VERA BUXTON
TEXTILE ARTIST & PHOTOGRAPHER
“Crafting Vibrant Textures: Sculptural Textiles and Artful Photography Celebrating Color and Form”
Artist Statement
Vera is a textile artist & photographer who enjoys vivid colors and unique textures. She likes to experiment with textiles to create striking, complex accessories. Her latest passion is hand pleating using pole wrapping techniques, to create beautifully sculptured scarves.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alberta. She has continued to take courses at Maiwa School of Textiles, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Emily Carr University of Art & Design and the Centre of Digital Imaging & Sound. Courses included silk painting, pleating & textile dyeing, the Art of the Cut: draping a Vionnet Gown as well as photography courses.
Her background includes garment construction, sewing with specialty fabrics, quilting, embroidery, beading and draping. She has also taught computer technology, pattern making, fashion illustration and the history of costume.
She enjoys travelling, photography, painting using watercolor, fashion illustration, knitting, crochet & skiing.
Artistic Style:
The artist's work can be described as "Textured Fusion Art". This style blends the tactile, intricate qualities of textile art with the visual impact of photography. Her creations showcase a dynamic interplay of vivid colors and complex textures, achieved through innovative techniques like hand pleating and pole wrapping. Each piece demonstrates her mastery of textile manipulation, resulting in striking, sculptural, intricately pleated scarves. Her work bridges her extensive background in garment construction, sewing, quilting, and embroidery with a contemporary approach, integrating her passions for fashion illustration, watercolor painting, and photography. This fusion of disciplines and techniques results in unique, multi-dimensional artworks that invite viewers to explore the depth and texture of each piece, while also offering a visual feast through her vibrant, photographic captures.
