Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker is a qualified textile artist whose work incorporates stitched plant fibre papers. She has an eye for detail and her work is beautifully executed and greatly admired. 
  
The inspiration for her ArtShades comes from her love of stained glass windows and Byzantine mosaics. She is particularly interested in the play of light and the intensity of colour. 

Sarah likes to combine practicality with aesthetics and has achieved this with her ArtShades; creating functional feature lighting which is a work of art in its own right and perfect in any setting. Sarah is an exhibiting member of the Worcestershire Guild of Designer Craftsmen.

"Most contemporary textile artists look beyond the world of fabric and thread for design inspiration for their work. Mine comes from the study of decorative mosaics and my eternal fascination for stained glass windows. Both art forms make use of the play of light, whether transmitted or reflected. This aspect, together with the resultant jewel-like colours, provides me with endless enthusiasm for the exploitation of colour and light in my work.

"I choose to work with plant fibre papers primarily because they are produced from regenerated sources; no tree needs to be felled to make them. In addition, they have a natural beauty which is enhanced by the passage of light and which is hard to find in machine-made fabrics.

"By creating one-off pieces of contemporary craft I hope to satisfy that craving in us all to own something special that no-one else has. I like to collect interesting artifacts myself and would like to see my own work become an antique collectable of the future!"

Sarah specialises in creating half-shades perfect for wall lights and table lamps on shelves, console tables and bedside cabinets, but also produces larger scale drum shades.  She collaborates with fellow craftsmen to create tailor-made bases from wood and ceramic so offering a completely handmade lamp.  Although the majority of her work is made-to-order to complement a room's decor, she also holds stock of a selection of lamps for immediate despatch.