Hannah Frew Paterson MBE DAArtist's statementMy work has always involved experimenting with the third dimension, whether for church embroideries or for wall-hung panels for exhibition. Hand stitchery, colour and texture form the basis of my work, combined with three-dimensional forms using paper and felt making techniques. Inspiration comes mainly from natural objects and landscape, although, in the past, technical and man-made objects have proved to be a challenging source of inspiration, through change of scale and the use of colour in a more light-hearted approach. Prior to training in the department of Embroidered and Woven Textiles at Glasgow School of Art, I worked in various design related jobs, including 12 years as a designer in the needlework department of J. & P. Coats Ltd. Following a Post Diploma year at Birmingham College of Art, I taught embroidery at Glasgow School of Art for 22 years. In the 70's I wrote the book 'Three Dimensional Embroidery' (published by Van Nostrand Reinhold) and have had several articles published in Embroidery magazine and have contributed articles to various catalogues. I am also a long-serving member of The Embroiderers' Guild. I have lectured throughout the country and also undertook a 3 months lecture tour of New South Wales, Australia in 1970. I have work in many public and private collections in the U.K. Australia and the U.S.A. Most of my commissioned work is to be found in churches throughout Scotland, including a large triptych in Cardross church, Dunbartonshire and the altar cloth in St. Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh Castle. I also designed the Millennium symbol commissioned by the Church of Scotland and used extensively by them. I was awarded the M.B.E. in 1992 for services to Embroidery. Since retiral from teaching I continue to experiment with methods of creating three dimensional textile forms, moulding and embedding fibres to discover new textural surfaces. I am still inspired by surfaces and objects in nature and use my discoveries in new compositional pieces. |
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