Steph at Hook and Scumble's Page

http://hookandscumble.blogspot.com
hookandscumble@yahoo.com

Through my childhood I was always found to be experimenting with different artistic mediums and at aged 7 was taught to crochet and sew.
I studied 3-dimensional Design and specialised in jewellery and silversmithing and I went onto experimenting with freeform and wire crochet as well as developing a technique to produce porcelain crochet pieces.
Through personal study and by attending a variety of three-dimensional art workshops I have gone onto develop my own style of crochet and three dimensional art, and continued to be inspired by my surroundings. I work now in mainly freeform using a variety of mediums including recycle materials, wire and wool . I am developing my skills of spinning and natural dyeing, with a view to include hand spun and hand dyed yarn in my own work. I particularly enjoy the freedom crochet gives to create three-dimensional distinctive pieces of art which can be worn , hung or used and have been hugely influenced by the work of Arline M. Fisch, James Walters and the late Sylvia Cosh.
As well as exhibiting I also run beginners, freeform and wire crochet workshops. I am a member of the International Freeform Crochet Guild and currently work features in their 2009 Online Exhibition “Four Seasons.”