Friday Feature Artist - Debbie Lyddon

This week we are thrilled to be chatting with the one and only Debbie Lyddon.
She is known for her non-representational objects, textile art installations and wall hung pieces that are inspired by nature, though not a representation of it.
Her inspiration comes from being out in the natural world - from walking, noticing, collecting, being curious and learning.
Debbie’s beautiful art is multi-sensory and explores how the eye collaborates with the ‘skin’ senses of sound and touch.
We would like to thank Debbie Lyddon for sharing their time, artwork and knowledge with us.
You can thank them by following them here:
Artists Website: debbielyddon.co...
Artists Instagram: www.instagram....
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[@grannyanri2521]

I thoroughly enjoyed this interview... lovely to see Debbie's gifts! Her description of processing sea coal put me in mind of the process of making Sumi ink: Before Beginning (part 1) In the given season of winter In the given hour of dawn On a perfect day Of balance in the air, The Sumi Master rises and in his simple clothes, Trudges off to the forest at Nara. His thought is all of a perfect Dark pine bough under melting snow. When he finds the one bearing light, He bows. By ancient process he brings it down And for days and days He pulls it through the burning, The salvage, the blending, Drawing it under muscle, Kneading by hand and foot Until perfection begins to show And he is black as the ink himself. Pressed and dried, polished by shell, Wrapped and hung in straw, Cured by a patience of months or years - So in the given way and on A perfect day upon an imperfect stone, The poet grinds these pine grains In slow upright circles over and over Blessing with pure water so they slide down The fine hairs of his brush, Bleed into the rice of paper And say one small thing That needed to be spoken. (part 2) I am like that dark mass of Sumi Under the Master’s hand Kneaded and pressed until Unprofitable air is worked out, ‘Til the grain of me becomes fine And bent toward a perfection I have not known. Hours spent under the kneading End in that perfect texture - Soft, like the lobe of a baby’s ear Or a heart without hardness. In the perfect air I am Shaped to His mold, His print on my countenance, Drying in the ashes is not What I had thought. Burnished by shell in a gentle hand Even straw applied to cloak and shield me Has its prickles. Days continue on Until cured years have passed. The Poet works ink on the stone With Living Water So that what He has to say Flows off the perfect end of His brush And I lie down all across The patient paper To become what He said. (c)

[@joycemartin2200]

Fantastic interview so inspiring and energetic! Thank you cant wait for next years workshop!!!! :) What a wonderful connection between sound and land.

[@eily62]

Absolutely love these Friday feature artists! Thank you

[@FibreArtsTakeTwo]

Glad you like them! Thanks so much for your kind comment x

[@natalieangelheart2483]

Loved this! Debbie is such a dynamic woman! 😍 I notice visuals and I notice sounds but as an artist I never thought of painting sounds. I did that exercise with Debbie not with paper and pencil but by closing my eyes and with my hand, conducting the shapes of the sounds. THANK YOU Ang! I will definitely do this exercise many more times! 😁

[@FibreArtsTakeTwo]

Thank you so much and you are most welcome! Debbie was and is brilliant. Looking forward to working with her further in 2023 :) Watch this space :)

[@susanberlin]

Thank you both so much for the inspiration and energy that you generate! I'm ready to go outside and dig, scratch, and soak things!

[@FibreArtsTakeTwo]

Wonderful! So pleased we can share inspiration around the world.

[@Fibers-Art-Food-Fundamentals]

I love when a person notices things and interacts with the environment, creating beauty and new/old things that wouldn't have existed without their care and attention and creativity. Debbie has some lovely pieces that speak of the Earth, of the seasons and of the elements. Her story of the salt crystal formation reminds me of a few months ago, when we parked at the mouth of the river here, where it meets the ocean, during a storm, and let the waves splash all over the car, it was wonderful---- until! we had to wash it all off the next day...the salt had formed a thick crust that was like an ice storm, thick and dimpled and sparkly. Beautiful but an absolute nightmare to get off the car! Fortunately, only on the windows for the most part, not the under carriage. Wonderful discussion, thank you both.

[@FibreArtsTakeTwo]

Thank you for sharing the story Carole! Glad your car was okay.

[@elizabethsaunders5027]

Amazing interview Debbie, Thank you Fibre Arts Take Two. I listened at the Art Group in November in Hampshire as well Debbie. Enjoyed your inspiration very Much and look forward to your future work .

[@FibreArtsTakeTwo]

Thanks Elizabeth.

[@maggiebergman]

Thank you both for such an inspiring talk! I’ve enjoyed it so much!

[@FibreArtsTakeTwo]

Our pleasure!

[@pelkawiltshire4348]

Such a wonderful conversation!

[@FibreArtsTakeTwo]

Debbie was such a pleasure to talk with. Thanks for watching Pelka.

[@andreahamilton9153]

Amazing wonderful artist. Can I have the link for Josephine D you mentioned?

[@FibreArtsTakeTwo]

Hi Andrea, Here is the link to Josephine Jakobi's documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX7XaYykfMmbZ6M Thanks Ang

[@patward2143]

What is Ang’s last name, website, and Instagram?