100 Hours

Jo Evans, known as 100 Hours, creates quiet abstract works using natural textiles as her palette. Linen, silk, hemp, and paper are carefully composed and secured with nearly imperceptible stitches, allowing the inherent character of the warp and weft to guide the final form. At first glance the compositions appear restrained and minimal; closer viewing reveals subtle shifts of texture, tone, and depth.

Her practice draws on traditional craft techniques — hand stitching, woodworking — paired with a restrained modern sensibility shaped by late nineteenth- to mid-twentieth-century design.

Working with an eye toward sustainability, Jo uses only natural materials, from linen and silk to oak and beeswax. Each piece is crafted by hand using simple tools; textiles are stitched with fine precision, while frames are sanded, joined, and waxed by hand.

She is currently focused on smaller works designed to live in thoughtful groupings. She lives and works on the Kent coast.