Laurie Clark

Laurie is a multi-disciplined artist who studied at Manchester Metropolitan University. Whichever medium she is using, pattern and colour always feature heavily in her work. She is currently developing a series of paintings and mixed media pieces infusing vintage wallpaper designs, fabrics and nature. They are influenced by the patterns and colours of the Art Deco period and Arts and Crafts movement, in particular the work of Henry Macintosh and William Morris. Within these paintings she has tried to give a sense of age and history, leaving the impression they are fragments of a time gone by. She uses materials she finds lying around, stamps, old letters, tea bag paper and dress patterns. Each collage is hand sewn and uses a broad variety of materials to give a tactile and unique quality.