artist and the making

Here's my next instalment of favourite textile/fashion artist. Femke Agema , creates amazing wearable forms which I cant get enough o...

Over the next few weeks I'm going to be looking at some of my favourite textile artists c.1960s to the present day and who best to s...

Images by Kirsty Keen

Claire Ellery 400,000 holes Hand punched sheet foam With a history of lace in mind and reflecting upon the medium of textiles, this wor...

Bared for the gaze of the city http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/features/arts/8901100/Bared-for-the-gaze-of-the-city Is Nelson a ...

Clouds in a box are magical... Catch a cloud, attach a string, write a note, hide a present/s inside.

Cruel City 6 July – 18 August In a letter to Suter Gallery staff in 1978, the great New Zealand modern painter, Colin McCahon...

 I'm  on my 3rd attempt at getting this right. Heres a sneak peak at my latest work...

I have been pleating lately and created my own pleating board using  Nicole Beaufrog  wonderful instructions. Heres the results...  windows...

Baroque Valentine

Windoo display by Claire Ellery for Taylors shoes Richmond NZ

My latest work for Carol priest chemical free natural & organic skin care. Created using found materials. The organic gastropod like s...

A traditional Christmas windoo for Taylors shoes of Nelson NZ.

The latest windoo display for Trouble & Fox.

Pushing the envelope is my latest textile work created from security envelopes stitched together. To view the work head to the Bridge Stre...