Nerissa Cargill Thompson creates contemporary textile art and mixed-media sculptures that explore juxtapositions of texture and colour, particularly where nature meets manmade. She blends and embroiders recycled fabrics to produce her signature textiles and highlights environmental issues by casting these in waste packaging to form future fossils. (Read more about Nerissa…)
- *SHOP* Buy my artwork, jewellery and homewares from my Folksy shop. All made from recycled materials. Please contact me for sales outside the UK. More details →
- *COMMISSIONS* Can't see the piece you were interested in in my shop? Please get in touch as it might be an exhibition piece rather than sold. I also take commissions to create similar but unique pieces to order. More details →
- *MIXED MEDIA MASTERCLASS* Create a contemporary sculpture combining textiles, embroidery and concrete cast in recycled materials and plastic packaging. All materials will be provided and no experience is necessary. Denbighshire Art Society, Colwyn Bay, LL28 4DB, North Wales Saturday 17th May 2025 | 11am-4pm | Fee £65 | Booking is essential More details →
- *GREEN WALK - SATURDAY ONLY* Looking forward to returning to Green Walk after a lovely first year last year. Saturday 3rd May 12-5pm 29 Green Walk, Manchester M16 9RE More details →
- *THREADS - SUNDAY ONLY* Also returning to Threads at Sunnybank Mill, Farsley, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 5UJ Sunday 18th May 10am - 4pm. More details →
- *MANCHESTER MADE IS BACK* Selected works by Greater Manchester artists at Waterside Art Gallery, Sale. 3rd May - 27th July Mon-Sat 10am-5pm Plus a MM Craft Fair Sat 19th July. More details →
- *WHAT IS PRECIOUS? ON TOUR* A selection from the sustainability showcase at GNCCF will be joined by more members from Design Nation at New Ashgate Gallery in Farnham. 3rd May - 28th June Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm. More details →
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- *INSIGHTS OF AN ECO-ARTIST* Lovely to be a guest on this podcast. This to our chat here. More details →
- *VIDEO INTERVIEW* Recently interviewed on the Fibre Arts Take Two channel as part of their Friday Feature Artist series. Watch it on YouTube: More details →
- *ARTICLE ON TEXTILEARTIST.ORG* Lovely in depth article about what, how and why I make artwork ahead of my Stitch Club workshop. More details →