Anne Honeyman

Anne creates strikingly original textile art inspired by the natural world.  Playing with scale, shadows and layers she highlights the wonders and fragility of our environment. Recent subjects include swirling flocks of birds and butterflies, drifts of plankton and melting glaciers.

Innovative machine embroidery is Anne's speciality -  she stretches  the technique to its limits in pursuit of new visual effects, often working with unconventional materials such as dissolvable fabrics, wire, plastic and even smashed china. 

"I especially enjoy creating three dimensional structures, with layers of raised and ‘floating’ shapes that cast intriguing shadows. Often composed of multiple individual motifs, my designs tend to combine precision and repetition with an element of serendipity. The technical aspects require careful planning, but I always like to leave room for happy accidents!" 

As well as wall-hung art (both one-offs and editions), Anne makes 3D decorative and functional objects such as bowls and jewellery.  For this strand of her work she draws on a wider variety of techniques and materials including crochet, felting and embossing.  She has also designed numerous projects for magazines, helping to bring contemporary embroidery to a wider audience.

Anne's work is exhibited throughout the UK in art shows and contemporary craft galleries. Selected items are also available for purchase through her website.