Jan Bowman's designs are a woven response to the rhythm of beautiful colour and texture in the landscape and seascape. Jan is passionate about the use of natural materials directly taken from the landscape - willow, reed, grasses, bamboo and driftwood. Their natural beauty is enhanced in combination with manmade materials - steel wire, enamelled copper, beads, mosaics, leaf metal.
They are supported by a monofilament warp, allowing the materials to retain their own characteristics. Paper yarns and natural fibres add to the surface qualities. The pieces take the form of spatial divides and panels.
Jan also produces sculptural pieces which explore a combination of natural and manmade materials using driftwood as the ‘host space’. Finely woven metal and mixed media fabrics are moulded into the grain and natural form of the driftwood. The woven elements are inspired by the micro - environments, lichen, mosses and fungi that grow on the woodland floor.
Jan’s work is sold via exhibitions and through commissioning. Prices for commissions start from £500, stock items from £175.
