Below are some incredible pieces by Australian artist Emma Van Leest.
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With a a Bachelor of Design Degree with Honours First Class in textile design I have a passion for colour, pattern and texture. I love spending time in my garden studio knitting, sewing, collaging, painting and drawing.
My textile design work is often inspired by flora, fauna and beautiful scenery which I think stems from my upbringing in the Lake District. I also love travelling which is a fantastic source of imagery for my work. I enjoy creating vibrant, intricate designs using a range of mediums.
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Hurghada, Egypt
Having just returned for Egypt with little to do before I return to work tomorrow I have selected a few photographs from my trip to share on my blog. I was fortunate enough to swim with dolphins in the wild and explore the coral reefs. We also went quad biking, camel trekking, watched the sunset […]
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A Trip to Oban
For my 24th birthday we travelled to Kinlochleven to do some ice climbing. I enjoy rock climbing but found ice climbing a lot more challenging, I think it will take a while for me to master the technique! Following the ice climbing we stayed in Oban overnight in a lovely sea view room. We enjoyed […]
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Felt Making and Embroidery
I like the random patterns and effects that can be created by incorporating different fabrics and fibres in to the wool when felting. These pieces began as a random jumble of colours which when felted began to look quite pretty and almost like a mystical garden. I hand and machine embellished the pieces adding flowers, […]
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Designing and Making
Although I work full time for an international fashion retailer I don’t really find my job to be that creative and love to spend time in my studio designing, sewing, sticking, painting and drawing. I also attend an evening dressmaking and tailoring course where I am currently attempting to make a very bold, colourful skirt […]
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Spinalonga
Having read the book ‘The Island’ by Victoria Hislop I was particularly keen to visit Spinalonga. Although I did enjoy my visit, I was participating in an organised tour and felt I did not have long enough to look around. Below are some of the photographs I took.
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