jane o’brien LSDC

Profile

Jane’s inspiration comes from her interest in textiles and the messages that they convey through their construction, pattern and colour.  She uses textiles to create a visual response about social culture and the world around us.  Sketch books and colour experiments are part of her working process and enables her to explore collage in small pieces as well as 3D installations.  Two recent projects used contrasting textures to express the hidden content of classical books and the social history of the damask pattern.  Her collage work continues in researching textile patterns as well as print on paper.

Jane’s background is in interior design and soft furnishings having worked as a designer as well as teaching the City & Guilds qualifications for ten years.  After gaining a Diploma in History of Art from Oxford University, she entered the world of textile art and recently completed the Diploma in Stitched Textiles with distinction at East Berkshire College in Windsor.

As a result of Jane’s teaching experience, she enjoys sharing her design development and is more than willing to give a talk or workshop. 

Qualifications

1987 City & Guilds Soft Furnishings and Upholstery – Part 1 and 11 – Distinction                                    
1998 Certificate of Education
2004 Diploma in the History of Art – Oxford University
2007 Diploma in Stitched Textiles – Distinction - East Berkshire College, Windsor

Memberships

Oxford Embroiderers’ Guild
Oxford Textile Workshop
West Ox Arts Society
Society of Designer Craftsman – Licentiateship with Merit
‘Losing the Thread’ Textile Group
Stroud International Textiles

Exhibitions

2007 ‘Beyond the Surface’, West Ox Arts Society, Bampton    
2007 Diploma in Stitched Textiles, East Berkshire College, Windsor
2008 Society of Designer Craftsman, The Mall Gallery, London
2008 Oxford Open Exhibition, Modern Art, Oxford
2008 ‘Diversity’, Losing the Thread, Bridport Arts Centre, Dorset
2008 ‘One Year On’, HapticArt, Art Van Go Studios, Knebworth
2009 Society of Designer Craftsman, The Mall Gallery, London
2009 ‘On the Edge’, HapticArt, Sunbury Gallery, Sunbury
2009 ‘Losing the Thread’ Sewell Art Centre, Radley College , Oxford
2009 ‘Losing the Thread’, Greenstede Gallery, East Grinstead
2010 'Fabrications', West Ox Arts, Bampton, Oxfordshire
2010 'Losing the Thread'. Stroud International Textile Festival
2010 'HapticArt', Black Swan Gallery, Frome, Somerset

Contact

E-mail:  obrienj22@aol.com