Back in the studio, Hotchkis studies and manipulates the images, zooming in and abstracting them. She searches for patterns, marks and colours to use for printing and embroidery. Her experiments involve layering, printing and heat distortion, as she plays with texture and scale. This is often exaggerated and intensified to reveal the detail and complexity within the source material.
“I aim to create abstract pieces, saturated with colour and stitch, which hover between object and image and speak of imperfection,” she explains.
The fascinating effect is to create work that is both beautiful and evocative of deterioration and ruin.
What the critics have to say:
“Sue is a master of observation and interpretation.”
John Hopper Textile Blog, Inspiration magazine issue 2
“Sue draws upon imagery gathered on her travels and is masterful at using and integrating a range of techniques.”
Moira Simpson editor, Textile Fibre Forum magazine
“Her work almost has an ‘other worldly’ quality to it.”
Mary Bennellick, editor Be Creative magazine with Workbox
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