Sarah Ward 

Lark and Bower​

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display and function 2026​

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Sarah Ward is a UK based artist, weaver and teacher most known for her *’off-loom’ work as Lark & Bower.

 

For many years up until the pandemic, Sarah was set up as a hand weaving design studio, working with brands and manufacturers to develop their fabrics. When the pandemic hit, Sarah found herself with no access to her loom. During this pause she began using leftover yarn, little pieces of cardboard and a needle and thread to make small studies of her favourite woven structures; twills, herringbones, hopsacks, and houndstooths.

 

Weaving slowly has made space for thoughtful observation; Why isn’t weave more celebrated as an art form? Does cloth need to be validated by its function? Why does it feel so satisfying to make these?

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Through this work, Sarah explores the many ‘uses’ of cloth, pondering not only its practical role as a textile but as a vehicle for learning about history and culture. What started out as up-close studies of age old structures and patterns has become a form of expression and a daily therapy.

These pieces explore the blurred lines between art, craft and design. A functional object may be described as something that is useful in a practical sense, but reframed another way, perhaps its meaning is subjective. In the context of making, functionality could mean many things, not least providing beauty, joy, and connection.

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