Having worked in the fashion and movies industry, from pattern maker to seamstress to fashion coordinator, I have always loved handling all the different types of material: buttons, lace, zippers, jewellery, and fabric. Touching them and seeing all the various shapes and colours inspires me.
Today I am a visual/tactile artist, a textile and a painter artist. I work with paint, paper, scissors, fabric and many other materials. I don't just sew fabric, I also sew paper.
The harmonious bright colours and various abstract shapes in my work engage the imagination: by seeing and touching my work, viewers feel inspired to bring into play all of their senses. The visible and invisible treads of my work reaches out to them and motivates them to and create their own webs of life and imagination.
In turn, my inspiration comes from the essential treads of life: harmony, communication and respect. I am inspired by the harmony of colour in nature and by the language of material. When working with colours and materials, I want to remember that ultimately, everything comes from the same source. I treat colours and materials with the same respect as individuals, finding ways for them to work together even when they seem to be very different, one example of this incorporating, recycling into my art work.
It is hope that viewers of my work are transported to a new universe. Here they will see that there is a relationship between worlds of difference. This relationship is like a thread, a connection, a cord, a road to follow: and that road will lead us where we want to go.
About Me
- CLAUDINE TROTTIER
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- I am a visual/tactile/textile artist painter
1 comment:
Hi Claudine!
Your site is real good!
In reading your "Artist Statement" I noticed some corrections I missed, I hope it is fine with you?
I found corrections that needed to be made in the first, second, forth and last paragraphs.
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Having worked in the fashion and movies industry, from pattern maker to seamstress to fashion coordinator, I have always loved handling all the different types of materials: buttons, lace, zippers, jewellery, and fabric. Touching them and seeing all the various shapes and colours inspires me.
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Presently I am a visual/tactile, textile and painter artist. I work with paint, paper, scissors, fabric and many other materials. I don't just sew fabric, I also sew paper.
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In turn, my inspiration comes from the essential treads of life: harmony, communication and respect. I am inspired by the harmony of colour in nature and by the language of material. When working with colours and materials, I want to remember that ultimately, everything comes from the same source. I treat colours and materials with the same respect as individuals, finding ways for them to work together even when they seem to be very different, one example of this involves incorporating, recycling into my art work.
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It is my hope that viewers are transported to a new universe. Here they will see that there is a relationship between worlds of difference. This relationship is like a thread, a connection, a cord, a road to follow: and that road will lead us where we want to go.
Your art work is very good.
Your Friend,
Mitchell Clarke
P.S. Tell Rachid hi!
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