Artist Talk: Sophie Honess
Exploration of Line
Thursday, 7 May - 5pm
Hear directly from leading textile artist Sophie Honess and how she developed the bold pieces created for the Exploration of Line exhibition. Sophie will explain how she investigates and examines colour through line. Using techniques such as latch hook, tufting, weaving, and her first ventures into sculpture, she explores how colour can be guided, contained, and connected through instinctive expression. Each colour is placed with intention, designed to sit closely - almost to “hug” one another. Through this process, Sophie examines how lines and shapes create moments of tension, harmony, and movement between colours.
At its core, this work is an expression of self. It is not driven by a need to communicate something overly complex or symbolic, but rather by a process of play, instinct, and exploration. The colours, materials, and forms reflect a personal language - one that is intuitive and honest.
Sophie Honess is a Gomeroi Yinarr living and practising in Tamworth, NSW. She has been creating textile art professionally since 2018 and has been in a number of group and solo shows. Sophie creates works that respond to her immediate environment, finding and exploring the hidden beauty of Gomeroi Country through colour and texture.
Free
Tamworth Regional Gallery
466 Peel Street Tamworth
07 May 2026
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

