Tuesday Talent - Louise Saxton

Louise Saxton is a major talent working in textiles today and I find myself drawn to the wonderful detail of her wall pieces.  She is an Australian artist from Melbourne and for the last fifteen years has been making art from the detritus of the home.  These materials have included the re-use of her own paintings; collections of everyday business envelopes and vintage wallpapers; discarded needlework; book illustrations and domestic porcelain,

I was first introduced to her work through the Embroiderer's Guild magazine Embroidery and have followed her keenly.  The pieces are pictures of perfect placement, when you look at one of her works closely the texture is just stunning. Her subjects include birds, insects and flowers, as well as more unusual inspiration like her pieces Vanitas from the Wild collection.  I particularly like Vanitas 2, the Twitcher.

Have a look at her website, which is a fairly complete record of her work at www.louisesaxton.com, I really enjoy the exotic nature of her subjects, the insects are bigger and the birds more flamboyant and I am intrigued by these captivating Australian beauties.  There is some pretty amazing stuff coming out of Australia and New Zealand check out Annemieke Mein, a dutch born Australian artist and Claire Prebble a Kiwi who works with silver wire, precious stones and silk.