About Claire
A fascination for the soothing rhythms of repetition began whilst studying for a degree in woven textile design. More recently, Claire’s attention has shifted from the constructed textile to the constructed and layered image.
The sources for these visual works are selected fragments and details from the surrounding environment such as plant forms and shadows. Forms may be so minute that they escape the eye whilst other sources can be fleeting, existing only as a moment in time. She suggests:
These fragments of ornate beauty
become simultaneously intimate and majestic
when woven together to create a layered image.
Education
2006 – 2007
Graduate Diploma in Creative Business Development (Distinction)
Manchester Metropolitan University
2001 – 2002
Postgraduate Certificate in Further, Higher and Adult Education (Art and Design)
Bolton Institute
1991 – 1994
BA(Hons), Textiles/Fashion (First Class Degree)
Manchester Metropolitan University
Experience
Nov 2004 – present
Associate Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
Sept 2002 – Jul 2006
Lecturer in Textile Design, Stockport College of Further and Higher Education
Dec 2000 – Sept 2001
Creative Assistant, Chalet de L’Ange, Morzine, France
Jun 1996 – Dec 2000
Visual Display Co-ordinator, Karen Millen Ltd/Press & Bastyan
Awards
2007
Arts Council of England – Lottery funded Grant for Arts
2007
Nomination for Roses Award – Emerging Designer of the Year
2007
Nomination for Roses Award – Product Design (Ellipse Frieze)
2007
Alumni Award – Manchester Metropolitan University
Exhibitions
2008
Selected Prints
Orchard Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall
2008
Waterside Open Exhibition
Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester
2007
Wall coverings & Frieze for Glass
100% Design, London
2007
Installation of Ellipse Frieze
OFFCUT Fringe Festival, Manchester
2007
Paradise Limited Editions
Troubadour Gallery, Manchester