Anna Gravelle is perhaps best known for taking the traditional craft of tufting (usually associated with rug making and candlewick bedspreads) and using its potential for adding a tactile and three-dimensional character not just to fabrics but as a medium for realising artworks. She has drawn on this tradition, more often associated with creating hardy wool rugs, using the finest wool cloth and silky threads making it delicate and working the technique like exquisite embroidery. The result intrigues the viewer and draws them irresistibly to touch.
Anna Gravelle creates exquisite textile artworks. She is perhaps best known for taking the craft of tufting and using its potential for adding a tactile and three-dimensional character to the textiles she makes.
Gravelle has given the tufting craft a contemporary edge by using luxury materials, the finest wool and silky threads, and working the technique like exquisite embroidery. The result intrigues the viewer and draws them irresistibly to touch the textile.
