Joanne Ferry
Creating and destroying are integral to my art making process. In my earlier work this played out more literally. Often cutting up paintings and drawings and rearranging them into a collage. These collages then inspired 2-D paintings and 3-D relief paintings constructed out of found wood. In my recent work this process plays a more subtle role, with multiple layers of paint; both hiding and revealing the history of previous layers. In my fibre work it’s layers of textile, raw wool and stichery. I was a fibre artist for many years, before switching my focus to painting while attending Emily Carr in the 90’s. Now I find my love of drawing, painting and fibre art colliding.
