Artefact 2

Leah Higgins

60 x 58 inches

2022

ARTIST STATEMENT

Inspired by our relationship with man-made objects, especially those made with materials taken straight from the earth and shaped into tools and decorative objects. Those objects which are collected and proudly displayed; those which are passed down within families; those that tell us about our past; and those that are lost to us. Artefact 2 references vases made by the Pilkington Tile & Pottery Company in the early 20th century. Shaped from Red Marl clay the vases were hand painted by a small team of artists. Most have been lost to us but those that remain are highly valued collector’s items.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Linen cotton blend, hand-dyed and other cotton threads

Artist’s screen printed fabrics, cut, pieced and layered fabrics, fused appliqué, machine quilted