Drawing inspiration from the Tweed Valley, Moy Mackay creates artwork using merino fleece fibres and stitch in place of brush and paint.
Moy Mackay draws on the beautiful rural surroundings of the Scottish Borders that she calls home to make her felt artwork. With a nod to the area鈥檚 rich textile history, Moy uses traditional crafting techniques combined with a love of painting to create her artworks from merino fleece.
A strong believer that art should be for everyone, and that crafts deserve to be acknowledged as art, Moy places textiles in an artworld context in order to highlight their importance. A meditative, thoughtful and intricate process, she often loses herself in the felting. We join Moy in the gently stunning environs of the Tweed Valley, where she draws inspiration for her latest artwork, and then follow her to her local gallery/workshop to watch as she makes one of her unusual felted paintings.
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- Sat 28 Jan 2023 23:55
- Sat 15 Jul 2023 23:55
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