Hilary Sussum

I have exhibited across Europe and the UK. I live in Buckinghamshire and work in a converted 18th Century barn. My work has evolved from craft orientation through fashion garments and fabrics (both paper) to fine art pieces and gallery installations. One of my innovative paper garments is in the permanent collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
My aim is to make the substance of paper pulp as versatile as any other natural material used to creatively express my ideas in a two or three-dimensional form.
My instinct is to find expression within the mood of the objects that surround me. My observational and technical facilities reach out to transmit what I see. At this time, it is to combine paper with thin metal sheeting and rods, exploring the qualities of matt and shine surfaces.
These expressive and increasingly experimental pieces are symptomatic of my timeless quest for balance and equilibrium.
Occasionally, I welcome students into my studio for private lessons in drawing, design and papermaking