Weaving: Development and Influences. A Talk by Sue Hiley-Harris

By Lynne Harper

 

Sue Hiley-Harris was the speaker at our February 2020 meeting, and she gave us an extremely interesting talk on her development as a weaver, and the various influences that effected the directions in which she travelled. She is also well known as a spinner and led a silk
spinning workshop for us the following day. She explained that for her the preparation of fibre and spinning of yarn was an integral
part of the weaving experience.

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Her creative journey started at art school in Australia, as a sculptor, and brought her to England.  It was here she was introduced to
weaving and spinning.  Many of her pieces are in 3-D, and her sculpture background shows up in this.  She produces items that
are suitable for outdoor and other public spaces, but also some for domestic environments.

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Sue works with many materials, and although she has a fascination with silk, she has also used paper, and various metals.

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As well as the slides that she used to illustrate her talk, Sue had brought along many differing examples of her work. 
I found the 3-D objects particularly interesting, as the thought of weaving so that one obtains a result that uses multiple dimensions is something that has intrigued me. 

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It was an extremely interesting and inspiring talk.