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Hem Handwoven

A weaver in natural fibres utilising custom-built hand looms. Nell weaves sea and mountain, coast and peak, capturing movement, pattern and texture to create textiles embedded with underlying codes and a significance of place, time and memory.  Nell’s work has been exhibited at Hastings Contemporary, the Millennium Gallery, Selected Space, the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, New Ashgate Gallery, the National Centre for Craft and Design, and has been featured in the Financial Times and profiled on the Artist Support Pledge.Nell is a member of the Crafts Council, Design Nation and Find a Maker and is funded by Arts Council England.

 

 

Creative Genre

  • Weaving

Work Undertaken

  • Commission weaving of apparel
  • soft furnishings
  • rugs
  • blankets and wall hangings.

Work in Education

  • Workshops for weavers and novices

Portfolio

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