Her mounted animal heads and animal statues made of hand crocheted knits take the old tradition of taxidermy and give it a politically correct and artful spin. Check out her website to see more of her wonderful work. British artist shauna richardson has received much critical acclaim. But, thats not where i was going personally speaking, when i go to an historic airshow for example, i come away pumped up to start work on another model airplane kit. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Our team family psychiatric care family psychiatric care. Shauna richardson is a ukbased crochet artist with a background in conceptual art. Tucked away in a studio at the bottom of her garden, shauna richardson is rifling through a box of glass eyes and teeth, looking for the finishing touch for her latest creation. Animal artist shauna richardson has roar talent the independent. Crochetdermy realistic lifesize animal sculpture created using crochet. In my experience, these artistic workspaces are often some of the most interesting to shoot, with their creative mess as opposed styled perfection. Shauna has 70 books on goodreads, and is currently reading jane eyre by charlotte bronte and king of scars by leigh bardugo. She joins the family psychiatric care team bringing prior experience working with clients of a variety of ages and backgrounds. May 05, 2017 a book that really celebrates the personality and idiosyncrasy of creative people. Shauna richardsons crochetdermy is incredible knithacker. At the time i mentioned that she was commissioned to make three huge crochet lions for an olympics display so ive been seeing those mentioned more and more as the olympics near.
She uses the term crochetdermy to better explain her work which makes strong references to taxidermy. Crochetdermy realistic lifesize animal sculpture created using crochet shauna richardson. Im so impressed by what people can create with crochet needles and yarn. British artist shauna richardson is quickly becoming something of a sensation in the art world. She makes largescale, largerthanlifesize, crochet taxidermy animals on commission and also sells the pieces that she makes in her studio. Crochetdermy shauna richardson calls her work crochetdermy. In 2008 she launched knithacker, a lively blog and knitting community which has since grown to be a popular presence in contemporary knitting culture, reaching more than a million readers each year. Artist shauna richardson invented the term crochetdermy to describe her unique body of work realistic lifesize animal sculpture created using crochet. For the finishing touch, she uses glass eyes to complete the look. Shauna uses crochet to sculpt realistic lifesize animals, combining themes such as objects, collecting, craft and realism and experiments with accessibility and audience. From lions to princes, bears and even a gorilla with a face like boris johnson, the crocheted. Shauna richardson is an award winning crochet artist who specializes in the art of crochetdermy. She specializes in a type of crochet art she calls crochetdermy.
She began acting in middle school and was heavily involved in the wellknown drama department at branham high school. She invented crochetdermy and has been making it for about six years. Her pieces are made with materials like coarse wools such as. Shauna richardson has completely turned the art of crochet on its head, her work defying expectations of the craft. Here at allfreecrochetafghanpatterns im always on the lookout for incredible crochet projects. Shauna richardson creates taxidermy that doesnt make you cringe in fact it makes you smile. Once again, knitting and crochet storm the art world. Shauna richardson stands by her lionheart project, the worlds largest crochet sculpture. Danielle holke is a longtime knitter, first taught by her beloved grandmother as a young girl growing up in canada. Sure, it sounds like something with bags of novelty value, but these are actually the product of years of research. Dawn is available to help you with medication refills and answering any questions you may have. Shauna richardson is a norfolk based artist who makes sculptures using crochet, a process she calls crochetdermy.
Inspired and informed by natural history collections such as the hornimans, shauna uses the traditional craft of crochet to sculpt. In a bold reimagining of a popular craft, artist shauna richardson has created crochetdermy an extraordinary world of curious woollen creatures. Within the stillness, i found a rich source of wonder and imagining and the link between these visits and my work is plain to see. She began her practice as a womens health nurse practitioner and has since transitioned to psychiatric mental health. Shauna richardsons crochetdermy is the perfect solution for anyone who is in love with whole taxidermy look, but isnt crazy about having dead stuffed animal in their home. She specializes in nursing nurse practitioner and psychiatric nursing nurse practitioner. Shauna richardson operationsergeant major 91st military.
That first brown bear took her eight months and launched a new career. Studying fine art at university, shauna s aim was to find out what art was, study it and then make it. I first came across shauna s work during the 2012 cultural olympiad. The crochet artist i profiled at this time last year was crochetdermy creator shauna richardson. Just discovered rachel dennys work from a book by danielle krysa the jealous curator. Admittedly im a still a beginner and havent yet mastered many. Shauna richardson crocheted a lifesized gorilla knithacker. She is the only daughter of parents vince and teri. Shauna richardson makes animal sculptures out of crochet art. Since july some of shauna richardson s work has been displayed in what used to be a bakery in leicester. Her latest piece is a lifesize gorilla, currently on display kings hills second world war control tower as part of a new exhibition.
Look closer and youll find each member of her menagerie to be created with carefully crocheted spools of yarn. It has long been widely accepted that anything can be art. Shauna richardson stands by her lionheart project, the worlds largest crochet sculpture artist shauna richardson turns game hunters into knit wits with her mounted animal heads and animal statues made of hand crocheted knits. As well as winning the commission for the 2010 olympics, shauna has recently won best sculpture and was the overall gold award winner for the art of giving show at saatchi gallery. One year ago in crochet 219 225 crochet patterns, how. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover shaunas. Shauna richardson s crochetdermy of the lions in the lionheart project. Original and authentic crochetdermy is only created by shauna richardson and is available to buy and commission on her website. She starred as the lead in several productions including anne frank in the. Ukbased artist shauna richardson uses crochet to sculpt realistic lifesize animals she called crochetdermy.
Crochetdermy combines themes such as objects, collecting. Feb 11, 2010 ukbased artist shauna richardson develops lifesize animals through the process of crocheting. British artist shauna richardson invented the term crochetdermy to describe her unique body of work realistic lifesize animal sculpture created using crochet. She calls her craft crochetdermy, a mashing of words that neatly describes the knitting of lifesize animal heads that can be mounted on walls. We love crocheting queen shauna richardson s collection of stuffed animals. Richard stipl born 1968, sternberk, czech republic lives and works in prague education 1992 ontario college of art, toronto honours diploma and governor generals gold medal. Shauna richardson oddity central collecting oddities. Amazing crochetdermy by shauna richardson the design. Crochetdermy shauna richardsons creates a unique body of work she terms crochetdermy. Having written a couple of blog posts now about the trend for knitting in interior design, i have rekindled my love of knitting and have embarked on some new craft projects. I think the exhibition continues until mid october and anybody who can should go and see it.
Shauna richardson challenges the boundaries between art and craft. She is dually certified as a womens health and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Read more about the show here and follow shaunas work here. More about crochet artist shauna richardson shauna richardson describes her mission on her website as exploring the theory that anything can be art by combining various themes that might be uncomfortable. I photographed shauna at her studio on the outskirts of leicester. Arent shaunas crochetdermy skills amazing look at this beautiful hummingbird wallhanging designed by alexander mcqueen. Fibre textile textile art needle felted animals felt animals nuno felting needle felting lion rasta animal heads soft sculpture. Ten years ago she came up with the term crochetdermy for what she did. Crochetdermy by shauna richardson i never mastered the art of corchet even though i was a knitwear designer for many years. Shauna richardsons crochetdermy is incredible crochet. In a bold reimagining of a popular craft, artist shauna richardson has created crochetdermy an extraordinary world of curious woollen creatures tucked away in a studio at the bottom of her garden, shauna richardson is rifling through a box of glass eyes and teeth, looking for the finishing touch for her latest creation. Some time ago, we came across the wonderful crochet of shauna richardson. Created by uk based crochetdermy artist shauna richardson, evolution of the artist and the exhibited works can be seen alongside the taxidermy specimens and displays in the hornimans historic natural history gallery from saturday 29 september 2018. When i entered into art education i thought i would first get to the bottom of what art was, then study and practice it, she explains.
Conceived as an exploration of art theory, crochetdermy is a unique accessible body of work employing the traditional craft of crochet to create realistic lifesize animal sculptures. I have hopes that it will one day make its way onto the princes wall. The ukbased artist uses thick and coarse wools like mohair to crochet these lifelike hunting trophies. Crochetdermy came about as a result of studying art.
Aug, 2016 as a true testament to the versatility of this craft you can find fine artists who have used crochet as their technique of choice. Shauna richardson and the art of crochetdermy at first glance, the work of shauna richardson might appear to be a collection of enlarged stuffed animals. Shauna richardson uses crochetdermy to transform leicester. Shauna richardson uk based crochetdermy artist specialising in lifesize animal sculpture in wool. Shauna richardsons crochetdermy has been featured on knithacker before. Leicester artist shauna richardson with her crochetdermy display at 33 cank street.
She creates lifesized and oversized sculptures that. Crafts magazine crochetdermy artist shauna richardson. Ukbased artist shauna richardson develops lifesize animals through the process of crocheting. As the name suggests, this is crochet designed to look like taxidermy. This 18thcentury cottage is filled with crochetdermy. Shauna richardsons lionheart project has announced its uk tour, which will see three giant crocheted lions travelling the country in a 16 metre. Crochetdermy artist shauna richardson will be one of the artisan retreats at rhs chelsea flower show, 2024 may. She is here to assist our providers in providing excellent care. Crochetdermy combines themes such as objects, collecting, craft and realism and experiments with accessibility and audience. Shauna richardson of overstrand creates crochetdermy animals. Shauna richardson and the art of crochetdermy milk.
Her work is amazing some people also call this type of art fauxidermy. Well its kind of like taxidermy, only without the dead animals. A dramatic black and white themed entrance hall greeted us including a life sized crochet bear created by shauna richardson. Shauna richardson, msn, rn, apnp, whnpbc, pmhnp bcshauna richardson has been a nurse practitioner since 2000.
Hung hare on black created using butchers twine mit bildern. Shauna richardson, whnp is a nurse practitioner in kenosha, wi. One of my favorites are shauna richardson who has patented her style as crochetdermy and toshiko horiuchi macadam who crochets jaw dropping playscapes in canada and japan. She uses crochet to sculpt realistic lifesize animals uncanny taxidermylike forms. Shauna richardsons crochetdermy animals use crochet to create animal sculptures that look like real taxidermies. Shauna richardson s crochetdermy has been featured on knithacker before. View shauna richardsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Similarly, seeing shaunas crochetdermy sculptures fired my brain up to go home and dig out that star wars crochet book again and start work on a stormtrooper. When i first saw the lioness peering out over the natural history gallery, i let out an audible and involuntary wow. Shauna richardson s crochetdermy is the perfect solution for anyone who is in love with whole taxidermy look, but isnt crazy about having dead stuffed animal in their home. Reimagining crochet september 29, 2014 a giant coral forest crocheted out of wool and plastic trash. Crochetdermy by shauna richardson turns game hunters into knit wits. The crochetdermy word on richardson s website has a trademark symbol after it so it is my understanding that this is a term that she coined. When i entered into art education i thought i would first get to the bottom of what art was, then study and practice it, she expla. Shauna richardson crochets beautifully crafted sculptures of animals that she calls crochetdermy. With the lionheart project she won in 2008 the artists taking the lead prize within london 2012 cultural olympiad. View the profiles of people named shauna richardson.
As someone who began crocheting just as a normal skill, shauna richardson has proven that even the simplest hobby can be turned into a platform to express yourself artistically and loudly. Read more about the show here and follow shauna s work here. During this time i devoured books, explored theories and attempted to. The artist is shauna richardson and she calls it crochetdermy. Since july some of shauna richardsons work has been displayed in what used to be a bakery in leicester. From lions to princes, bears and even a gorilla with a face like boris johnson, the crocheted works of artist shauna richardson are a marvel. Oct 04, 2018 but, thats not where i was going personally speaking, when i go to an historic airshow for example, i come away pumped up to start work on another model airplane kit. Shauna richardson of overstrand creates crochetdermy. Shauna 70 books share book recommendations with your. Shauna richardson crocheted a lifesize brown bear and then, tigers, dogs, deer, donkeys, monkeys,largerthanlifesize lions and boris johnson as a gorilla. The exhibition, by artist shauna richardson, is called evolution of the artist and the exhibited works. Here are some of the studios which featured in the book.
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