Ingrid Ellis
When I moved to Weymouth in 1999 a long love story with the beautiful Dorset coast started and it still fascinates me endlessly in my work. However, my main inspiration and excitement comes from colours, from their interactions and how they affect me and the viewer!
I came to the visual arts more specifically in my 40s in the form of study at the London College of Furniture, which had an unexpected art foundation course as part of the modules and this really got my juices flowing!
Once free from the shackles of regular work I was able to explore, using many of the techniques learnt in the various courses I had been attending. I have always been attracted to fabric, quilting and embellishment and concentrated on this up until the last few years, making framed, mostly abstract, quilted pictures and colourful wall hangings.
More recently I also had the opportunity to delve into paper collage and mixed media work, which has opened up a huge new field of activity.
I am a fast and spontaneous worker and tend to respond to possibilities, to new paths and solutions along the way.
September 2024