Hilary Ellis
Overview
Hillary Ellis has a BA in Fine Art and a MA in Printmaking. She works from her home studio in Kent, and exhibits in the UK and internationally (Ellis, nd a).
Works
Making links to my drawings and generating ideas for approaching work.
How do I begin to choose works, when Ellis’ entire portfolio is an inspiration? Although she employs traditional drawing media for some work, it is predominantly layers of texture, drawn upon with stitches or beads. Simple marks, which in aggregate produce intriguing textural pieces.
Un-Stitched Inspiration:
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Marking Time (detail), 2018
Her works “speak quietly of an enduring and persistent nature that dwells quietly within the realm of traditional womens’ work and its often futile repetitions. The nature of these discreet yet insistent marks, scratches and stitches appear as an overwhelming desire, signifying the chaos cloaked beneath every search for order.”
– Hillary Ellis (Ellis, nd b).
Stitched Inspiration:
These works inspire me to throw out my pens and pencils and get straight down to stitching! Also, to experiment more boldly with scratching and paint and exotic papers, as Ellis uses on her backgrounds.
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It was fantastic to find Homage to Dorothy Napangardi, since I also find Australian aboriginal art so inspiring.
Enmeshed, 2017
References
Ellis, H. (nd a) Profile,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/profile.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (nd b) Artist Statement,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/artiststatement.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2011) Random Order V , detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/newwork8.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2011) Tide V, detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/newwork12.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2012) Homage to Dorothy Napangardi,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio2012_Image7.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2012) Mesh II, detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio2012_Image8.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2014) Lost in Lace I, detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio1314_image2.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2016) Shades of Pale, detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio1516_image14.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2016) Stone Circles III, detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio1516_image5.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2017) Enmeshed, detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio1617_image2.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2017) In a Dark Place, detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio1718_image5.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2018) Collage I,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio1718_image3.html, 5 May 2020
Ellis, H. (2018) Marking Time, detail,
Viewed: http://www.hilaryellis.co.uk/portfolio1718_image9.html, 5 May 2020
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