Marie O'Connor

Marie O’Connor uses collage including stitching by hand and machine, paper, fabrics, buttons and “bits and bobs” that she finds. She is a textile artist and this influences her illustrations.

Her work is busy and has a lot of different texture and objects. It makes her work look interesting. I am intrigued by her use of objects and how she portrays feelings. For me, there is sadness in her work because of the rough and unfinished way she uses the stitching.

I am inspired by the outline of the shape in her work and the way she uses found object in a different way. I would take the shapes and develop them into a pattern or garment and I would use found objects to recycle them and give them a new life, to create interest and intrigue.

Her work would interest artistic people and art lovers and suit the couture market because it has detail and Marie O’Conner takes time to layout and create her work.

Making mistakes and things that are out of place or out of context inspires Marie. She is always trying to find out new techniques and this helps her to develop her work.

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