The Gallery of Contemporary Textile Artists

Beverly Ayling-Smith
United Kingdom

Beverly Ayling-Smith
An embroiderer using mixed media whose current work parallels the slow seepage of grief with the traces and stains left on cloth. The work seeks to re-evaluate the term 'melancholia' as one which encourages creativity, drawing on contemporary rituals of mourning.

Artist's Statement

Cloth & Memory interview with the artist:

Director: Lutz Becker
Editor: Marek Budzynski
Producer: Lesley Millar