Linda Barlow
This textile artist creates panels of hand-dyed natural fabrics, pieced, embroidered and quilted to form large, colourful wall-hangings. She works almost exclusively in natural fabrics. These are dyed and often over-dyed, painted, printed, discharged and manipulated to create the colour and texture required
for the work. The inspiration is often from travelling, in India and Australia, quotations and song lyrics. Recent public commissions include four panels and a textile clock for Shropshire County Council’s new Library and Learning Centre in Wem, and three large panels for North Shropshire Council. The artist welcomes the challenge of commissions and working to a client’s brief. She has recently secured an Arts Council England grant to research animation in relation to textiles.