Jacqueline Felstead

Jackie it was so great to have you back! 

Weaving on: Collin
Joining us from: Charlotte, North Carolina​

Tell us about yourself and what led you to the residency?

I am a multidisciplinary visual artist from Melbourne, Australia (Naarm).  I am thrilled to be making new artwork at Praxis and reconnecting with such a great organization. I work across digital fabrication, textiles, photogrammetry, moving image and public engagement. I am interested in the relationship between simulated environments and lived experience and focus upon contemporary perception, publicly contested space and empathy. At Praxis I am experimenting weaving 3-dimensional objects and spaces. This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. 

Have you had any previous experience with Digital Weaving or Jacquard?

I have some previous experience with the TC2. I also undertook online coursework with Cathryn at Praxis which has been really helpful.     

Any goals for the residency you'd like to share?

My cunning plan is to create large multi-colour artworks for exhibition which  experiment with weaving 3-dimensional objects and spaces while honing new skills.  The particular TC2 I am using gives me the unique opportunity to to realise works of substantial scale.  I am excited weaving and I can come up with great imaginative projects but I easily gloss over the hours of labour and patience required in execution. One work is nearly 8000 pics with 4 colours that can go awry which is going to be quite the task. 


Connect with Jackie via instagram @jacqueline_felstead [email protected]​