Maria Boyle
I am driven by my passion for colour and texture, particularly from observing nature and interesting surfaces or shapes.
Colour psychology is important to me, so specific hues are carefully blended through pigments, dye and print.
Texture is integrated into my soft pieces with stitch, knit, frayed edges and needle felting. Combining these techniques in various layers creates a tactile and organic cloth that is more of a 3D narrative, somewhere between representation and abstraction.
As a printmaker I particularly enjoy screen-printing, mono printing, lino cut, wood cut and wood engraving. I am also exploring cold wax oil painting and oil pastels on papers and canvas.
I enjoy responding to exhibition themes, specific commission briefs, collboration, teaching workshops and managing longer- term project with groups.
Please contact me about future ideas or projects.
Also a colour consultant, I offer personal, business and artist consultations and colour workshops.
For further information www.mariaboylecolour.com
Testimonials
Thank you again, and hopefully some of us will be able to get to your studio during your open days.
Extract from thank you letter:
RSPB Youth and Education Officer
Textile Study Group selection panel for 'Graduate of the Year' Award, 2014
www.textilestudygroup.co.uk/graduate-of-the-year/
Debbie McCullough and Chris Wiggins
Published pieces about my work
WOWbook 05 feature, 'Inspired by...COLOUR with Maria Boyle' pages 22-23
Face to Face Artists in Collaboration 2018-19, Feature in book by Carolyn Morris, pages 86-88
Contact Magazine,Issue 44, 2017, Feature about my Capability Brown exhibition piece, pages 31-32
'Inspired by Nature', Textileartist.org e-book, April 2016, featured artist, pages 76-87 https://resources.textileartist.org/products/textile-art-inspired-by-nature
Embroidery magazine, Volume 66, July/August 2015, page 21, 'Preview Art in Action' (see article on the right)
Textileartist.org, Interview, published May 2015
http://www.textileartist.org/maria-boyle-interview-a-love-of-colour/
Four Shires Magazine, page 84, August 2014,
http://issuu.com/jwilton/docs/aug_14_ezine
Banbury Guardian, page 31, 17th July 2014
www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/design-student-named-textile-graduate-of-2014-1-6192799
Banbury and Bicester College Website, July 2014
www.banbury-bicester.ac.uk/news/graduate-designer-scoops-industry-award
Cover Magazine, Blog (selecting the best of New Designers 2014), 5th July 2014
www.cover-magazine.com/blog/2014/07/05/new-designers-2014-genius-gen-z/
Textile Study Group Website, July 2014
www.textilestudygroup.co.uk/graduate-of-the-year/past-graduates/2014-maria-boyle/
Artist Statement