Jennifer Collier has led the way in the upcycling revolution in craft; a veteran maker of vintage material, investigating re-use and recycling since 1999. “Giving new life to things that would otherwise go unloved or be thrown away,” is central to her practice.
Welcome to her fantastical world,...
(more)Jennifer Collier has led the way in the upcycling revolution in craft; a veteran maker of vintage material, investigating re-use and recycling since 1999. “Giving new life to things that would otherwise go unloved or be thrown away,” is central to her practice.
Welcome to her fantastical world, where every detail is folded and manipulated from paper. Once books, maps envelopes or scrap, the paper is transformed into textural forms. Like cloth it is stitched to construct three dimensional objects. The main technique employed is stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles.
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