Nerissa Cargill Thompson creates contemporary textile art and mixed-media sculptures that explore juxtapositions of texture and colour, particularly where nature meets manmade. She blends and embroiders recycled fabrics to produce her signature textiles and highlights environmental issues by casting these in waste packaging to form future fossils. (Read more about Nerissa…)
- *SHOP* Support Artists rather than Amazon this Christmas. Buy my artwork, jewellery and homewares from my Folksy shop. All made from recycled materials. Please contact me for sales outside the UK. More details →
- *COMMISSIONS* Can't see the piece you were interested in in my shop? Please get in touch as it might be an exhibition piece rather than sold. I also take commissions to create similar but unique pieces to order. More details →
- *SUNNY BANK CHRISTMAS MARKET* Selling small works and gifts made from recycled clothing at Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 5UJ, 28th - 29th November Friday 2pm – 8pm & Saturday 10am – 5pm. Entry fee – £3.50. U12s are free. More details →
- *VICTORIA BATHS FESTIVE FAIR* Selling small works and gifts made from recycled clothing at the historic Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road, Manchester, November 30th 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. Explore over 50 handpicked stalls from Manchester makers. Entry £4 (under 18s free) // Tour + Entry £10 Guided Tour – 12:30 pm, Choirs from 11:30 am & throughout the day, Tea Room; with festive treats, proper coffee and mulled wine. More details →
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- *SUMMER NEWSLETTER* Not on my mailing list or only just joined, why not read my most recent newsletter here. More details →
- *INSIGHTS OF AN ECO-ARTIST* Lovely to be a guest on this podcast. This to our chat here. More details →
- *VIDEO INTERVIEW* Recently interviewed on the Fibre Arts Take Two channel as part of their Friday Feature Artist series. Watch it on YouTube: More details →
- *ARTICLE ON TEXTILEARTIST.ORG* Lovely in depth article about what, how and why I make artwork ahead of my Stitch Club workshop. More details →