Catherine Carmyllie
Catherine is an artist & maker working with a variety of different techniques including paint, print, felt & stitch. Her work explores contrasts of colour, surface and texture in a unique & distinctive way. Vibrant & tactile, her pieces present the ordinary as extraordinary. Having spent 6 months studying at The Arts & Crafts Academy in Kuopio, Finland, she is keen to draw from and represent traditional textile craft skills in her work.
Catherine is inspired by the immediate surroundings to her studio in the centre of Liverpool: industrial architecture & historic warehouses which offer a rich source of flaky paint, crumbling brickwork and archaic styling. What was built to serve practicality now presents a beautiful aesthetic and sense of time. The changeable coastline providing a dramatic backdrop.
As a full time artist, Catherine has worked on several private large scale mixed media commissions, exhibits in galleries, attends art fairs and runs a variety of workshops.
Catherine gained a First Class Honours degree from Huddersfield University, June 2004
Creative Professional Experience Full Time - 6 years:
Corporate Professional Experience over 11 years:
Senior Product & Brand Manager, Cybex GMBH Bayreuth Germany
Senior Product Developer, Mamas & Papas, Huddersfield
Junior Clothing Buyer, Regatta Manchester
Trainee Homeware Buyer, Matalan Liverpool