Meet the Artist: Katy Rundle
- Richard Atkinson - Willes
- Jul 3
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 4
Award-winning textile artist Katy Rundle will be joining us at our Talos Summer Exhibition on Sunday 6th July from 4-6pm. Open to all Season Ticket holders and for day visitors wishing to say on, Katy will be sharing how she creates her amazing and very intricate textiles images and is very happy for you to ask questions.
We have several of Katy's original works exhibiting at Talos including Holloway (pictured left) which was inspired by her daily walks in the bright mornings through the trees. Being semi abstract t is a bit of a departure from here usual style but perfectly encapsulates travel through nature.
" I so enjoyed working with all the colour and patterns of fabrics to create this fabric collage that draws you to the light and mystery of what lies at the end of the path"
More about Katy
Katy Rundle is a British contemporary textile artist. Her art business was founded in 2017 and she creates from a studio in Hampshire. She is best known for her vibrant embroidered textile collages.
Winner of the ‘David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2023 Newcomer Award, with her mixed media piece 'Essential Worker' (see below) and finalist of ‘Women’s United Art prize 2022’, Katy is in demand as a creator of bespoke, original art commissions. Her work is collected on both sides of the Atlantic
In addition, Katy was selected for Sky Arts’ TV program ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ (Season 4 - 2018), and her work has graced multiple magazines.
Katy in her own words
"My art celebrates life, light and the natural world, using unexpected collage of vibrant patterned fabrics and stitch. It is a direct response to having worked for many years (as a palliative care nurse) with people facing the end of their lives, the need to follow passions, seize opportunities, and capture memories.
I believe working in textiles was destined for me despite coming to it later in life. Both my mother and her mother were exceptional seamstresses. I grew up visiting fabric stores such as the iconic Liberty in London and leafing through pattern books choosing designs for clothes and fabric for their creation. As a student, paper collage and paint were my chosen mediums. I first learned to use a sewing machine at the age of 49, having been inspired by the textile art I had seen whilst living in Kenya for 2 years. Working with fabric feels like home."
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