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7lt LOOP AND RETURN
Laura Thomas
cotton encapsulated in acrylic
6.375" x 6.375" x 3.25"
16cm x 16cm x 8cm
2009
$1,000 |
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1lt LOOSE THREADS:
BLACK TO TURQUOISE
Laura Thomas
cotton and silk threads cast in acrylic
12" x 4.75" x 4", 2008
$1,000 |
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6lt CONVERGENCE-TANGERINE
Laura Thomas
cotton, silk and Lurex encapsulated
in acrylic
6.25" x 6.25" x 3", 2008
$800 |
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4lt LOOSE THREADS:
BLACK TO CERISE
Laura Thomas
cotton and silk threads cast in acrylic
12" x 4.75" x 4", 2008
$1,000 |
Recipient:
2009 Creative Wales Ambassador
2008 Wesley-Barrell Craft Award for Interior Textiles
2008 Applied Arts Award at the Welsh Artist of the Year competition
2007 Arts Council of Wales Creative Wales Award
2004 Theo Moorman Charitable Trust grant
2003 Arts Council Wales "Capacity Building" grant
2001 Texere Yarns sponsorship prize
2000 Homes & Garden Classic Design Award for "Aran" blanket designed for Melin Tregwynt,
Victoria & Albert Museum
2000 Osborne and Little scholarship award
2000 Worshipful Company of Haberdasherers
Portfolio Award
2000 John Lewis Design Competition winner
2000 George Spencer Design Award winner
1999 Emma Jesse Phipps scholarship award |
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3lt
LOOSE THREADS: BLACK
TO LEAF
GREEN
Laura Thomas, cotton
and silk threads
cast in acrylic
12" x
4.75" x 4"
2008
$1,000
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5lt
GRID WEAVE- SCARLET
Laura Thomas
cotton, silk and Lurex encapsulated in acrylic6.25" x 6.25" x 3", 2008
$800
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Selected collections and exhibition venues:
Model House Craft and Design Centre, Llantrisant, UK (Resonate, solo exhibition); Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, UK; Stroud, UK (Stroudwater Textile Festival, solo exhibition); Ruthin Craft Centre, UK (Verve and Catalyst); Blaenavon World Heritage site, Torfean, UK; Victoria & Albert, London, UK (Penelope’s Thread, commission); Bury St. Edmunds Art Gallery (Better than Grey); Time Warner, New York, New York; Llantamam Georges, Wales, UK (Fiber Voices); City Gallery, Leicester, UK; Royal College of Art, London, UK. Recipient: Applied Arts Award, Welsh Artist of the Year competition; Creative Wales Ambassador Award, Arts Council of Wales; Wesley-Barrell Award for Interior Textiles. Commissions: Crafts Study Center, Farnham, UK; Cardiff Design Festival Awards, UK; Bartholomew House Kings Fund, Hull, UK; Cricket Australia, Ashes Vessel. |
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7lt LOOP AND RETURN
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Statement:
"Painterly gradations of hues and shades, or blocks of bold colors with selective contrasting highlights coverage with tactile qualities. Unusual yarns and surprising woven structures to invite the curiosity of the viewer."
Laura Thomas |
Loose Threads, Laura Thomas |
Warp+Weft
Oriel Myrddin Gallery
Church Lane
Carmarthen, SA31 1LH
Tel +44 0 1267 222 775
http://www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk
exhibitions.html
September 11 through October 31, 2010
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An exhibition of unexpected woven textiles by contemporary artists, designers and small businesses, all of whom have a reverence for tradition yet are embracing new technology, aesthetics and making methods. The exhibit has been curated by Laura Thomas and includes her work as well as that of Ptolemy Mann, Reiko Sudo, Sue Hiley Harris, Peter Collingwood and nine others.
Warp+Weft: from handloom to production
National Wool Museum
Dre-Fach Felindre, near Newcastle Emlyn
Llandysu, Carmarthenshire, SA44 5UP
Phone: (01559) 370929
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/wool
September 4, 2010 through January 8, 2011
A satellite exhibit at the National Wool Museum will showcase weavers who have developed their practice into the commercial arena through collaboration with mills to produce contemporary woven textiles products for both fashion and interiors that retain a distinctive craft aesthetic. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Musuem will host a one-day symposium entitled Cross disciplinary approaches to weave, directed by Dr. Jessica Hemmings and including Lesley Millar, curator of
Textural Space and Cloth & Culture Now. Fibre Arts Wales will also take place at The National Botanic Garden of Wales in Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire from September 10 through November 30, 2010.
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To purchase the artwork of Laura Thomas
or to obtain information about other available works, contact:
Tom Grotta
browngrotta arts
or telephone
tel: 203-834-0623 or fax: 203-762-5981
www.browngrotta.com
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