Elaine Wilson
I graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the mid 1980s specialising in Embroidered and Woven textiles. During my time there I developed my love for creating unique fine art textiles using various dye processes to produce vibrant and rich colours for my silk threads. After completing a Post Graduate year I completed worked on number of textile commissions for private and public clients including a commission for the newly opened Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and Kelvingrove Art Galleries textile collection. With over 20 years teaching experience in a variety of settings including primary, secondary and special needs education I continue to enjoy sharing my skills and love for the creative process in both adult and children’s workshops.
I am a regular exhibitor with Edge Textile artist Scotland and the Glasgow Society of Women Artists. In 2021 I completed a commission for a new contemporary pulpit fall for Dunblane Cathedral. Over the years I have developed my love for painting, in particular watercolours but I am always drawn back to using fibres and textiles as a medium. Recent pieces reflect my passion for colour and mixed media techniques which I use to build up an image using layers of hand printed fabrics with machine and hand stitching to add texture in the same way that a painter uses paint and brushstrokes to create an impression rather than an accurate representation.
As a student I was always encouraged to work from first hand sources and this has never left me, my sketch book is a source of inspiration and experimentation.
The inspiration for many of the pieces on show arose from the early days of the first covid lockdown where we were limited to an hour of exercise, the daily walk! I was living in a very urban area with limited access to nature, however, I discovered a small patch of woodland nearby. As the weeks passed I observed the variety of wild flowers that sprang up. It gave me a sense of hope that as nature prevailed that indeed we would get through this time and life would return to normal.
I am a regular exhibitor with Edge Textile artist Scotland and the Glasgow Society of Women Artists. In 2021 I completed a commission for a new contemporary pulpit fall for Dunblane Cathedral. Over the years I have developed my love for painting, in particular watercolours but I am always drawn back to using fibres and textiles as a medium. Recent pieces reflect my passion for colour and mixed media techniques which I use to build up an image using layers of hand printed fabrics with machine and hand stitching to add texture in the same way that a painter uses paint and brushstrokes to create an impression rather than an accurate representation.
As a student I was always encouraged to work from first hand sources and this has never left me, my sketch book is a source of inspiration and experimentation.
The inspiration for many of the pieces on show arose from the early days of the first covid lockdown where we were limited to an hour of exercise, the daily walk! I was living in a very urban area with limited access to nature, however, I discovered a small patch of woodland nearby. As the weeks passed I observed the variety of wild flowers that sprang up. It gave me a sense of hope that as nature prevailed that indeed we would get through this time and life would return to normal.