Susan Blandford Creative Artist and Music Director
MA Textiles UCA, BA Hons (Open) Dip Mus, Dip Management, Certificate in Social Science
Artist statement
Susan creates contemporary crochet sculptural, pictorial and functional pieces featuring hyperbolic planes in a myriad of materials. Juxtaposing music and crochet developing diverse fine art crochet pieces with the working title of 'Finding My Voice'.
Background
During her 30 year IT project and process management career with British Airways Susan was an active creative artist and musician, illustrated by the 70’s style ponchos that are still very much in demand and performances in top section brass bands, function bands and the Army Medical Services Territorial Army band.
Creative Artist 2021
Traditional crochet and contemporary fine art crochet in National Trust Houses and community groups.
Associated Board Royal School of Music Woodwind and Brass grades. Musical Director and founder of Simply Music community band, creating music for all instruments.
Susan continues to develop her music inspired Fine Art Crochet pieces.