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Alice Fox

Alice Fox, Flax Field (detail). Flax stems (Linum usitatissimum) with hand-processed flax fibre on linen warp. Photograph by David Lindsay.
Alice Fox, Processed Materials. Processed materials and constructed objects using plant fibres and objects gathered from allotment. Insights project. Photograph by Electric Egg.
Alice Fox, Wrapped Stone. Braided dandelion stems with stone and found plastic. Insights project. Photograph by Electric Egg.
Alice Fox, Hybrid 3: Blue Spade. Looped bramble fibre cordage with found metal tool. Photograph by Sarah Mason.
Alice Fox, Clutch. 50 egg-sized vessels using allotment-grown materials with egg shell. Making:50 project. Photograph by Curtis James.
Alice Fox, Dandelion Weave. Dandelion stem cordage woven in continuous warp/weft structure. Photograph by Sarah Mason.
Alice Fox, Arc I & II. Apple wood and bindweed. Photograph by David Lindsay.
Alice Fox, Bookmarks. A collection of small works on paper for Bodleian Libraries, Oxford. Photograph by David Lindsay.
Alice Fox, Tide Line. Tapestry weave in cotton, beach-combed metal, sea water.
Alice Fox, Spurn Cloth #2 on the Beach. Linen and ramie, rust dyed on location using sea defence structures and seawater, collagraph print using found objects.

Artist Statement

Sustainability is at the heart of my practice. Using my textiles-based skill set and techniques from soft basketry, I work with plant fibres and found objects. I make unique sculptural and wall-based works, bringing different materials together to form tactile surfaces and structures.

Establishing my allotment as a source of materials for my work provides a space where I can experiment, exploring the potential of what grows there - planted and wild - as well as other materials found on the plot. Plant fibres are produced, gathered and processed seasonally and are hard-won: There may only be a small batch of each type of usable material each year.

Following a first career in nature conservation, I studied BA Contemporary Surface Design and Textiles, followed by an MA in Creative Practice. I am published by Batsford (2015, 2022 and 2025) and have a number of self-published titles.

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Location

Shipley, West Yorkshire

Member Since

2014

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