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Textile Artist, Teacher and Author at (self-employed artist)

Location: Manchester Area, United Kingdom 4 work roles 2 schools

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Textile Artist, Teacher and Author

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Manchester Area, United Kingdom

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928 employees

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Leah Higgins is listed as Textile Artist, Teacher and Author at (self-employed artist), a with 928 employees, based in Manchester Area, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Leah Higgins.

Leah Higgins previously worked as General Manager at Nufox Rubber Ltd and Global Development Manager at Milliken Mats, Milliken & Company. Leah Higgins holds Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Textile Science from The University Of Bolton.

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My textile art has developed from a life-long love of working with textiles and stitch. The tactile nature of cloth envelopes me in feelings of well being and brings with it memories of people long gone. I can trace my path from making clothes to making bed quilts. From buying printed fabrics to dyeing and printing my own. From following others to developing my own ideas. From craft to art. From working at the kitchen table to building my studio. A studio that is now my place to create and my place to teach others.I often use a deconstructive printing process, called breakdown printing, that creates unpredictable but glorious marks. I strive for abstract, fractured texture occasionally overprinted with small areas of text or shape that form a more literal connection to my inspiration. I create a palette of cloth that is then cut and reassembled to form a new piece of cloth. I add stitch to create another layer of texture and sometimes to reference my inspiration. The addition of stitch gives the finished piece the dimensional nature that I love.I live and work in Manchester. The city, and surrounding region, has a strong industrial heritage and I am inspired by the way man-made structures, especially those associated with industry, shape the landscape. Always there but rarely acknowledged. In my current work I explore three areas. Contemporary, working structures that divide the landscape into crisp lines and shapes. Abandoned older structures that, through a process of decay, are slowly being reclaimed by nature. And those industries, industrial structures and manufacturing methods which are now consigned to history.In 2018 I restructured my studio, branded it ‘Urban Studio North’ and started teaching a range of textile surface design classes. In 2019 I published my first book, 'Breakdown Your Palette', a step by step guide to breakdown printing.

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Textile Artist, Teacher and Author

new york, united states

Website

springhofeldt.com

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928

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Textile Artist, Teacher And Author

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(Self-Employed Artist)

Urban Studio North, Manchester, Uk

Owner of Urban Studio North, a dedicated studio for teaching surface design to textile artists. I teach a range of workshops from 1 day a month technique driven Introduction to Surface Design to 5 day, focused workshops on breakdown printing and other screen printing techniques. The studio also hosts guest tutors.Publications: Breakdown Your Palette, ISBN978-1-9995858-2-2, available at www.leahhiggins.co.uk/book.Solo exhibition:• ‘Deconstruction-Reconstruction-Evolution, Birmingham, 1 – 4 August 2019With mixed media artist Helen Conway:• ‘Traces’, Gallery One, World of Glass, St Helens UK 17 March – 4 May 2018• ‘Fragments’, Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Cheshire 24 May – 1 July 2018As part of ‘Transitions’ an exhibition by the Etcetera group:• Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Cheshire (2016)• Ryedale Folk Museum and Gallery, North Yorkshire (2016)• Platform Gallery, Clitheroe (2015)Curated Exhibitions:• 36th Annual New Legacies Contemporary Quilt, Fort Collins CO 2018.• SAQA Wide Horizons VI (touring EU 2018/19).• Quilt-Art-Quilt (Best in Show), Auburn NY 2017.• Quilt National, Ohio and touring 2017-2019.• SAQA Layered Voices (touring US 2017-2019)• ‘To The Point’ Visions Art Museum online (2016)• ‘Breakout: Quilt Visions 2016’ Visions Art Museum, San Diego USA (2016)• SAQA Wide Horizons V (toured EU 2016/17)• Art category (Winner), Festival of Quilts UK (2016)• Fine Art Quilt Masters, Festival of Quilts UK (2016)• ‘Architecture’ Visions Art Museum online (2016)• CQ ‘Elements’ (toured EU 2015/16)• ‘Structures’ The Old Fire Station Gallery, Henley-on-Thames UK (2015)• ‘Inspirations’ Knitting and Stitching Show, Olympia UK (2015)• Fine Art Quilt Masters, Festival of Quilts UK (2015)

Jan 2018 - Present

General Manager

Nufox Rubber Ltd

Middleton, Manchester Uk

General Manager at Nufox Rubber Limited; rubber extrusion and fabrication experts providing custom technical solutions across multiple markets. Managed sales, production and technical teams including restructuring to reduce sales quote times, customer complaints and internal waste / off quality.

2016 - 2017 ~1 yr

Global Development Manager

Milliken Mats, Milliken & Company

Middleton, Uk

Member of European Senior Management team with responsibility for the development of the Global product offer and delivery of the Global logo design service. Recruitment and performance driven management of teams in UK, US and China. Track record of restructuring for growth. Successful project manager with experience in diverse range of projects. IP leader with experience negotiating confidentiality agreements and joint development agreements. Budget forecasting and accountability. Customer and supplier interaction at exectutive level.

Apr 2011 - Jun 2016

European Development Manager

Milliken Mats, Milliken & Company

Middleton, Uk

New product development and product improvement. Management of the UK technical / development team including restructing to match market needs. Management of the customer complaint process. Provision of technical support including training.

Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

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Leah Higgins education

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Textile Science

The University Of Bolton

Dissertation titled: The Effect of Repeated Washing and Drying on the Dimensional Stability, Distortion and Other Properties of Woven.

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemistry, 2.1 (Hons)

Imperial College London

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Leah Higgins holds Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Textile Science from The University Of Bolton.

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