To celebrate all the wonderful work of our 2023 Degree Graduates over the last three years, we would like to share with you a little more about them, as well as a look at their stunning Final Major Projects, which have recently been on display at our Hampton Court Palace Graduate Degree Show and is on display at New Designers in London until tomorrow.
Alivia Lloyd
Alivia is inspired by the natural world, primarily floras due to their delicacy and beauty. Her working practice consists of layering three dimensional elements in order to form texture and tactile intricate areas.
Anfaal Hussain
Anfaal finds endless inspiration for his embroidery practice within the world of myth, metaphor and symbolism. These inspirations combined with a strong passion for poetry has helped to develop his signature style of embroidery and design.
Ellie Payne
Ellie’s hand embroidery is a playfully curated collection of objects, thoughts and responses. She works with selected palettes of materials and techniques before she moves on to another technique, material or colour. This creates within her work an accurate representation of how her brain works whilst she is embroidering.
Fiza Shahid
Fiza is particularly interested in depicting her work in a way that is not only a source of comfort and healing for her, but for her audience as well. Her artist voice is influenced by her set beliefs on the fundamental teachings of Islam that create a sense of unity and universal strength.
Freya Stanford
With the belief that embroidery is transforming, Freya is excited to express her creativity and step into the embroidery sector pursuing both her interest in costume as well as art pieces that investigate the natural world. Freya has begun to explore this narrative through expressive and textural embroidery.
Imogen Marmont
Imogen is a designer based in London. She works with an innovative range of mixed media, driven by the texture and pattern, which she replicates into hand embroidery.
Jessica Wilkinson
Jessica is a hand embroiderer originally from the Lake District. Her practice strives to bring traditional techniques into the twenty first century, and she values keeping old crafts alive and educating new audiences.
Leah Dunham
Led by her own innate romantic and whimsical style, Leah is an embroiderer who translates the beauty of flora and fauna into intricate stitch and embellishment. She seeks to create lasting pieces that maintain value throughout time, regarded as collectible, wearable art or bespoke future heirlooms.
Rebecca Ash
Rebecca strives to push the boundaries of embroidery by utilising more modern fabrics and threads. She is always looking for new ways of using traditional techniques and materials, and her aim is to create high quality embroidery with a strong narrative.
Are you interested in joining our BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery Degree Course? Join us on our next open day in September to find out more.
