2025 Exhibitors - Textiles

Carole Waller is a painter and textile artist. She makes paintings as clothes and scarves in simple wearable styles and beautiful silk and cotton fabrics. Her work is found at the V&A and she has exhibited internationally for many years. Find clothing, scarves and prints starting at £65..

My inspiration is drawn from walks in the surrounding Wiltshire countryside and the Cornish coastline. These textile scenes are created using a variety of fabrics, processes and techniques, including dyeing, painting and manipulating. Delving into my collection of vintage linens and lace,I enjoy bringing age worn textiles back to life. Layering fabrics onto a base, particular attention is given to colour. More texture is added using free motion machine embroidery and embelishment. The final stage adds hand embroidered detail. In my home - based studio each piece evoles as it is created.

My work is an on-going exploration of materials, structure and embellishment. I work mainly with textiles and stitch to create unique pieces that show my love for colour and life. My inspiration comes from the natural world, cultural aspects and the fabrics I come across. My work echoes ideas of the Arts and Crafts movement, as it considers human aspects. I re-purpose fabrics which hold meaning and memories and I welcome commissions.

I am a self-taught artist, motivated to share my story of living with mental illness. I specialise in silk painting and batik, and explore mental health in my paintings: from portraying my ongoing battle with depression in dark vs colourful abstracts, to celebrating the human form and all of its natural beauty, drawing from my experience of anorexia. I am motivated to use art to create a conversation around mental health whilst creating uplifting and inspiring pieces that brighten up any room. I also create colourful and vibrant silk scarves, and silk painting kits for all ages.