A weave of colour and place
- Cameron creates textile art that celebrates the heritage and language of weaving
- She weaves, embroiders and integrates photography in her practice
- The colours and textures of places and landscapes are a focus of her pieces
Cameron Taylor-Brown creates intricate wall hangings and textiles often interspersed with photographs that tell a story of place. Introduced to textiles by artist and professor Ed Rossbach at the University of California, Berkeley, she later attended the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, where she studied textile design. Cameron’s practice centres on weaving, embroidery and photographic transfer, using a combination of linen, paper and metallic yarns. “Around 2016, I was able to give up my day job in the yarn industry and focus entirely on making and teaching. It was a turning point, when I could finally devote my time to what I love,” she says. In 2019, Cameron curated the exhibition Material Meaning: A Living Legacy of Anni Albers for the Craft in America Center, during the centenary year of the founding of the Bauhaus school.
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INTERVIEW
I was constantly making things as a child. The first weaving I made was a trivet I made in sixth-grade art class.
Whenever I am weaving, or teaching others to weave, I am conscious of the thousands of years of human history connected to the craft. It is a legacy that needs to be passed on.
My pieces are thematic. Threads of Time, for example, explores my response to places of significance in the history of cloths. Through Reflections, I examine the interplay of real and reflected imagery.
Teaching keeps my thinking fresh. It requires me to maintain a beginner’s mindset and take nothing for granted. My students approach things from many different perspectives, which encourages me to experience the world and my craft in a wide variety of ways.
