Clare Goddard

I work with found and recycled materials to produce 2d and 3d craft pieces

Q&A

Artist Statement

I work with found and recycled materials to produce 2d and 3d craft pieces

What craft do you work with?

Paper and textiles combined

What inspires you to work with this craft?

When explored more deeply these often reflect social and political issues at the time which may not immediately be apparent.

How do you start your creative process?

Paper utensils are crafted from used teabag papers and are hand stitched. Additional surface treatments such as tar and lettraset are added.

How would you best describe your workspace and what tools could you not do without?

Often found items are deconstructed and reconstructed with newly made areas, and items are arranged together or collaged to form the final piece. For example brushes were made to commission for a Conran exhibition (five locations), plaster was mixed with moose and horse hair, paper mixed with cloth.

Are there new techniques you would like to try?

At the moment I am working on the theme of ‘LEFT BEHINDS’ this will encompass incidental discarded items I have collected; notes on windscreens for example, and items such as packaging found in derelict and disused warehouses or notes left in The Museum of Modern Art cafeteria in Stockholm.