Kenris MacLeod

We have featured quite a few textile artists who discover their passion for the medium after another career and  Kenris MacCloud is one of them. It was while studying at Edinburgh College of Art after a 15 year career with the BBC that she found her talent for machine embroidery.

“I knew I wanted to create but didn’t know what my medium was. I found myself having to do a module on stitched textiles, the idea of which appalled me due to enforced sewing lessons at school and many struggles with recalcitrant sewing machines! However, I quickly got over my previously ingrained fear and realised that I could use the sewing machine needle as a pencil and draw freehand with thread instead of lead. It felt like a revelation and I was hooked.” 

Twenty One Trees is exhibiting at Art and Vintage in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh until June 24th www.artandvintage-edinburgh.co.uk