MANDY BANGERTER

Mandy is a textile and mixed media artist who stitches together the layers of stories, place and emotions using meditative hand stitch and free machine embroidery. Found, printed, painted and dyed fabrics are sometimes combined with text and photography to create a narrative. Stitch is a powerful and versatile tool for communication which can incorporate message and meaning, and the time taken to stitch is a comforting counterbalance to our busy lives and the mass produced textiles of everyday life.

With a background in education, Mandy has used stitch in a wide variety of teaching and community workshops. From young children, adults developing their creative styles, to well-being spaces and the elderly, stitch is a wonderfully inclusive medium.