Robin Besley

Robin is a multimedia artist who works mainly with textiles and free motion machine stitching. She also enjoys using paint to create surface texture by printing and stamping on paper and fabric.

Robin creates a collage surface from small pieces of commercial, hand painted and dyed fabric, which she then embellishes and embroiders using free motion machine stitching. This new fabric is used to create bags, 3D sculptures and small objets d’arte. She uses colourfully printed papers to create cards and bookmarks which are then machine stitched.

Robin is inspired and excited by colour and loves playing with colour combinations and subtle shades to create “pop and wow” in her work. Robin says she has always “twiddled and fiddled, stitched and knitted, hammered and nailed” to express herself artistically. Her earlier artistic pursuits included ceramics and silver jewellery.

Robin completed a Diploma of Art, Studio Stitch Textiles, Box Hill TAFE. She has also exhibited regularly at the Alcove Art Shop, Box Hill Community Arts Centre and the Embroiderers Guild Victoria.

She is a member of the Alcove Art Shop, Committee of Management.