Cindy Gidney
Cindy creates woven vessels using soft natural fibres and coiling techniques reminiscent of ancient methods of basketry but which embody a contemporary aesthetic.
By artful manipulation of the materials the shapes emerge intuitively into rigid forms, secured by slow contemplative stitching.
With a background in fashion, textiles and interiors Cindy comes from a long line of seamstresses going back to her great grandmother and experienced sewing and making as part of growing up.
“I never tire of threading a needle, the natural rhythm of stitching by hand and slow paced making, reinforcing the ancestral past.”
Her inspiration comes from reconnecting with her younger self who enjoyed wandering, collecting and arranging treasures from the beach or garden.
Her affinity with the natural world reveals itself in her work. She describes the extraordinary whorls of a gastropod shell being comparable to the spiral structure of a coiled basket.
“My influence is from the intrinsic patterns and objects found in nature. I love simplicity and texture and am excited by the layers of a palimpsest surface.”
