Liz Cooksey Textile Artist

Small intricate compositions using crochet, tatting and hand stitch. Available to buy through
www. madebyhandonline.com

I am a textile artist living and working in Manchester where I studied embroidery at university. In my studio based work I explore a range of hand and machine embroidery techniques, I also teach textiles at Salford City College.
My current work involves an eclectic mix of found and made treasures brought together in small intricate compositions. Each element carefully placed, creating relationships through colour, shape and textures. References to possible narratives come into play via natural form such as flower heads, birds and hearts. Described using crochet, tatting and hand stitch techniques and deployed on a tiny scale embedded within a frame work of wire creating a formal and confined layout.