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Justine Warner: Textile art landscapes from a surprising source

41 min • 11 november 2020

Justine Warner is inspired by the beautiful Yorkshire countryside on her doorstep and has developed a distinctive style for the textile art landscapes she creates. She works under the brand Pearl Loves Paisley.

She loves to experiment with different techniques and materials. A VERY surprising and very important element in her work is... patterned men's ties. Yes, stripey, spotty, and particularly paisley. When you look closely you can see those patterns hiding in plain sight in her atmospheric landscapes of woods and rolling hills.

Justine shares her inspiration, techniques and her story of how she has developed her art practice alongside being a busy secondary school teacher.

Susan Weeks chats with Justine Warner about:

Her love of recycling - even old photographic plates
Renovating old stables into a lovely new studio
Hiding patterned men's ties in plain sight in her landscapes
Oooooo winning a prize at the village show as a total newcomer!
Creating landscapes inspired by the local scenery
Blending the patterns, textures and richness of the ties
The delights of the village Jumble Sale
What to do with all the labels from all those ties?
Using Tyvek, Lutrador, painting on Bondaweb, and burning back the layers
It's hard to know where to start capturing the beauty and variety of the Yorkshire landscape
Having a love hate relationship with seed beads
Practical solutions developed by trial and error
Creating personal connections combining a loved ones ties and their favourite view
Juggling school teaching and her own art practice development
Setting up Zoom online workshops
When we love what we are doing, it doesn't ever feel like hard work!
Who is Pearl and why does she love Paisley???