When it comes to her art, Anouk Desloges goes wherever the needle and thread take her. Trained originally as a sculptor, the choice to incorporate textile into her work wasn’t a conscious one. Born in a textile factory in Québec, Canada, to parents who were garment manufacturers, you could say that Desloges grew up on textiles.
“Experimenting with thread and making knotted bracelets has always been my favorite thing to do,” she shared with Textile Artist. “It has followed me until today. Whether it is by working with thread or by representing its knots in my embroidered pieces, its lines are always present.”
Her methods include embroidery, stitch, and mixed media, juxtaposing different materials and techniques to create an illusion of depth and to reconsider the definition of two and three-dimensional compositions.
“My sketchbook contains a lot more words than drawings, however, the initial concept changes tremendously in the making,” she says. “The original idea succumbs to the act of materialization, yet prior to the end, the idea is investigated, deepened and deconstructed throughout the evolving phases.”
Take a look at some of her entrancing pieces.
