Jo Owen

My work is currently influenced by my interest in the human form through life drawings and clothing the body.

 I look for an interaction between paper and cloth using textile and fine art techniques. The fascinating textural qualities produced by manipulating, layering, painting and stitching the fabric and paper are endlessly explored.

Drawing the human figure has always preoccupied me, the studies are worked into with a variety of mediums. These don’t always work, but ideas emerge subconsciously as I think on paper and search for mediums that connect with me and are also suited to the work.

The final pieces often use fragmented images and take several guises, wall panels, and creative book forms constructed by engineering the paper in a variety of ways.

Exhibited work [a selection]

The Cupola Gallery, Sheffield.

Harding House Gallery,Lincoln.

Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire.

Linda Blackstone Gallery, Pinner.

Affordable Arts Fair, Battersea.

Millyard Gallery, Uppermill,Saddleworth.

Upfront Gallery, Penrith, Cumbria.

Bankfield Museum, Halifax.

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery

Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire.

Fairfield Mill, Sedburgh.

Art Through Textiles Group.

Great Sheffield Art Show

Art Room, Barlow.