteries, Mushrooms, Moths and Mice
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