Marijke van Welzen

www.art2wear.info http://art2wear.kunstzinnig.nl Www.art2wearblog.blogspot.com I'm a schoolteacher and a Textile artist. Under the label art2wear, I make wearable art and accessoires with a story to tell. I mainly use fabric collage. Using many tiny pieces of fabric and colourful machine threads I 'paint' my designs. Appliqué, stencils, stamps, beads, ribbons, lace and anything else I think I can use, finish the piece. I usually work very intuïtive, sometimes I use a mandala drawing I made for inspiration. I also work on commission. Each garment is tailormade for that particular client. I keep in mind wishes like favourite colour, design, shape etc. All garments are unique. I have won several prizes with my garments. I try to have expositions regularly. I also teach workshops in the techniques I use. We work in small groups, the sewing machines are ready and waiting. On request I also teach on location.