• Dolorès feels textiles are tied to the nature of people
• She developed a durable natural stone coating using fish skin, osmosis and imprints
• She passes on her skills by giving lessons in sewing and cutting

Largely self-taught, Dolorès Gossye learned to make her textile creations through experimentation and observation. She built on her knowledge of fabrics by taking a costume design course, followed by an internship at the Antwerp Fashion Museum, and later a research fellowship at the Contemporary Textile Art Research Centre in Tournai. “As a child I loved materials like leather, wood and wool, and was later drawn towards the craft of bespoke clothes,” she says. Interested in the symbolism of clothing, she researches its role as a medium of communication. In 2021, Dolorès developed her own process based on the physical principles of osmosis and imprinting, which permanently bonds fish skins to natural stone as a durable cladding. Her works have been featured in several exhibitions, including BeCraft in 2021, Synonymes d'objets at Espace Even Steens in 2022, and MYSTESCH at the Biennale de Mains de Maîtres 2025.