Alison Britton

Alison graduated from the University of Ulster in 1990 with a B.A. (Hons) Degree in Printed Textiles. She has exhibited in the Royal Ulster Academy in Belfast and in the I.D.B.Graduate Show in London. She has recently had her first solo exhibition in Omagh Co. Tyrone. Alison is currently based in the Buttermarket Craft and Design Centre in Enniskilllen.

"The pieces I am showing in this exhibition are the result of four years working in and developing the ancient craft of batik.

Initially my work was much inspired by the rich colours and natural forms used in Persian and Indian textiles.

As my work progressed I have developed a greater interest in and an awareness of the forms and imagery in nature using fossils and shells and the theme of evolution.

I have developed a technique of disintegration working mainly with silk, and it is my aim is further this technique and to bring batik into a more contemporary footing."