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Carol Harvey is a mixed media artist who makes her own natural art materials, capturing elements of the landscape, bringing her closer to nature 🎨

My first triple weave - fine naturally dyed wool a

My first triple weave - fine naturally dyed wool and pine needles on a piece of pine bark.

Love the contrast in textures.

#wildweaves #naturalweaves #wovenstories #textile #art #mixedmediaartist #weaver #oxfordshireartist #cotswoldartist #oxfordshireartweeks #chipping_norton_artweeks

'Weave Like a Bird' - paper mache and weaving on a

'Weave Like a Bird' - paper mache and weaving on a branch using nature finds and naturally dyed wool 🎨

This was a lot of fun, also a lot of quite delicate work - new respect for birds!

After reading that birds often make two nests, an inner one of fine materials and a more rustic outer nest, I started by making a cup from paper mache and glued on some shreds of bark cloth and fine twigs and fibres. I studied how they attach their nests to twigs, then did my best with that. Then I wove around horizontally, then vertically, and finally weaving in some moss, roots and leaves.

This is part of my Nature in 'New Dimensions' exhibition in May for Oxfordshire Artweeks Open Studios.

#natureinspiredart #birdnests
#mixedmediaartist #intuitiveweave
@oxfordshireartweeks
@chipping_norton_artweeks

'A Portrait of Nature' - an outdoor weave made fro

'A Portrait of Nature' - an outdoor weave made from natural fibres and finds on an antique picture frame.

This will be part of my immersive Oxfordshire Artweeks exhibition in May 🎨

#natureinspires #wildweaves @oxfordshireartweeks @chipping_norton_artweeks

Changing it up, back working into my collage journ

Changing it up, back working into my collage journal to give my shoulders a rest from weaving. Love practising compositions by fusing old and new art to create something new new! 🎨

The rules are that I create the collages in a limited time, 20mins each, using 4-6 collage pieces on a square piece of paper 14cm square.

Always love these little surprises 🎨

#collage #mixedmediaartist #lovecollage #loveabstract #pigmentartist #composition
#collagesurprises #collageart

Some details of my 2.5 metre hedgerow-inspired wea

Some details of my 2.5 metre hedgerow-inspired weave. On the home stretch, about half a metre to go. Enjoying every row 🎨

I am following the Saori weaving ethos where you roll up the weave as you go and but do not unravel it to see what you have already done, making the reveal more exciting and also making it a very mindful process - focusing on the present, not looking into the past of what you have done or to the future to make it match up.

#saoriweaving #rigidheddleweaving #natureinspiredweaving #weaving #weavingstories #mixedmediaartist #naturalmaterials #natureinspires #mindfularts #artmeetsnature @oxfordshireartweeks @chipping_norton_artweeks

The beautiful colours and textures of hedgerows ar

The beautiful colours and textures of hedgerows are inspiration for my weaving 🎨

Hedgerows serve so many purposes; wildlife corridors, a source of food and shelter for small animals, nesting sites for birds, alongside carbon storage, water retention, wind shelter and a living barrier between farmer's fields and roadsides.

#hedgerows #natureinspires #weaving #fibreart #cotswoldsartist #oxfordshireinspring #lovehedgerows #cotswoldlandscape #pigmentartist

Just finished updating my website in preparation f

Just finished updating my website in preparation for Oxfordshire Artweeks with the assistance of the very capable, creative hands of Mike Rushby, mr_marketing.com who 'gets' my art and what I am trying to achieve, and his talented wife Jenny Aston @silverapplesuk, who is responsible for most of the beautiful photographs - my dream team!

Many thanks to you both 🎨📷🎨

Check it out....

www.carolharveyart.com

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@oxfordshireartweeks @chipping_norton_artweeks

Enjoying this work-in-progress, the biggest weave

Enjoying this work-in-progress, the biggest weave I have attempted - a 2.5m piece inspired by hedgerows, with an open, rustic structure made with hedgerow finds and local, naturally dyed wools and fibres. It is about 1/3 finished 🧵

I can already see the subtle seasonal changes showing up as I weave in bits I gradually collect from the hedgerow, which will likely influence the title of this piece. Sometimes things just happen with the creative process. Love letting it unfold 🎨

#hedgerows #weaving #art #nature-inspired #weavingstories
#naturalfibres #localwool #sheepswool #sheepandwoolindustry #oxfordshireartist #mixedmediaartist @oxfordshireartweeks @chipping_norton_artweeks

This is a wild weave inspired by nests and cocoons

This is a wild weave inspired by nests and cocoons using naturally dyed local wool and nature finds in a lilac branch.

Random weaving is harder than it looks! Respect to the birds 🐦

#wildweaves #inspiredbynature #cocoon #randomweavesculpture #mixedmediaartist #localwool #localmaterials #naturefinds #naturalmaterials #birdsnests

Happy International Women's Day to all of the wome

Happy International Women's Day to all of the women in the world - shine your light, ladies, don't dim it for any reason! ☀️💜☀️

#internationalwomensday

My hedgerow-inspired weave is coming along nicely.

My hedgerow-inspired weave is coming along nicely. So relaxing.

This 2.5m heddle weave will be part of my Oxfordshire Artweeks Open Studio exhibition - 'Nature in New Dimensions' 🎨

#weaving #weavingstories #mindfularts #artmeetsnature
#naturalwool #naturaldyes
#openstudiosevent # #mixedmediaartist @oxfordshireartweeks @chipping_norton_artweeks

Enjoyed warping up my handmade rigid heddle loom t

Enjoyed warping up my handmade rigid heddle loom today, preparing for a 2.5m weave inspired by hedgerows for Oxfordshire Artweeks.

Awake in the night thinking about how I was going to secure the warp threads, but with a bit of knowledge from watching videos and reading up on this ancient weaving method, paired with common sense and Canadian farm girl skills, I made this work and enjoyed every mindful thread.

A wonderful task today, with the sun beaming through the windows across the weave, as the political world goes a million miles a minute.

Keep calm, carry on...and CREATE! 🎨

#rigidheddleweaving #mindfularts #weaving #natureinspiredart #art #naturalartmaterials #hedgerows #mixedmediaartist #naturalweaves #inspiredbynature #lovehedgerows #keepcalmcarryonandcreate @oxfordshireartweeks @chipping_norton_artweeks

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