Richard Shaw

Born in Staffordshire in 1964, Richard completed a foundation course in Art and Design at Stafford CFE then went on to study Textile Design at Manchester Polytechnic. In 1987 he moved to West Yorkshire to set up workshop/studio designing and making handtufted rugs. He has worked for a number of textile companies as well as leading workshops in rug making and small scale sculpture. He now lives in North East Lincolnshire and is exhibiting and selling his own work on a full-time basis. He has exhibited Nationally and Internationally including in the Shetland Isles, North America and Australia.

“A sense of humour and fun combined with a love of animals, birds and boats and the environment are the main themes that run through my work. I use recycled materials whenever possible such as steel and tin cans, plastics and wire. Moving to the coast has been a big influence with the abundant wildlife, open spaces, ships and boats coming in and out of the Humber and materials like driftwood to collect.” - Richard Shaw 2007

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