Harriet Riddell
Harriet Riddell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990 |
| Education | University of Hertfordshire |
| Known for | textile art |
| Website | institchyou |
Harriet Riddell (born 1990) is a performance textile artist and educator from Oxfordshire who uses freeform embroidery to create stitched portraits and live scenarios.[1] Often stitching in challenging locations such as public markets, slums and fields, she has used solar energy, bicycle-powered batteries, and foot pedals to power her sewing machine.[2] Riddell has exhibited her work around the world including in London,[3] Delhi, Nairobi and Toronto.[4]
Riddell initially learned to use a sewing machine as a young child from her mother.[5] Riddell's grandmother, a Canadian textile artist,[6] taught her freeform embroidery when Riddell was ten years old.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "About Harriet Riddell". InStitchYou Harriet Riddell. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Sewing machine portraits powered by bike". BBC News. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Thind, Jagmeeta (11 May 2015). "British textile artist Harriet Riddell will exhibit her India-centric works in London". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Oxfordshire Artweeks". www.artweeks.org. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b Darley, Judy (Summer 2017). "An Interview with Harriet Riddell". Cross Stitcher. pp. 38–39.
- ^ "Harriet Riddell interview: Performance textile artist". TextileArtist.org. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.