artist & maker (stitch drawing)
Profile
Yumiko describes her works as Stitch Drawings.
Having realized stitching is the best medium to express her art forms after she tried various mediums inquisitively, Yumiko has developed her original drawing style using a sewing machine and surface manipulation. Her current investigation is to create human forms, especially faces, with tonal value using threads; therefore, she uses various thicknesses of black, grey, cream and white threads on painted brown paper. Her favourite subject matters are “Mother and Child “and “Women.”
After the completion of a City & Guilds course in Embroidery, Yumiko has concentrated on drawings and paintings for six years. However, her passion towards texture led her take the course of the Diploma in H.E. stitched textiles in 2004. Yumiko admires works by Alice Kettle and Audrey Walker.
Qualifications
Access to HE Diploma, Multimedia Technology, (distinction) 2011
Portrait Painting, Putney School of Art and Design 2008-present
Diploma in H.E Stitched Textile 2007
City& Guilds Creative Studies Embroidery part 1 & 2 1998
MA in Museum Studies, University of London Institute of Archaeology 1987
MA in History of Arts/Aesthetics, Kwansei Gakuin University Japan 1986
Award
City & Guild Medals for Excellence 1998, Highly Commended (Creative Studies Embroidery) 1999
Publications/Press
1000 Artisan Textiles, Quarry Books May 2010
Stitch issue No 63 (Afghanistan Inspiration), Feb/Mar 2010
Magstitch (Magi Blog; Wet Windsor Wondering), 20/06/2007
Memberships
Licentiate of the Society of Designer-Craftsmen HapticArt
F.A. Painters Group
Prism-textile inspired art
Exhibitions
2012
Jan/Feb- Connectivity: Threads of Community Target Gallery/Torpedo Factory Art Center, Virginia, USA
Feb/Mar- HapticArt, The Fountain Gallery, East Molesey, Surrey Feb/Mar 2012
2011
May-Prism Textiles - Mall Galleries, London
Jan – HapticArt Fountain Gallery, East Molesey, Surrey
Afghanistan Inspiration
Oct -Pfarrhaus Hasenweiler, Germany
May- France
May-, Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts, Liverpool
Mar- Fashion Embroidery & Stitch Show, NEC Birmingham
Mar- Italy
Feb- ICHF show, The Brighton Centre, Brighton
2010
Nov/Dec - The Makers’ Art 2010 Society of Designer Craftsmen North Surrey Region, The Robert Phillips Gallery, River House, Walton-on-Thames
September - HapticArt, Black Swan Arts, Frome, Somerset
March - Contemporary Textile Fair 2010 Landmark Arts Centre,Teddington
January - Society of Designer Craftsmen - Mall Galleries, London
Afghanistan Inspiration
October -, Dioysiosmarket, Salzwedel, Germany
July - Sainte Marie Aux Mines, France
June - Textile Art, Berlin, Germany,
May - 4th International Quilt Festival Luxembourg
March - International Craft & Hobby Fair, NEC Birmingham,
February - Greenstede Gallery, East Grinstead
2009
Solo show, Black Rain Never Again, The Sunbury Embroidery Gallery
Contact
Email: yumiko.reynolds@btinternet.com