Sue Eeles – artist, maker, musician

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I was born and brought up in Devon and for as long as I can remember, I have always loved being creative. I have been drawn to many different disciplines over the years and am always keen to play around with new techniques and try new skills.

Having completed a busy full-time working life in teaching and education, I am now enjoying the opportunity to return to what I like best – making art and being creative (and usually leaving a trail of mess along the way!)

I am continually inspired by the beauty of Devon nature: country hedgerows and dry stone walls; coastal cliffs and rock formations; pebble ridge views; lichen, moss, decay. I create stitched, often abstract art using a variety of threads and fabrics; also layered images using dyes, inks and drawing materials on card and fabric, with further details added through hand and machine stitching. I’m constantly on the lookout for scraps of interesting cloth to create the vivid and textile-rich ‘pebble fabric’ I use in my cushions. My aim is to give a sense of the colours and textures of the natural world around us, which we all too often rush past without truly noticing.

Sue Eeles