janet haigh
Bristol
I am a freelance designer-maker, applied artist, crafts-woman, whatever you want
to call me – I stitch stuff by hand; fabric, metal, porcelain, leather, vitreous
enamel.. . My work is various, it depends whether I am working for myself, to
commission or collaborating with other artists. But whatever I do is slow to
make; detailed hand stitching in any material whether in silk, linen, wool or
wire takes time, consequently my work is also slow to evolve. I decided to show
on this site what I do, who I am work with, how I work and also how I think. I
want to show the work behind HER WORK not just the finished things. The journey
from the first idea, searching, researching, drawing, sampling and eventually
making the finished piece. You will be able to watch my work progress, or not;
maybe by seeing this record people will come to value making that is
manufactured by hand, heart and eye. In May 2010 I developed – Heart Space
Studios ( from my yoga practice “Put your Hands in your Heart Space”) and for 5
years it was a space in Bristol England for all things textile. The activities
at the studios can still be viewed – I closed the studio workshops in 2015 – the
classes remain on this site as part of the blog, they contain many of my most
popular posts….. Heart Space Studios continues as a group of makers who develop
projects primarily for publishing companies. Most notably we work with designer
Kaffe Fassett in the production of his patchwork quilt books and other fabrics.
