Jenny’s practice uses heritage weaving techniques to create tactile, evocative and joyful sculptures, exploring celebration, grief and ritual. She is interested in how celebration can be an act of rebellion, a way to feel belonging and fulfil our innate need for uplifting warmth. She conversely often refers to grieving an absence, which stems from experiencing multiple bereavements from early to teen years.
Since 2020, Jenny retrained extensively in loom weaving, basketry, rush weaving & passementerie through self-directed learning and courses. Her work highlights the tactual, sensorial and metaphorical qualities of weaving and she experiences it as a universal sculptural language. Its properties are familiar and accessible due to everyday usage in interiors, dress and functional objects.
Works showing courtesy of Women In Print Editions
Jenny’s practice uses heritage weaving techniques to create tactile, evocative and joyful sculptures, exploring celebration, grief and ritual. She is interested in how celebration can be an act of rebellion, a way to feel belonging and fulfil our innate need for uplifting warmth. She conversely often refers to grieving an absence, which stems from experiencing multiple bereavements from early to teen years.
Since 2020, Jenny retrained extensively in loom weaving, basketry, rush weaving & passementerie through self-directed learning and courses. Her work highlights the tactual, sensorial and metaphorical qualities of weaving and she experiences it as a universal sculptural language. Its properties are familiar and accessible due to everyday usage in interiors, dress and functional objects.
Works showing courtesy of Women In Print Editions