Marna Lunt : Artist Using Bold Colour & Thread Instead Of Paint
Today on the Stitchery Stories embroidery and textile art podcast, Marna Lunt shares her life in fabric & thread. Marna is a fine artist turned hand embroidery artist who offers online embroidery courses, as well as one off original paintings, drawings, thread paintings, and contemporary embroidery.
Marna shares why she moved from painting, to painting with a needle and in our conversation, classical art and art history are a recurring subject. However, when family life meant that large-scale painting in oils wasn't practical, Marna turned to fabric & thread for relaxation, therapy and to earn a living.
Susan Weeks chats with Marna about:
Using thread in a painterly way Taking part in Stitchtober & Threaduary 'Guiding Lights'... starting a conversation about inspirational women Being a painter at heart How she got started earning a living from her hand embroidery Feeling overwhelmed with >80K followers Inspirational Italian Renaissance painters The North Yorkshire Moors - same scenes, different colours every day Struggling with the idea of being called a textile artist Including colours in skin tones Applying fine art techniques to colour blending with stitches Nobody can copy what is in your brain Celebrating high points and daily achievements alike Fitting stitching around her children's care and family timeand much more...
For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Marna's work at https://stitcherystories.com/marnalunt
Follow the Stitchery Stories Instagram channel at: https://www.instagram.com/stitcherystories_podcast/
Visit: http://www.marnalunt.co.uk
Look: https://www.instagram.com/marnalunt
Like: https://www.facebook.com/marnaluntartist/
Shop: https://madebyhandonline.com/collections/marna-lunt
Visit: ArtAnd at York Racecourse 26-28 Oct 2018 https://www.artand.co.uk/
Visit: CraftedByHand at Masham Town Hall (North Yorkshire) 3 & 4 Nov 2018
http://www.by-handevents.com/
Other people, things & places mentioned in this episode:
MadeByHandOnline.com Cowslip Workshops: https://www.cowslipworkshops.co.uk/tutor/marna-lunt
Andy from Vinegar & Brown Paper
Adam Pritchett (previous guest on Stitchery Stories)
Cas Holmes (previous guest on Stitchery Stories)
Frida Kahlo
Vivienne Westwood
Ada Lovelace
Textile Landscapes by Cas Holmes
Tracey Coverley: Textile Artist
Diane Gaffney: Trader In South East Asian Textiles
SFSNAD: San Francisco School Of Needlework And Design
Susan Weeks: Celebrating Two years Of Stitchery Stories Textile Art & Embroidery Podcast
Amanda Cobbett: Realistic Embroidered Fungi and Lichen
Sally Stone: Textile Artist Yarnstorming York
Janine Heschl: Textile Wildlife Art
Sarah Cross: Artist Using Textiles And Multi-media Techniques
Kathleen Laurel Sage: Shaping Machine Embroidery With Heat
Emma Broughton: Embroidered Boxes
Loetitia Gibier: Hand Embroidery Artist With A Passion For Design
Rie Wenham: Hand Embroidery Artist Who Loves Spiders
Danielle Balfoort: Developing Abstract Contemporary Hand embroidery
Natalie Dupuis : Goldwork Embroidery Artist, Tutor & Designer
Clare Hunter: Banner Maker Writing The Threads Of Life
Laura Bray: Embroidery Artist & Creative Business Owner
Joe Mitchell: Tambour Embroidery & Haute Couture Embroidery
Tina Francis: Tapestry, Needlepoint, Canvaswork: Embroidery using wool & canvas
Eleanor Pigman: Contemporary Bead Embroidery Artist
Michelle Morgan: Hand Embroidery Artist
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