About Heather
Heather Hunter-Crawley is a textile artist and print designer based in Cambridgeshire, UK.
Her work explores the expressionist potential of colour, shape, and mark-making on fabric and paper, with a particular interest in interpreting prehistory and the ancient past, the mystery of which has always fascinated her.
She is a graduate of the Creative and Advanced Stitched Textiles course run by SEFWI in Ipswich, and has a PhD in Ancient History and the History of Art.
Heather uses a range of techniques for surface pattern design and decoration, including screen-printing, sublimation printing, weaving, and free-motion embroidery as a mode of drawing. She also enjoys exploring Chinese brush painting and calligraphy. Her pieces combine techniques to create complex surfaces that invite the viewer to construct a narrative about what they see. The remains of the past give us the endings of stories, and it is the archaeologist’s task to piece together what came before. Heather’s work invites immersion into this experience.
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