Crafts CouncilDirectoryBeverly Ayling-SmithTextile artistGloucestershire, EnglandTextilesEmbroideryWebsiteE-mailInstagramTwitterAboutInfoMy work explores how cloth can be imbued with emotions particularly those associated with grief, loss and absence using techniques such as the mending and staining of cloth. Emotions and memories embedded in the fabric of our being can rise to the surface at any time. In my work I aim to make a connection with emotions of the viewer and so progress them from an unresolved state towards resolution.Focus:clothCV:Download documentAboutMy work explores how cloth can be imbued with emotions particularly those associated with grief, loss and absence using techniques such as the mending and staining of cloth. Emotions and memories embedded in the fabric of our being can rise to the surface at any time. In my work I aim to make a connection with emotions of the viewer and so progress them from an unresolved state towards resolution.InfoFocus:clothCV:Download documentWebsiteE-mailInstagramTwitterProjectThe language of griefProjectLead and LinenProjectNigredo series