The Painter Mapping Handwoven Canvases With Luminous Patterns Inspired By City Lights
Craft meets fine art in Tia Ansell s intricate, near-fluorescent weavings By Ginny Fisher Sunday Feb. 28, 2021
Tia Ansell has been enthralled by weaving since she was a child.
But it was a trip to South America famed for its rich weaving history that sealed the deal.
“When I was 12 we went to Peru. We visited a weaving co-operative in the Andes where Quechua women wove and had workshops this was my first experience of weaving culture.”
But not her last.
Weaving is the basis for the 25-year-old’s fine art practice, which sees her handweaving her own surfaces before applying oil paint in restrained shapes that follow the grid-like patterns of the weaving, a process that requires patience and restraint.