about terry
I am inspired by the coast and the sea; things rusting and decaying, lost or discarded and found again, put to new use.
For me, beaches are best in spring and autumn when a brisk walk on a clear day yields interesting finds to be collected, drawn and stitched. Rust from the landslip at Lyme and Eastbourne's Fisherman's beach, stripy Devon pebbles, holed pebbles and oyster shells, fossils, sea glass and tatty feathers. And that view of distant cliffs and sea sparkling in the sunlight.
Items discovered in this way often find their way into my sketchbook. Words are important, and may appear in the work itself or I may write as part of the development of a piece. I dye and print most of my own fabrics, using Procion dyes, rust, paint and found objects.
My work focuses on atmosphere, walking and collecting, with the muted colours of the sea and coast combined with hand and machine stitching to add text, images and texture.
For me, beaches are best in spring and autumn when a brisk walk on a clear day yields interesting finds to be collected, drawn and stitched. Rust from the landslip at Lyme and Eastbourne's Fisherman's beach, stripy Devon pebbles, holed pebbles and oyster shells, fossils, sea glass and tatty feathers. And that view of distant cliffs and sea sparkling in the sunlight.
Items discovered in this way often find their way into my sketchbook. Words are important, and may appear in the work itself or I may write as part of the development of a piece. I dye and print most of my own fabrics, using Procion dyes, rust, paint and found objects.
My work focuses on atmosphere, walking and collecting, with the muted colours of the sea and coast combined with hand and machine stitching to add text, images and texture.
EDGE: Unseen Forces
With a concern for the coastal environment, recently Terry has begun to investigate the various forces which shape our fragile coastline. Shifting and changing constantly with the tides, after a storm everything is different, unrecognisable. Pebbles are arranged and rearranged through the action of the waves. A whole beach can be built and destroyed in a season and she is fascinated by this.
Her work for EDGE considered longshore drift, particularly the action of waves which formed and maintain Chesil Beach. Terry's process reflects this: the slow rhythmic hand stitching is meditative and echoes the ceaseless ebb and flow of the waves, whilst the subsequent unpredictability of painting and dyeing totally transforms the work.
Her work for EDGE considered longshore drift, particularly the action of waves which formed and maintain Chesil Beach. Terry's process reflects this: the slow rhythmic hand stitching is meditative and echoes the ceaseless ebb and flow of the waves, whilst the subsequent unpredictability of painting and dyeing totally transforms the work.