gill brooks - artist statement

 

 

Mad keen on textiles from an early age. I attended my first feltmaking workshop in1996, and was immediately struck by it's extra-ordinary properties and amazing versatility.


The use of felt pre-dates all other textiles  -  steeped in traditions and customs
of many  cultures. The feltmaking process has remained virtually unchanged
over hundreds of years.

'' I am constantly challenged by the unlimited possibilities of this medium.
My goal is to design and make beautiful, unusual, nourishing and  utilitarian
pieces so that a new generation can come to appreciate the wonderful world of felt."