I've just discovered the work of Welsh artist
Eleri Mills. I love her lyrical landscapes. like me she stitches in to her work, for her by hand where as I machine. I read that she makes no distinction between fine art and fibre art. I wonder what she calls it though? I struggle to name mine. With it being a fusion of art and craft, I feel strange calling my work 'art'. I often refer to 'framed pieces' to get around the fact that they are not paintings but ink with collage and stitch. I also call myself a 'textile designer' having come that route though I no longer design textiles. I need a label! How about 'Craftist'? There's still such snobbery between 'high' art and 'low' craft. I feel I straddle both. Anybody got any suggestions. Helen Hallows ................... (polite answers only please!)
