Clare Elisabeth - textile fine art

06/04/2026

Sewing in the sunshine today. ☀️

25/03/2026

Something new in the works.

22/02/2026

Some of you asked about the size, so here's me looking awkward next to them.
7 months of work went into these. There's something about big projects that draws me in. It becomes so completely immersive.
I'll try to put together a video of snippets of the process at some point. 🦩🦩🦩

22/02/2026

Sleepy flamingo

20/02/2026

“Flamboyance” 2025-2026
Chilean flamingo study

Life size

Hand sewn from vintage taffeta, ballet pointes, raw silk, satin and cotton on 400 yr old oak plinths.

These have been a journey to create and delighted to unveil them at last. 🦩🦩🦩

19/01/2026

13/12/2025

Studio glimpses.
Everything is very pink in my studio.
I can’t begin to estimate how many feathers I’ve made.
My recent days have been spent repetitively cutting, dying, stiffening, stiffening, shaping, edging, strengthening and sorting hundreds and hundreds of fabric feathers.

Loving seeing them start to fall into place at last. 🪶🪶🪶

03/12/2025

Feathers are glorious things.

30/11/2025

I rarely post selfies… but this dress is so lovely. So here’s me. Not sewing for a change!
I hope you’re all having a lovely, sunny Sunday. ☀️