Heather M. Love of Hellomello on Fiber Spinning
Heather M. Love is a mixed media artist that lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts from The School of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston, MA. In 1999, she relocated to New York City and worked as the Studio Manager for Mike and Doug Starn for nearly a decade. Ms. Love continues her art practice at her studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
She is also the owner of a luxury yarn company, Hellomello Handspun. Her first book, 30 Minute Sewing, was published in 2014. She regularly teaches fine arts and textiles workshops throughout the northeastern United States.
Artist's Statement:
Textiles, glass and photography are equal parts science, mystery and magic. My work seeks to explore the boundaries between art and craft through these processes; requesting viewers connect to unknown entities and offer themselves with intimacy and empathy to the distilled common experience of humanity. This work is from the ongoing series loosely bound together as Orphans & Foundlings. As the name suggests, these pieces are assemblages created using photographs.
Link to Artist Talk Series playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuu4YH7yego
