Pi Williams has a background in Fine Arts and has worked across a variety of disciplines including watercolour, printmaking and acrylics. She now prefers to create pieces predominately with yarn and wool and is largely self taught in this medium. Pi strives to push the boundaries of these techniques and, by combining the textural wool with vivid thread, negative space and mixed media materials, she creates expressive & distinct, almost sculptural pieces.
Her creative process involves gathering inspiration from her environment before testing ideas through sketching and painting. She selects and experiments with various materials before bringing all these elements together in her textile pieces. Pi’s larger works reflect her interest in the natural world around her and the beauty to be found in the minuscule. They set forth intricate leaf patterns, detailed rock pools and each delicate petal on a flower like visual descriptions of the microcosms found in the Australian landscape. With her abstract pieces, she lets herself be guided mainly by intuition, allowing a unique showcase of movement and harmonious colour to evolve naturally.
Pi is currently creating a series of textile reef studies that focus on coral, seaweed and sea shell formations. She recently started to dye her own wool and is always looking for new ways to add uniqueness to her textured artworks.