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Helen Custer

Gail Harker’s City & Guilds of London courses provided my first formal training in fiber art. Having stitched and sewn since I was a child, I became frustrated as an adult with my inability to design original art works. City & Guilds has filled that gap, allowing me to express my ideas in fibers. The design themes I selected for my work include Armor and Chainmail: The Effects of Light on Reflective and Transparent Material, and Greek Island Facades: Dimension, Color, and Texture. With dual design themes, I created two bodies of work using vastly different materials. For the armor and chainmail series, I employ machine embroidery on a variety of metals, exploring the juxtaposition of soft fibers with seemingly impermeable surfaces. The Greece-inspired work reflects my fascination with the beauty of crumbling buildings, and the intrigue of peering through a doorway, window, or crumbled wall into hidden worlds.

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	Gallery Home Artists in Residence Courses - (coming soon) Diploma Students Anita Luvera Mayer Anna Hergert Gwen Lowery Helen Custer Janelle Forgette Joan Mills June Steegstra Marianne Burr Penny Peters Sandy Little Wendy Jacobs Tour	Helen Custer Gail Harker’s City & Guilds of London courses provided my first formal training in fiber art. Having stitched and sewn since I was a child, I became frustrated as an adult with my inability to design original art works. City & Guilds has filled that gap, allowing me to express my ideas in fibers. The design themes I selected for my work include Armor and Chainmail: The Effects of Light on Reflective and Transparent Material, and Greek Island Facades: Dimension, Color, and Texture. With dual design themes, I created two bodies of work using vastly different materials. For the armor and chainmail series, I employ machine embroidery on a variety of metals, exploring the juxtaposition of soft fibers with seemingly impermeable surfaces. The Greece-inspired work reflects my fascination with the beauty of crumbling buildings, and the intrigue of peering through a doorway, window, or crumbled wall into hidden worlds. View Gallery



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