about nameless
wonders
Set up in 2009, Nameless Wonders is a world of hand-stitched collectable creatures. I make hand stitched textile objects that are either inspired by real animals or are ideas that just happen to emerge in animal-like form. With influences including urban wildlife, Staffordshire pottery figures, classic horror films, animation and old worn toys, the work is spontaneously and intuitively made, vigorously and visibly stitched, and left with a rough finish.
Making techniques are simple and traditional hand processes that emphasise the hand-produced qualities. I like experimenting with colour, pattern and texture combinations, and hand stitch freely, which to me is like exploratory drawing; finding the form through needle, thread and scissors – working directly with the fabrics, and cutting, stitching and stuffing until I’m happy with the result. The very visible stitching both adds to the surface texture and is structural. Materials and process are at the heart of the approach, so I rarely pre-plan or make preliminary drawings, instead allowing each object to emerge with as little control from me as possible, the result of each action suggesting the direction that the next will take. Working this way I hope produces objects with irregular character and a fragile, lived-in, or edgy vitality, depending on the subject.
The Nameless Wonders page on Facebook has updates on events and other activities, as well as images of new work. You can also find information on events on the news page of this website.
