JILL NORDFORS CLARK

Jill Nordfors Clark is inspired by the native people of the far north who historically used seal and walrus gut to make functional items such as clothing, bags and hats. She borrows from these tradtions to form her intriging non-traditional baskets. In these unique sculptural pieces, Clark uses elegant needle lace stitches in hog gut. These stitches bind together an array of natural and synthetic materials such as apple tree branches and parachute cord. The resulting forms are incredibly dynamic, luiminous scultures that straddle the line between natural and man-made.

Books by Jill Nordfors Clark

NEEDLE LACE: TECHNIQUES and INSPIRATION, Hand Books Press (The Guild), Madison, WI, 1999

NEEDLE LACE and NEEDLEWEAVING, Arthur Schwartz and Co., New York, 1991, (V N Reinhold 1974)

Please contact us for other available works
info@jsauergallery.com