I have always lived near the water.
The sea is one of my greatest sources of inspiration: its calm and its fury, the rhythm of its waves,
its brilliance.

Louise Amel is a french contemporary textile artist based in Brittany.

Her work explores composition, rhythm, and the interplay of colors and materials.

Each piece is conceived as a singular creation, what she calls “Tissu Bijou”(Fabric Jewel) embodying refined materiality and presence.

Jamila taught me the technique of weaving.

In my creative work, I am constantly drawn to natural elements, often mixed with subtle or extravagant artifice. As a child, my mother used to say I was like a magpie, attracted to anything shiny. I collected treasures found on the street or in nature, even if they were just pieces of metal or plastic.

Eight-handed weaving

Ivy branches and roots, blue wool

Today, I continue to collect and gather treasures. Sometimes these are materials that could be described as poor or non-noble, but when combined with others and reworked through rhythm and colour, they reveal themselves to be unique and special.

I really enjoy spending time in recycling centres, where I find fibres that have already lived a life, discarded from a cupboard before being donated. They carry their own memory, which escapes me. That’s where imagination comes in.