Wai-Yuk Kennedy

www.waiyukkennedy.co.uk

I was born in Hong Kong. My family owned a small textile factory so I learned to sew and use a sewing machine from a young age.

After leaving school I studied graphic design and worked for a Hong Kong company designing gloves. In 1978 I came to England to study fine art. I gained my B.A. (Hons.) from Kingston Polytechnic in 1982.

In 1986 I moved to Cornwall. Although much of my time after that was taken up be raising a family and helping my husband with his business, I always found time to continue exploring and learning using many different textile techniques.

Over the past few years I have been devoting ever more time to my textiles and I now have a large and beautiful studio to use.

Making jewellery of various kinds has been an obsession of mine for a long time. I have worked on creating small jewellery pieces using textile materials and techniques for a couple of years now.