Elaine Short

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About me

Elaine Short - tapestry weaver. After previous experience with painting and hand-made jewellery, Elaine turned to weaving and taught herself traditional hand-loom techniques, producing woven wall-hangings and rugs. She has found that this medium offers virtually unlimited creative possibilities, combining colour, form, texture and three-dimensional effects. Her designs range from pictorial landscapes and seascapes to abstract and decorative patterns derived from nature. She has been particualarly inspired by the landscape and coastline of southern England, but believes that practically any subject or idea can be represented in woven art. Her materials consist of high-quality rug wool, linen and cotton warps, acrylic and other artificial and natural fibres, some of which are hand-dyed to produce colours not readily available from commercial sources. Her work has been shown in various group exhibitions, including the regional and national exhibitions of the Association of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, at Avebury, Lacock, Devizes, Wells, Bath, Oxford, Kendall and York, and she has also has solo exhibitions in Bradford-on-Avon and Rye. She now lives and works in St Leonards, where her studio has a wide view of the sea from which she derives so much inspiration.