The Maker
Nancy FarringtonThe Maker
05 October - 23 November 2024
Nancy Farrington works with kiln casting to explore the materiality of glass through a textile lens. Using fabric manipulation techniques such as smocking and gathering, she has developed her own unique processes to directly cast textiles in glass, allowing her to explore the interplay between opposing material qualities - soft and hard, transparent and opaque, fragile and robust. Working with both the natural drape of fabric and the constraints of casting, she allows her sculptural forms to arise spontaneously during the making process, resulting in an eclectic mix of shapes with aesthetic links to geology, confectionary, and bodily forms. The cultural histories of stitching imbue her work with themes of femininity, women’s work, historical fashion and nostalgia, also reflecting her own personal interests and research.
