-Lesley Frew creates contemporary jewellery using discarded plastic bags. She is interested in ethical and sustainable making, selecting raw materials that would be destined for landfill and transforming them. Through a number of processes that include layering, heat bonding, cutting, folding and handstitching, the bags are transformed into a versatile material that is colourful, soft, lightweight and durable. Innovative and contemporary, she enjoys giving a discarded material a new value and revealing its capacity for beauty. She is the Resident Artist at the Ulster Museum through Craft NI’s Making It programme and is a selected artist in the Crafts Council of Ireland’s 2011 Portfolio of makers.
http://www.laf-designs.com/
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