Craftform

Oriel Myrddin Gallery in Carmarthen is delighted to be presenting a long-overdue exhibition of woven textiles by contemporary artists and designers, who show a respect for tradition, yet are embracing new technology, aesthetics and making methods.

Curated by weaver, Laura Thomas and with generous support from The Laura Ashley Foundation, warp+weft will tell the story of contemporary weave in this oft overlooked field with a series of works by the following makers:

Peter Collingwood, Sue Hiley Harris, Ainsley Hillard, Makeba Lewis, Lucy McMullen, Ptolemy Mann, Ann Richards, Ismini Samanidou in collaboration with Gary Allman, Kathy Schicker, Reiko Sudo, Ann Sutton, Hiroko Takeda, Laura Thomas, Priti Veja,

All the exhibitors are well known within their field of practice: some emerging and some internationally recognized weave pioneers. The link is their ‘unexpected’ approach to weaving: their embrace of exploring structural possibilities, new yarns and new ways of presenting their work.

The cloth in all its guises will speak for itself in this beautiful and engaging exhibition. Both the acknowledged textile enthusiast and curious novice will learn something new. Weaving will reveal itself to be extraordinary, exciting and something very different from our preconceived ideas.