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Heather Nagel
Artist Statement
DRAW        STAMP        RIP        PAINT        FELT        RUST        STITCH

As a fibre artist, working with different materials and techniques allows me to introduce personal experience, existing stories and emotion into my art. It is important for me to retain a sense of inevitable deterioration in my narratives and materials.

My work begins with collecting wool, well loved fabrics, books and artifacts which I pair with my narratives.
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With my series “The Decline of the Bee” I include real bees and beeswax to give the viewer a visual and physical experience and to provoke the question “Why are the bees dying?

My interest in bees started when I was given the contents of a hive that died. Collecting knowledge from bee keepers and researchers has continued to inform my artwork. As I began to create art with the empty comb, beeswax and the bees, I was driven to discover why bees are dying and to explore the issues around the decline of the bee population.
 

fibrerhapsody@gmail.com
www.fibrerhapsody.com
Facebook: Fibre Rhapsody
www.edenmillsartsfestival.com

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