tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52063538259390098722024-03-18T01:30:09.703+00:00HippystitchHippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.comBlogger451125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-76689890275643763752024-03-16T12:43:00.001+00:002024-03-16T12:43:49.362+00:00El Anatsui - Behind the Red Moon - Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHFTAWbgaJUw4TESYKbyBi-vOOcjnSF7XfC2Qe4Kuy9538AoR6pwmWPqVi3OUohqO6Dfr5ZFAbanOGpoLBQQF2rB1rA-GnCR80IUUjDRatLyive1zfnDuvgUUVsqWnsee6eoX2T70S9j01wBFXo1mjYV2oWSBe6Gpzzi71-j2zyGzM-EFMcT05J7YcJs/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Red%20Moon%20(630).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHFTAWbgaJUw4TESYKbyBi-vOOcjnSF7XfC2Qe4Kuy9538AoR6pwmWPqVi3OUohqO6Dfr5ZFAbanOGpoLBQQF2rB1rA-GnCR80IUUjDRatLyive1zfnDuvgUUVsqWnsee6eoX2T70S9j01wBFXo1mjYV2oWSBe6Gpzzi71-j2zyGzM-EFMcT05J7YcJs/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Red%20Moon%20(630).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Red Moon</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - Behind the Red Moon is the latest Hyundai Commission on show in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui was born in Ghana and currently works in both Ghana and Nigeria. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">His monumental sculptures are made up of thousands of bottle tops and fragments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">As you enter the Turbine Hall, descending the ramp, the first of three sculptures greets you. This is The Red Moon which, we are told, looks like a billowing sail. The circular Red Blood Moon element within the sail is made of bottle tops...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1arEC-Gef14-6yw5ZLcmu1WbuckHEOY4z94fLnTJSfXqFXuPl-620NuuSI-8JN62bENYKTykC9s1DIIyprz2QiP0MJ662e7H8oCxEqDuHomh2LnoBEOVER13EOFoFuPojbk13pZRgiuAE29b-q0iTOXLDbH133IuhOSYB_FWnUVGPFKAGECa2nwuaRgo/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Red%20Moon%20detail%20(656).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1arEC-Gef14-6yw5ZLcmu1WbuckHEOY4z94fLnTJSfXqFXuPl-620NuuSI-8JN62bENYKTykC9s1DIIyprz2QiP0MJ662e7H8oCxEqDuHomh2LnoBEOVER13EOFoFuPojbk13pZRgiuAE29b-q0iTOXLDbH133IuhOSYB_FWnUVGPFKAGECa2nwuaRgo/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Red%20Moon%20detail%20(656).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Red Moon (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The reverse side looks like a large yellow sail...</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQHwIxkYC0ytEs5XFlOsLrUlybplUT5GQ2SOzcZWCrArmTmD6in94Mi0n5Y5pCi1nnlSroHZqjYX-E4cDzwvZBryv3L_V7__3RwZFsHzxCFfRYFP5QpzZsrgjQFnmP6UZZvFDXZP7FriYbklyWD8KwLnU6-qn1sceQ5cdZY7cEdlrGMEQi8sN4PQnOSY/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Red%20Moon%20yellow%20side%20(815).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQHwIxkYC0ytEs5XFlOsLrUlybplUT5GQ2SOzcZWCrArmTmD6in94Mi0n5Y5pCi1nnlSroHZqjYX-E4cDzwvZBryv3L_V7__3RwZFsHzxCFfRYFP5QpzZsrgjQFnmP6UZZvFDXZP7FriYbklyWD8KwLnU6-qn1sceQ5cdZY7cEdlrGMEQi8sN4PQnOSY/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Red%20Moon%20yellow%20side%20(815).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Red Moon (yellow side)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The symbolism of the sails was to bring to mind ships and the transportation of goods and people across the globe. Sailors would also sometimes use the moon for navigational purposes. During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, enslaved African peoples were taken across the ocean to the Americas where they were sold or traded for goods such as gold, sugar, spirits and other commodities. The bottle tops used in the piece come from modern commodities rooted in colonial industries, thus El Anatsui hopes to expose the connected histories of Europe, Africa and America through the use of waste from industries built on colonial trade routes.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The next piece you come to is The World. From underneath and from the main gallery side it just looks like a series of fragments of knitted wire or wire mesh but when viewed from a particular point on the bridge all the fragments line up to look like the world. The circular nature of this piece echoes the circular moon in The Red Moon.</span><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jV5dSvJyTwfwqlO61yiZPDhSnW05PcHIalcd0JbFBEmVJcCJ8g92i7nDK9Ng3C3Zsd0GOz_lpLRcLRDrfU_TUEvhHjYPNbA0DXmMTa8nS7NjB897mPB6xFPh3dBe4_COxMFnC9JNsV6nK_AO0oV4NLBIFVGb93DSVzmffvZ5joM9kTCbilnrV-qqVrg/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20World%20(856).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jV5dSvJyTwfwqlO61yiZPDhSnW05PcHIalcd0JbFBEmVJcCJ8g92i7nDK9Ng3C3Zsd0GOz_lpLRcLRDrfU_TUEvhHjYPNbA0DXmMTa8nS7NjB897mPB6xFPh3dBe4_COxMFnC9JNsV6nK_AO0oV4NLBIFVGb93DSVzmffvZ5joM9kTCbilnrV-qqVrg/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20World%20(856).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The World</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui sees fragments as a symbol of renewal and restoration with the capacity to reform.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphWgvkNUrENiFwRAfncgQLy5ZYKdauFP4gkVoyXKTivkzooY-ovBphVjjd-LH73KKCXTbYSBZjO0J3f7h6RoBk4PFIuxmmgSJY1808c3lX-VtJdpEIanzOK4-SmgM8kioOSYoIjY8JI_sgjdQvND58LqGPrl4ungTCobJi9Wrt68Tf8lnBJu6ZncQfzU/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20World%20(306).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphWgvkNUrENiFwRAfncgQLy5ZYKdauFP4gkVoyXKTivkzooY-ovBphVjjd-LH73KKCXTbYSBZjO0J3f7h6RoBk4PFIuxmmgSJY1808c3lX-VtJdpEIanzOK4-SmgM8kioOSYoIjY8JI_sgjdQvND58LqGPrl4ungTCobJi9Wrt68Tf8lnBJu6ZncQfzU/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20World%20(306).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The World</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vgIZ_srA3I0cO9Bp5z4OhheBs6uQkVQtmetA-_IZr5ae9BdQFZ7a0KoPxykvJtkNKKSuDbW4dMGXgEgLnbbxCfKeu0hx8qwlUpIbtMFy5C3L3W-9Hgv4CfJqUuVoo9Vh0sVn02wFH0BcETQgYH6dJlpdz73X048i-1rnP0nY_0X3YLq-pkN2RuopVBc/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20World%20(748).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vgIZ_srA3I0cO9Bp5z4OhheBs6uQkVQtmetA-_IZr5ae9BdQFZ7a0KoPxykvJtkNKKSuDbW4dMGXgEgLnbbxCfKeu0hx8qwlUpIbtMFy5C3L3W-9Hgv4CfJqUuVoo9Vh0sVn02wFH0BcETQgYH6dJlpdz73X048i-1rnP0nY_0X3YLq-pkN2RuopVBc/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20World%20(748).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The World</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The final piece is The Wall. This is the largest piece and like The Red Moon, is double sided...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iknGF831JEemHqdS9cF3M1mRf3-s5zBHyIv2Z7YuUqgP-2PpX0QxyJGXIEckC377c4JRAIRfTLK_qVvU-WgrcIiWN4isoochIqfLphrCRsXAmAMQK6SD68256UXWdFVZbdTK_AMSNDD2t7iE3Qyxt25BfDHDNWnnQUCtcaozld0c9FuER4WI2vWGrlY/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20(535).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iknGF831JEemHqdS9cF3M1mRf3-s5zBHyIv2Z7YuUqgP-2PpX0QxyJGXIEckC377c4JRAIRfTLK_qVvU-WgrcIiWN4isoochIqfLphrCRsXAmAMQK6SD68256UXWdFVZbdTK_AMSNDD2t7iE3Qyxt25BfDHDNWnnQUCtcaozld0c9FuER4WI2vWGrlY/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20(535).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Wall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The side you first encounter is largely black and trails on the floor in folds. El Anatsui sees the black as symbolising Africa and its diaspora with a potential for homecoming and return.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA9l0r2OkySdAZsesWuLoSHnMcCYKFrNDq2j9KqBRiaBsDxri0amtaF4vOjOOj4RaKGXFEbGFHr-NL55kVso5bPjVhizkLNw3jmu0oz3V4g7LOKAbjfVYyXiFBgKuvtv1mQPqJVBzmoXK_MtI6lxo_zkpanavCBzvucTtMXv4ffvUly23jdHgLn84tc4/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20(958).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA9l0r2OkySdAZsesWuLoSHnMcCYKFrNDq2j9KqBRiaBsDxri0amtaF4vOjOOj4RaKGXFEbGFHr-NL55kVso5bPjVhizkLNw3jmu0oz3V4g7LOKAbjfVYyXiFBgKuvtv1mQPqJVBzmoXK_MtI6lxo_zkpanavCBzvucTtMXv4ffvUly23jdHgLn84tc4/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20(958).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Wall (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The reverse side is brighter in colour....</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBkZta4IAqEyXIaQZj5Dici7jzuBOQmLjbenK1uaMMRKW4929XQb60tix8ir7NNv3fQU8Gopi4sM8N6u1MBR5ZKomApQfdtKZljU1KfL3KTOHYODpDWiV-jYcbuyAaxlOxg5hRtzxJEzPNw0cSy14kYeunx4UZOw1FXUrDQdgBXGkmHyzRxFvy4D5fOI/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20(other%20side)(758).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBkZta4IAqEyXIaQZj5Dici7jzuBOQmLjbenK1uaMMRKW4929XQb60tix8ir7NNv3fQU8Gopi4sM8N6u1MBR5ZKomApQfdtKZljU1KfL3KTOHYODpDWiV-jYcbuyAaxlOxg5hRtzxJEzPNw0cSy14kYeunx4UZOw1FXUrDQdgBXGkmHyzRxFvy4D5fOI/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20(other%20side)(758).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Wall </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB2cHsvG2gZJrQfAHRbhYMBMHKOJTm__RzwpOpB4h_kwoaDvE9097ZPQ2d0Y6gHQccbyeKkc-T8LPCN-_Vf76tzk7mUXVYWw-KyrquSmdDT0GRjvuiqSq7ROxiaYag_A9oeoVavaG9g6lWm8bQkozrvxtTUHxOdD6Vyxa0TNFh0I1oaSd7Xl1RrBMDao/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20(648).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB2cHsvG2gZJrQfAHRbhYMBMHKOJTm__RzwpOpB4h_kwoaDvE9097ZPQ2d0Y6gHQccbyeKkc-T8LPCN-_Vf76tzk7mUXVYWw-KyrquSmdDT0GRjvuiqSq7ROxiaYag_A9oeoVavaG9g6lWm8bQkozrvxtTUHxOdD6Vyxa0TNFh0I1oaSd7Xl1RrBMDao/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20(648).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Wall (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3ekf8IM5F_2qAppGhv6FZ0csDAlqglGiUhs6zQ1qiaC70MOayoOxdjEYP_rWKSRwh8kQMAao00qLfolCt4YjLO0dnXcYZHBQTssQ9iXKkyaaPHNdfz_A6TScj24fNPROCRlxaGkD6v7WlpDE3PG8dLeCMsZzqc-irUPY8u3wmZcTlVPY9Xjf1mHddbU/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20(849).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3ekf8IM5F_2qAppGhv6FZ0csDAlqglGiUhs6zQ1qiaC70MOayoOxdjEYP_rWKSRwh8kQMAao00qLfolCt4YjLO0dnXcYZHBQTssQ9iXKkyaaPHNdfz_A6TScj24fNPROCRlxaGkD6v7WlpDE3PG8dLeCMsZzqc-irUPY8u3wmZcTlVPY9Xjf1mHddbU/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20(849).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Wall (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx41R64AoGX0cQ3vLQn_SSDKPqCynnwe8r9x04if1PA5kZAZ2baEIQsjiuH_vH63Yx-V0EU89fVAgwV_pOVv0z5ZJOhwmk9WM3bDhZPYFUVoKiHBiiA8ilqF_HGIPEySRpQVXoM0No6xTKIzRXoNdGF0tI9pwgH0c-T66UlgSaLfzFY4tecPBZ0xGLsYk/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20(634).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx41R64AoGX0cQ3vLQn_SSDKPqCynnwe8r9x04if1PA5kZAZ2baEIQsjiuH_vH63Yx-V0EU89fVAgwV_pOVv0z5ZJOhwmk9WM3bDhZPYFUVoKiHBiiA8ilqF_HGIPEySRpQVXoM0No6xTKIzRXoNdGF0tI9pwgH0c-T66UlgSaLfzFY4tecPBZ0xGLsYk/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20(634).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Wall (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7ozX0IZFPaWuIJIvmEhG7Sc78niUhtWFS64haI79aLv0H_iy-DTzwO8ud8LOLbLAXY5V7ZiRfAseaSzrifR35HlZKMdY0kbRQXg2HAinCjADCI3rHP1ow1zwlJj-TwQJi32uPzWc1hw0UfRC_bcvWh2FCsk6fCSjP62s4-hpZ58f0WvpCuAetwgXl_I/s2992/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20%20(708).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7ozX0IZFPaWuIJIvmEhG7Sc78niUhtWFS64haI79aLv0H_iy-DTzwO8ud8LOLbLAXY5V7ZiRfAseaSzrifR35HlZKMdY0kbRQXg2HAinCjADCI3rHP1ow1zwlJj-TwQJi32uPzWc1hw0UfRC_bcvWh2FCsk6fCSjP62s4-hpZ58f0WvpCuAetwgXl_I/w400-h400/El%20Anatsui%20-%20The%20Wall%20-%20detail%20%20(708).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui - The Wall (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">El Anatsui sees walls as both structures that constrain and encircle but also that hide things. In hiding things, he thinks this may provoke curiosity which could be harnessed to overcome the constraining nature of the walls.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">He sees the black and multicoloured nature of The Wall as symbolising the clash of global cultures and the hybrid identities that result.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Wall and The Red Moon look like large patchwork quilts made from recycled metal pieces that are stitched together with wire. As such, they could be taken apart and reconstructed to create different installations. They are fascinating. The wall is particularly interesting as you can get close to it to see how it has been made and what it is made up of. Anatsui works with a large team of assistants who work together to assemble the sculptures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This exhibition is on until 14 April 2024. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Go see - definitely worth visiting! </span></p><p><br /></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-52721888283685922792024-03-09T16:33:00.000+00:002024-03-09T16:33:39.437+00:00Open Exhibition 2024 - The Old Parcels Office Artspace, Scarborough<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRdq3BQQTOMQBLUbO88AxFwfNWSvy652SvrjM4ILrhwCmczd-znLxykpe2xfIrcQCLRR91TXsuH_XDcMNZBBPUIrqdU5iYvIARDDI_nD-c-pK9DgcQeLGfbnNMwyjb-8GFYwftDh5xzxslgjX0CbyeaJ948khYdK7fOHYmr7Nq3AX8wDg7-XHIaJYAC4/s4000/Lynne%20Chapman%20-%20Ruby%20(852).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRdq3BQQTOMQBLUbO88AxFwfNWSvy652SvrjM4ILrhwCmczd-znLxykpe2xfIrcQCLRR91TXsuH_XDcMNZBBPUIrqdU5iYvIARDDI_nD-c-pK9DgcQeLGfbnNMwyjb-8GFYwftDh5xzxslgjX0CbyeaJ948khYdK7fOHYmr7Nq3AX8wDg7-XHIaJYAC4/w300-h400/Lynne%20Chapman%20-%20Ruby%20(852).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Lynne Chapman - Ruby (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Yesterday I went, with some friends, to see the third Open Exhibition at The Old Parcels Office Artspace in Scarborough. Eighty works were selected from over 400, representing both established and emerging artists from across the North and further afield. The exhibition closes tomorrow (Sunday 10 March 2024 - 11am to 4pm) so why not take a trip to Scarborough and take a look. Here are some of my favourites...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Lynne Chapman's dress - Ruby, seemed awash with memories...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0h9PT1K9nBK-wq5rNBTzdcNbK_A-ZapFaypwdODrhjg_mYUBN-s7Ru2DTF43-LagrIsmOm-YtAjSTLUrsn2dBSdn3i1UDQbuRd_AMDu3YECl_LPgoDo7GHrUDKfMsWyv3b4LPvejrebaJ04jferKu2BRtTA9fVCiexhe0_NjyOEiO3_kyZ3XdxC7KRCY/s2992/Lynne%20Chapman%20-%20Ruby%20(430).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0h9PT1K9nBK-wq5rNBTzdcNbK_A-ZapFaypwdODrhjg_mYUBN-s7Ru2DTF43-LagrIsmOm-YtAjSTLUrsn2dBSdn3i1UDQbuRd_AMDu3YECl_LPgoDo7GHrUDKfMsWyv3b4LPvejrebaJ04jferKu2BRtTA9fVCiexhe0_NjyOEiO3_kyZ3XdxC7KRCY/w400-h400/Lynne%20Chapman%20-%20Ruby%20(430).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Lynne Chapman - Ruby </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Janine Baldwin - Melting III - was a glorious mixed media collage, which had won the Open 2024 2D prize...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBujH5Cob9oiTY7ozf7pXv7Dn1QMLpFjPAlRon1TdfYh3ILYzpQdqD2HE1YgUuw0fI8pWCBA_mfVY3-UqZLdXzLi8pfTL-lsMSeL3jeApMHok0-ZVhyKyVxoP3kQ1Dia9trGYeA4AMzJ3uXRXWhKXUDr3gWK-S30hrY_nW1a_K1UD_begKOWzsvWWsxw/s2992/Janine%20Baldwin%20-%20Melting%20III%20(142).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBujH5Cob9oiTY7ozf7pXv7Dn1QMLpFjPAlRon1TdfYh3ILYzpQdqD2HE1YgUuw0fI8pWCBA_mfVY3-UqZLdXzLi8pfTL-lsMSeL3jeApMHok0-ZVhyKyVxoP3kQ1Dia9trGYeA4AMzJ3uXRXWhKXUDr3gWK-S30hrY_nW1a_K1UD_begKOWzsvWWsxw/w400-h400/Janine%20Baldwin%20-%20Melting%20III%20(142).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Janine Baldwin - Melting III</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Shirley Vauvelle's Beast and Blue Bird made from porcelain and driftwood also caught my attention...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38Y9eQry_fC0IRLmK64WxTM1EnVWVbGVpe_xUroLh1uZicrpcxbG7c7uYG2yg4OY6rP9D8QvA39JBF7HHETJ9jeQxdKPK3QUqBUr42sktji0HPpih_evbO9g1BsRZs4SfWSZXetAAylQdP5Vq303wtOybUfKeKT8xEVtvsKmkaYjkToFYhX1JpOzimDQ/s2688/Shirley%20Vauvelle%20-%20Beast%20&%20Blue%20Bird%20(121).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="2688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38Y9eQry_fC0IRLmK64WxTM1EnVWVbGVpe_xUroLh1uZicrpcxbG7c7uYG2yg4OY6rP9D8QvA39JBF7HHETJ9jeQxdKPK3QUqBUr42sktji0HPpih_evbO9g1BsRZs4SfWSZXetAAylQdP5Vq303wtOybUfKeKT8xEVtvsKmkaYjkToFYhX1JpOzimDQ/s320/Shirley%20Vauvelle%20-%20Beast%20&%20Blue%20Bird%20(121).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Shirley Vauvelle - Beast and Blue Bird </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">I loved both of Jon O'Connor's works - both acrylic and mixed media on a wood panel...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOQZGezawxBvVeCNLdh-Fdr8uO1UFpb4PoCiwf2S1388L_Xl_lp8zIk021y24YHgkxdtqlv_sbwLqumRJ1_198s3YY6-LAaSfLslvI7cAd1bv_2sFZZMxAdkCuVxBSlqJ7iwE1V-xw6Ltbp7vFP39C-ceqMJTbB394qoeaypxiPtxzXVV6jkUv0EaAKE/s2647/Jon%20O'Connor%20-%20Urbanism%20%231%20(255).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="2647" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOQZGezawxBvVeCNLdh-Fdr8uO1UFpb4PoCiwf2S1388L_Xl_lp8zIk021y24YHgkxdtqlv_sbwLqumRJ1_198s3YY6-LAaSfLslvI7cAd1bv_2sFZZMxAdkCuVxBSlqJ7iwE1V-xw6Ltbp7vFP39C-ceqMJTbB394qoeaypxiPtxzXVV6jkUv0EaAKE/w400-h400/Jon%20O'Connor%20-%20Urbanism%20%231%20(255).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Jon O'Connor - Urbanism #1</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_7Y4VoIdI82uTFBXb3sFXI6ZzXOr1a537JCHOORGq7IGCZt4FTXE8YXbsPP7vUWA2EqJIRysBkmad1_2xYo0V4Q29sCv545wWTxpcIlTWg2AzlFp4Z3WbugW6-y73ftErx5UZMl7a5wqvAjIqQR_BdxHlMPuuyOtJ_ih564G1UvxJOluhxC4GndzM04/s2778/Jon%20O'Connor%20-%20Power%20of%20the%20Vend%20(304).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="2778" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_7Y4VoIdI82uTFBXb3sFXI6ZzXOr1a537JCHOORGq7IGCZt4FTXE8YXbsPP7vUWA2EqJIRysBkmad1_2xYo0V4Q29sCv545wWTxpcIlTWg2AzlFp4Z3WbugW6-y73ftErx5UZMl7a5wqvAjIqQR_BdxHlMPuuyOtJ_ih564G1UvxJOluhxC4GndzM04/w400-h400/Jon%20O'Connor%20-%20Power%20of%20the%20Vend%20(304).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Jon O'Connor - Power of the Vend</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">I liked the simplicity of Petra Ingham's House on the Hill - Purple & Yellow...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRXRW4UGa2u0E8faz4SdhpiGQtYtn7dzD7UlPvtrYIXFJXegofj9qO36hcj2bTteYoebtgQYIw_uqNpQzAAlMMOtDjxrWto7OwJmyWk2jCnSuwEN9rErU-YSfBmmYaONNIkZav9fp8MTqG3RVPb2_iQr8dLyPIm6EROPBy_0cBKos8yfwpJ9Edl63B1w/s2785/Petra%20Ingham%20-%20House%20on%20the%20Hill%20-%20Purple%20&%20Yellow%20(404).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="2785" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRXRW4UGa2u0E8faz4SdhpiGQtYtn7dzD7UlPvtrYIXFJXegofj9qO36hcj2bTteYoebtgQYIw_uqNpQzAAlMMOtDjxrWto7OwJmyWk2jCnSuwEN9rErU-YSfBmmYaONNIkZav9fp8MTqG3RVPb2_iQr8dLyPIm6EROPBy_0cBKos8yfwpJ9Edl63B1w/w400-h400/Petra%20Ingham%20-%20House%20on%20the%20Hill%20-%20Purple%20&%20Yellow%20(404).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Petra Ingham - House on the Hill - Purple & Yellow </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">I am always drawn to textile works, so apart from Lynne Chapman's Ruby there was also Linda Harvey's Middleport Wall, using stitched, printed and hand dyed fabrics...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF5uSEuxiktLsoD99Unz06oqXpKk8b1OCcPSw8uNWWkyN_7SKs9X4Kd5GkflEkksdxls5FjX3NI-h848letzn8vM31dR6nGUdid7EoVcxDmlv1lDXEHk8PfqfMaFVuY540KaQzualjXjPS9FZL3-tY1zdIRAneuNFvRbqI3MrKhcdVCU9d5_EpprBk3U/s2747/Linda%20Harvey%20-%20Middleport%20Wall%20(824).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="2747" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF5uSEuxiktLsoD99Unz06oqXpKk8b1OCcPSw8uNWWkyN_7SKs9X4Kd5GkflEkksdxls5FjX3NI-h848letzn8vM31dR6nGUdid7EoVcxDmlv1lDXEHk8PfqfMaFVuY540KaQzualjXjPS9FZL3-tY1zdIRAneuNFvRbqI3MrKhcdVCU9d5_EpprBk3U/w400-h400/Linda%20Harvey%20-%20Middleport%20Wall%20(824).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Linda Harvey - Middleport Wall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Isobel Blockley's Lungs - breathing becomes difficult, utilising fabric, stitch, digital print and ink pencils...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC9DLsodjXY8XBF8Xl-N8UQZrLfYqbAocD7LoNdzJvWEbE_kQfs-9dr4UWaF56kfa2JjSjI9W7xd6CjVcz7UlXrI1dw25EhBzE95cdnVFhCx7b2v-SUZRJJgjEmDFKQC-YhINz0FtWmSfVsHjRacCHe4j-uMAsWR5BIv0HVwBY24aNZ13THtUYy3GOPQ/s2906/Isobel%20Blockley%20-%20Lungs%20-%20breathing%20becomes%20difficult%20(248).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2906" data-original-width="2906" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC9DLsodjXY8XBF8Xl-N8UQZrLfYqbAocD7LoNdzJvWEbE_kQfs-9dr4UWaF56kfa2JjSjI9W7xd6CjVcz7UlXrI1dw25EhBzE95cdnVFhCx7b2v-SUZRJJgjEmDFKQC-YhINz0FtWmSfVsHjRacCHe4j-uMAsWR5BIv0HVwBY24aNZ13THtUYy3GOPQ/w400-h400/Isobel%20Blockley%20-%20Lungs%20-%20breathing%20becomes%20difficult%20(248).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Isobel Blockley - Lungs - breathing becomes difficult</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Mary Whitehouse's Waste Age Coat made from waste wool remnants...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ahH6fJ2_BWRA83dwsLtfUaRCON-Dwvy4fpdQ-cGuDq8knwHQi6uHytX2Jon3gC0v6NV4ipf0BNnhADtVPAYlU5fkj1UTUgghkV1N4muX9dNO9-l9ZShKwyYFFBVVBHJzFEYeP9-w5WyJPJ7VeHBFsk0Ihq1b1H0bVzubdeNcBFSoUVl8Tix98MzxiHU/s2977/Mary%20Whitehouse%20-%20Waste%20Age%20Coat%20(728).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="2977" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ahH6fJ2_BWRA83dwsLtfUaRCON-Dwvy4fpdQ-cGuDq8knwHQi6uHytX2Jon3gC0v6NV4ipf0BNnhADtVPAYlU5fkj1UTUgghkV1N4muX9dNO9-l9ZShKwyYFFBVVBHJzFEYeP9-w5WyJPJ7VeHBFsk0Ihq1b1H0bVzubdeNcBFSoUVl8Tix98MzxiHU/w400-h400/Mary%20Whitehouse%20-%20Waste%20Age%20Coat%20(728).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Mary Whitehouse - Waste Age Coat</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">and Shirani Bolle's You are not what you think which was a very vibrant punch needle piece using yarn, thread, sequins & beads on monks cloth... </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyxRKbBAUt8dtsNdMdYyjBI0m5Lp0LwU4W5X7BVxWaSGlb2RpIkILVfhPpGWYKWYhYoqJaTwVDjlR4NPtXtJkzqo8rUZDVNa7x3AmA3xfkqeLPLKtaIlkE_cO3gb84ykc7TVdngQ2O8vs_9TLOhAGTBka8zQQB8DC-fkA7n9fjQcDzKzMBLvApfzUDic/s2992/Shirani%20Bolle%20-%20You%20are%20not%20what%20you%20think%20-%20detail%20(146).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyxRKbBAUt8dtsNdMdYyjBI0m5Lp0LwU4W5X7BVxWaSGlb2RpIkILVfhPpGWYKWYhYoqJaTwVDjlR4NPtXtJkzqo8rUZDVNa7x3AmA3xfkqeLPLKtaIlkE_cO3gb84ykc7TVdngQ2O8vs_9TLOhAGTBka8zQQB8DC-fkA7n9fjQcDzKzMBLvApfzUDic/w400-h400/Shirani%20Bolle%20-%20You%20are%20not%20what%20you%20think%20-%20detail%20(146).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Shirani Bolle - You are not what you think (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">My final two choices are Louise Bass's Departure (acrylic on board)...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1oayBWHkNfAkOTubeyxVPq9qYZ7bwLm7Pkt8OOWFmXaCjsZ2C9KccIizCGiKsR4PONNXrKOWwgiyF-IQgDQ9u1ztHyPG3KJN7M0ngkKpUYkrCd8wwLDdUXr2sL8kJgcwISUQ4JdFS4ynNQ32nHgWM64Tnhip3Otcfqp8sLeeBHH9luJ_Ai9h_sy9tLo/s2609/Louise%20Bass%20-%20Departure%20(013).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2609" data-original-width="2609" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1oayBWHkNfAkOTubeyxVPq9qYZ7bwLm7Pkt8OOWFmXaCjsZ2C9KccIizCGiKsR4PONNXrKOWwgiyF-IQgDQ9u1ztHyPG3KJN7M0ngkKpUYkrCd8wwLDdUXr2sL8kJgcwISUQ4JdFS4ynNQ32nHgWM64Tnhip3Otcfqp8sLeeBHH9luJ_Ai9h_sy9tLo/w400-h400/Louise%20Bass%20-%20Departure%20(013).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Louise Bass - Departure</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">and Lindsey Tyson's mixed media Roadworks 2...</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEJsTxQeQLq9djC_xYRJjIE1YFvpKY_3TkEbA3LhV2PWL9wucfSE_s6lLxYgvytNbCq92bw8OEghxogTNoe-elxIPL3f5M_ZNQLzr4hKeHs_nw_QfnxB941VM1IbFuYdRCq4zKNlPMY5Y2tKyHCYu0C8f2lT6wqzJcT9JPFvnR48zVsF9R__XY8BW6es/s2492/Lindsey%20Tyson%20-%20Roadworks%202%20(315).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="2492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEJsTxQeQLq9djC_xYRJjIE1YFvpKY_3TkEbA3LhV2PWL9wucfSE_s6lLxYgvytNbCq92bw8OEghxogTNoe-elxIPL3f5M_ZNQLzr4hKeHs_nw_QfnxB941VM1IbFuYdRCq4zKNlPMY5Y2tKyHCYu0C8f2lT6wqzJcT9JPFvnR48zVsF9R__XY8BW6es/w400-h400/Lindsey%20Tyson%20-%20Roadworks%202%20(315).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Lindsey Tyson - Roadworks 2</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It was great to look around the exhibition. It would have been even better if there had been a little bit of info about each piece. The Old Parcels Office Artspace is right by the railway station, in the carpark, so don't miss it!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBGNjRfjXvzZR_aE_Z_pMEEnzPsZfdJgExl_Ozbu6b84v4ZuFKtOcUlZq2NvPcFpoXB1wNKSLwGUYvsf4csWDIo-CpZv4u2_bHn72yHxt8JmgcJBn2eJWQBBce5a17gMPBbNljUGi5ZktfSAezr33el5n42MiptyMzBtzHwFRab_g1rox4F3N695sBUI/s2992/Scarborough%20North%20Bay%20(030).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBGNjRfjXvzZR_aE_Z_pMEEnzPsZfdJgExl_Ozbu6b84v4ZuFKtOcUlZq2NvPcFpoXB1wNKSLwGUYvsf4csWDIo-CpZv4u2_bHn72yHxt8JmgcJBn2eJWQBBce5a17gMPBbNljUGi5ZktfSAezr33el5n42MiptyMzBtzHwFRab_g1rox4F3N695sBUI/s320/Scarborough%20North%20Bay%20(030).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Scarborough North Bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Why not finish off your trip with a with a dip in the sea, a walk along the promenade, a trip round the castle, a visit to Anne Bronte's grave or some fish & chips!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_S_fkvSNYT1h1HIvZS04rCRdecCEnUd4z1sBMax7LyV661URJrZdRaol0ylP_Y_J5GI9LZWGshKd5vGdSwyoM58n0HscIGgzYbxN46dkTtlVqBSHJzqlaO5t6l_bDb1f2CIVFrB5T_5tqsbVEkhpMZ-Mhd3vYPGDmOJICw_etffQnbcEtRHYoRmt-q0/s2992/Anne%20Bronte's%20Grave%20(355).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_S_fkvSNYT1h1HIvZS04rCRdecCEnUd4z1sBMax7LyV661URJrZdRaol0ylP_Y_J5GI9LZWGshKd5vGdSwyoM58n0HscIGgzYbxN46dkTtlVqBSHJzqlaO5t6l_bDb1f2CIVFrB5T_5tqsbVEkhpMZ-Mhd3vYPGDmOJICw_etffQnbcEtRHYoRmt-q0/s320/Anne%20Bronte's%20Grave%20(355).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Anne Bronte's Grave</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Scarborough's a great day out!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-69290827971486796662023-11-16T16:53:00.005+00:002023-11-20T11:32:53.131+00:00Hippystitch at York Makers Winter Fair - Saturday 25 November 2023<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1re5bQiNSeubuoeHuwhYZH9KZqEgiRM5yVKpNxTJFFhb9-M78wMNgxa4nzqkkoF_2mYw1gojWoViIrKbJt28UnY2vPjogaioHtf7ZZkhpxhWoVKc4Lpniufe07xYsHWXKpj0gADBQleHY0R6lafszzS3zZKNdkw-w0471QqFaBA1okc4gCh1KO3xnv90/s2484/YORK%20MAKERS%20FLYER%202023%20A5%20JPEG.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="1763" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1re5bQiNSeubuoeHuwhYZH9KZqEgiRM5yVKpNxTJFFhb9-M78wMNgxa4nzqkkoF_2mYw1gojWoViIrKbJt28UnY2vPjogaioHtf7ZZkhpxhWoVKc4Lpniufe07xYsHWXKpj0gADBQleHY0R6lafszzS3zZKNdkw-w0471QqFaBA1okc4gCh1KO3xnv90/w454-h640/YORK%20MAKERS%20FLYER%202023%20A5%20JPEG.jpg" width="454" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Flyer designed by <a href="https://lucymonkman.com/" target="_blank">Lucy Monkman</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The York Makers Winter Fair is nearly here and it's going to be great! It's at Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road, York, YO23 1BW on Saturday 25 November 2023 from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free and there is a cafe. I shall be there and I thought you might like to know what I'm bringing.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp9ppygHHmThbP_COycEJureAgPJGbc1KAGDeJKO4UNP7Ohun4cY1z93tDyUf8CYjNn9joE4GHxuWr7px_oSoHK9N5ycGVdvg_qJT4cJkKZzeEjoRQMWwnEkXLqafghDn2Vz0kcEPspMGUKzjVxzkcZOgqlP6wOQl46gokTaULTGOVF79k8wz7FccyS0/s2696/Hippystitch%20fabric%20necklaces%20for%20cambridge%20contemporary%20crafts%20(250).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="2696" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp9ppygHHmThbP_COycEJureAgPJGbc1KAGDeJKO4UNP7Ohun4cY1z93tDyUf8CYjNn9joE4GHxuWr7px_oSoHK9N5ycGVdvg_qJT4cJkKZzeEjoRQMWwnEkXLqafghDn2Vz0kcEPspMGUKzjVxzkcZOgqlP6wOQl46gokTaULTGOVF79k8wz7FccyS0/w400-h400/Hippystitch%20fabric%20necklaces%20for%20cambridge%20contemporary%20crafts%20(250).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqNm_Ow1mmuspXwidHK8BYVSuvx7RBBZbBN0ikm36aQAVOx4AsqyX_0yIf-qd3qxedKCbm2Q_ACZphFqHO8RHTnj4he6MWeoZ6yDf6srKU3qBeTXQUVhIWbtUhPDgbLT9-FICcPdMTBBSa4P6ua4O_xycuB1TQ7ucDsb1A4hyphenhyphenSzOhTZdIQmkIJC8G1mE/s4000/Flower%20button%20bracelets%20(249).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqNm_Ow1mmuspXwidHK8BYVSuvx7RBBZbBN0ikm36aQAVOx4AsqyX_0yIf-qd3qxedKCbm2Q_ACZphFqHO8RHTnj4he6MWeoZ6yDf6srKU3qBeTXQUVhIWbtUhPDgbLT9-FICcPdMTBBSa4P6ua4O_xycuB1TQ7ucDsb1A4hyphenhyphenSzOhTZdIQmkIJC8G1mE/w300-h400/Flower%20button%20bracelets%20(249).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Flower Button Bracelets</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">As well as my colourful fabric necklaces pictured above and my flower button bracelets, I shall be bringing some stitched cords which are completely new. If you're wondering what to do with these - you can use them to wrap up presents or you can stitch them into small vessels, as pictured below...</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdeuGEx1f0gQUzgr3fil94Be7dhp5I6pUdjQxgzRh8eGKKNcrfTu0XmpiaBf6Cgk3ZUvDMhd3wHfi3NAagyTCizWCEDu57F4UmAcDsw2pASjU-Py_mDel7AQhVakxWtcIG4kQLuqupFwtTQJTxoeaPXImbyaT7JrwLsWVBO13eU2zGlqaZ0Ik2uEulWM/s2000/stitched%20cords%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdeuGEx1f0gQUzgr3fil94Be7dhp5I6pUdjQxgzRh8eGKKNcrfTu0XmpiaBf6Cgk3ZUvDMhd3wHfi3NAagyTCizWCEDu57F4UmAcDsw2pASjU-Py_mDel7AQhVakxWtcIG4kQLuqupFwtTQJTxoeaPXImbyaT7JrwLsWVBO13eU2zGlqaZ0Ik2uEulWM/w640-h640/stitched%20cords%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Stitched Cords & How to Use Them</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I have made some new flower button brooches which are also very colourful - some are small and some are large with leather flowers...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmOjZ65j3Ef9b-iWP4LYxwjHl_X_1R6yZ2dLcal1K0uy15X8VyYcotAQnmAyMAvXeZY5TYygfv-e-ieuzs7A469jU7M23ddlmYBHut-j-V1roTl94-OPJu72BFjaDLuOgtH6QGJnrr-7npQZETCv5fINqEuoUFdwa4Pm6_h5ubqnwtvnLseWFs6ZhTPk/s2992/Flower%20button%20brooches%20(351).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmOjZ65j3Ef9b-iWP4LYxwjHl_X_1R6yZ2dLcal1K0uy15X8VyYcotAQnmAyMAvXeZY5TYygfv-e-ieuzs7A469jU7M23ddlmYBHut-j-V1roTl94-OPJu72BFjaDLuOgtH6QGJnrr-7npQZETCv5fINqEuoUFdwa4Pm6_h5ubqnwtvnLseWFs6ZhTPk/w400-h400/Flower%20button%20brooches%20(351).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Small Flower Button Brooches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9s7prbRZgZKthMmQmWUSw_R4VYI35xtrOWrqPtsSDc05EE8JkqseJQ9XIJZDKr8EHg57h_Kuxizv47cIyNPwfAvBJmuTofDbMoPstyrmRkBSpkbsB1E3dNgLSaK9TuYRU_JI_IAWeAln24wPwLbRcL7HulXXaB2dQzpEYKFKaIDqCOJ776eGWv3Ictw/s2992/Leather%20flower%20button%20brooches%20(151).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9s7prbRZgZKthMmQmWUSw_R4VYI35xtrOWrqPtsSDc05EE8JkqseJQ9XIJZDKr8EHg57h_Kuxizv47cIyNPwfAvBJmuTofDbMoPstyrmRkBSpkbsB1E3dNgLSaK9TuYRU_JI_IAWeAln24wPwLbRcL7HulXXaB2dQzpEYKFKaIDqCOJ776eGWv3Ictw/w400-h400/Leather%20flower%20button%20brooches%20(151).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Large Leather Flower Button Brooches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">And completely new for this year, I have a lucky dip. These are a bargain and would make lovely Christmas presents. They are samples, experiments or lines that I don't make any more. Once you've had a lucky dip, you may not be able to resist coming back for more.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuHmYuEzLwlo2I1uJ1s-CcSMFeTtU_7JHwi3cb_xJddWAJLHmrkpGtKNZw-anFVmWdJBbavJaAJeQCfLBvHuaO_8aWBM1XXeOji6arc5hpRwqAq5oiSJvwWVBVJVpxPaNrFCsgy_K1BFJO-h-F7XB_FVVST8ojLFLRVS2aFpWli-YGGdXnmhTtx0DIh4/s2913/Hippystitch%20Lucky%20Dip%20Bags%20Flatlay%20(119).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="2913" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuHmYuEzLwlo2I1uJ1s-CcSMFeTtU_7JHwi3cb_xJddWAJLHmrkpGtKNZw-anFVmWdJBbavJaAJeQCfLBvHuaO_8aWBM1XXeOji6arc5hpRwqAq5oiSJvwWVBVJVpxPaNrFCsgy_K1BFJO-h-F7XB_FVVST8ojLFLRVS2aFpWli-YGGdXnmhTtx0DIh4/w400-h400/Hippystitch%20Lucky%20Dip%20Bags%20Flatlay%20(119).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Lucky Dip Bags</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I will be bringing other things too but just thought you'd like to get a taster.</span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>There will also be lots of other local makers there too selling ceramics, woodturned items, leather goods, stained glass, terrazzo homeware, wildlife inspired sculpture, jewellery, textiles both knitted and stitched, felted items, art, prints, cards, and baked goods. Take a look at York Makers on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/handmadeinyork" target="_blank">facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/york.makers/" target="_blank">instagram</a> to find out more about the Winter Fair stallholders and for a chance to win a £25 voucher to spend at the fair (giveaway closes on Monday 20 November at 6pm).</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1wFgiSe7-QB1MWGB4DZaAt5ShrGjh5vx5ZSqSEXO2dPzbRIj2DNT-egDV7JimtCALvCMTz0cbQ_l3LqB7eg4vkgDe-uRKE7IrdVYjI9dK7C-JNdeEXTWgUHBnEIQbThwVQyCaBgy4giIEots0a0enbnrLrq9QTQOctThR6uEBRZ7DzQYoL40YYymI4g/s2992/Christmas%20cards%20%20(146).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1wFgiSe7-QB1MWGB4DZaAt5ShrGjh5vx5ZSqSEXO2dPzbRIj2DNT-egDV7JimtCALvCMTz0cbQ_l3LqB7eg4vkgDe-uRKE7IrdVYjI9dK7C-JNdeEXTWgUHBnEIQbThwVQyCaBgy4giIEots0a0enbnrLrq9QTQOctThR6uEBRZ7DzQYoL40YYymI4g/w400-h400/Christmas%20cards%20%20(146).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Christmas Cards & Justacard Christmas Pin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">And remember, all us makers, artists and small businesses really appreciate it when you buy from us, even if it's just a card. In fact you can read more about the justacard campaign </span><a href="https://www.justacard.org/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: courier;">. Please follow and support @justacard which encourages people to value and buy from artists, makers, independent shops and small businesses. In fact I've added my Justacard Christmas pin with the pictures of my Christmas cards above and below. I shall be wearing it at the Winter Fair on Saturday!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ7QlxGkQI69toYXPuBX77T6j4QFV_z57MZOpAbm3wX3DLB1ESIR341vqk5r8MVB2jcuSgOlryUy14_j9-f4eh4XIMTS4MDPxvbFU1MkuZOxqB9GWUtYqiIR7TsnFmfwh2DVFkcgS91O7L2dI1e0bYJweun6GEnkMkDk2jCcDroyHcmgZ3QkijVIQkMI/s2992/Reindeer%20Christmas%20cards%20(514).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ7QlxGkQI69toYXPuBX77T6j4QFV_z57MZOpAbm3wX3DLB1ESIR341vqk5r8MVB2jcuSgOlryUy14_j9-f4eh4XIMTS4MDPxvbFU1MkuZOxqB9GWUtYqiIR7TsnFmfwh2DVFkcgS91O7L2dI1e0bYJweun6GEnkMkDk2jCcDroyHcmgZ3QkijVIQkMI/w400-h400/Reindeer%20Christmas%20cards%20(514).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Reindeer Badge Christmas Cards & Justacard Christmas Pin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope to see you at the York Makers Winter Fair!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qAqTEREw_bEKNJTrJut8Ca5Y2fNg3vOCkqiQtPaBrd2nYq_-i-oP7ut6bIQj5ED7OBmR7EWUOwZ_BtujiE6AVMDZnxjh_WvmYEHEfOE-jIYiyJQHYap4EFUuqp4E5ePgzG4R8TY4Xv-R7d6TyDvI_MLVYjrCvlyCgWjhhXHX7B7GYdynGqP3T1XD1ZM/s750/shop%20small.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qAqTEREw_bEKNJTrJut8Ca5Y2fNg3vOCkqiQtPaBrd2nYq_-i-oP7ut6bIQj5ED7OBmR7EWUOwZ_BtujiE6AVMDZnxjh_WvmYEHEfOE-jIYiyJQHYap4EFUuqp4E5ePgzG4R8TY4Xv-R7d6TyDvI_MLVYjrCvlyCgWjhhXHX7B7GYdynGqP3T1XD1ZM/w400-h400/shop%20small.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/angela.chick.illustration/?hl=en" style="font-family: courier; text-align: start;">Image: @angela.chick.illustration</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-90012926264824191312023-11-10T13:53:00.000+00:002023-11-10T13:53:23.428+00:00Japanese Aesthetics of Recycling - Brunei Gallery SOAS London<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqE2V1blpj6XwRcUzI1IicNOioMzhBBq3fpwvwW9jahB1uZhyphenhyphenwL1UorE5s6P5f4USzN33Jx4zsfWumr8oh8yIyyje_T3MpGs2wRPfpzZ9g6kwHhYQRZtKwCc_nn_9U43QLJkLlWysw_O7DnnvC9Zteu0BQ3qmfm2j_zvmaAhrbX6CjKDQf_twJ47A12M/s2992/Boro%20Coat%20from%20Kanto%20Area%20of%20Japan%20-%20Late%2019th%20Century-Early%2020th%20Century%20(545).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqE2V1blpj6XwRcUzI1IicNOioMzhBBq3fpwvwW9jahB1uZhyphenhyphenwL1UorE5s6P5f4USzN33Jx4zsfWumr8oh8yIyyje_T3MpGs2wRPfpzZ9g6kwHhYQRZtKwCc_nn_9U43QLJkLlWysw_O7DnnvC9Zteu0BQ3qmfm2j_zvmaAhrbX6CjKDQf_twJ47A12M/w400-h400/Boro%20Coat%20from%20Kanto%20Area%20of%20Japan%20-%20Late%2019th%20Century-Early%2020th%20Century%20(545).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Boro Coat from Kanto Area of Japan - Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This exhibition, at the <a href="https://www.soas.ac.uk/visit/brunei-gallery" target="_blank">Brunei Gallery</a> at SOAS in London, focused on the Japanese techniques of boro, washi and kintsugi, embodying the Japanese principle of mottainai which is the mindful use of resources to avoid waste. The term mottainai includes a sense of regret when things are wasted because it shows that these resources have not been properly appreciated and valued.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1i8yS_4sg6MVv0piQ7lCWTEtL4Zxi5tHbUBYUMgr6IakpwfCkTyTjEWt9KG6fLzIU4aKjFNuXySrt5yYJLkaTRLTQm4OPu7_P0iC10jbnL1IC7VaG8TPz2N-SbStfEqQ8Orid_TMdi090ngCh6zfJ6z0H38sHaK16hculgIX8i5bq8l5rn1WnTFvUr0/s2992/Boro%20Shikifuton%20(758).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1i8yS_4sg6MVv0piQ7lCWTEtL4Zxi5tHbUBYUMgr6IakpwfCkTyTjEWt9KG6fLzIU4aKjFNuXySrt5yYJLkaTRLTQm4OPu7_P0iC10jbnL1IC7VaG8TPz2N-SbStfEqQ8Orid_TMdi090ngCh6zfJ6z0H38sHaK16hculgIX8i5bq8l5rn1WnTFvUr0/w400-h400/Boro%20Shikifuton%20(758).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Boro Shikifuton (mattress cover or padding for a futon)<br />Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsKxyEgg5BBsuCWFns4AyeMncpP2pgORzPH2CByZ5MRFhjYGdHviGtMmm_5Ys67SobI8hz_-yzlpVUuHcEcQ6u4Yrg-j7g9FTlMrSrSjd2_NvUa_cy1__09s9sy-sj_ofnx6LqXOZQ76_a7eB6XTk0zu_lPB_OzJY0d_YYWheP5o4g4LWK_zdrB0n5Cg/s2992/Detail%20from%20Boro%20Shikifuton%20(051).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsKxyEgg5BBsuCWFns4AyeMncpP2pgORzPH2CByZ5MRFhjYGdHviGtMmm_5Ys67SobI8hz_-yzlpVUuHcEcQ6u4Yrg-j7g9FTlMrSrSjd2_NvUa_cy1__09s9sy-sj_ofnx6LqXOZQ76_a7eB6XTk0zu_lPB_OzJY0d_YYWheP5o4g4LWK_zdrB0n5Cg/w400-h400/Detail%20from%20Boro%20Shikifuton%20(051).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Stitch and patching detail from Boro Shikifuton above</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Boro are Japanese textiles that have been patched and repaired. They are made from worn clothing and scraps. Historically, they were made by poor, working people with few resources, showing their creativity in making items they needed. The stitching is often quite large and not especially neat. They have become very collectable over the last 20 years and are often seen as abstract art. I think they are most beautiful.</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xDSfkX9Dn3E_4Oeai0cwBb9MrbzZhCVxXrIyqxxu-zFbDhobuyiIKtqhcSLtfM_taRjrYYd3K66b0WwheavX3AzKSeDXdu0A7JcAbHmCTc2oAIzYw7hlUlwMEiHl8oCDHw2_tGsmECSQuAKt8MB8RBEn7BQVl-VCzxZo_TSNCHUbuFWLfIVwbRQw6iQ/s2992/Examples%20or%20Boro,%20Sakiuri%20and%20Kasuri%20Mostly%20Clothing%20(944).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xDSfkX9Dn3E_4Oeai0cwBb9MrbzZhCVxXrIyqxxu-zFbDhobuyiIKtqhcSLtfM_taRjrYYd3K66b0WwheavX3AzKSeDXdu0A7JcAbHmCTc2oAIzYw7hlUlwMEiHl8oCDHw2_tGsmECSQuAKt8MB8RBEn7BQVl-VCzxZo_TSNCHUbuFWLfIVwbRQw6iQ/w400-h400/Examples%20or%20Boro,%20Sakiuri%20and%20Kasuri%20Mostly%20Clothing%20(944).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Various Boro, Kasuri and Sakiori Items</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlB0xBFA_CrxdUAbHRaAzOsZYEZggGfYxZRhKEwgruo7QJypGzRCVpYosIwpFivkbd6cH8A36XZVDPk_sav_BqwAuodPuCXZlwx1xYMYq1Zchu5YjKTmrSJYLSPk2ca8j6H-Fceqbda0jSoMLQbw1o0Zdb08a015A15E-7-5-l0s29oHsY41z4CM3v7ng/s2992/Striped%20Indigo%20Jacket%20detail%20(031).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlB0xBFA_CrxdUAbHRaAzOsZYEZggGfYxZRhKEwgruo7QJypGzRCVpYosIwpFivkbd6cH8A36XZVDPk_sav_BqwAuodPuCXZlwx1xYMYq1Zchu5YjKTmrSJYLSPk2ca8j6H-Fceqbda0jSoMLQbw1o0Zdb08a015A15E-7-5-l0s29oHsY41z4CM3v7ng/w400-h400/Striped%20Indigo%20Jacket%20detail%20(031).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Detail of sashiko (little stab stitches) mending on an indigo jacket</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Kasuri is a Japanese word for fabric that has been woven with fibres dyed specifically to create patterns in the fabric. It is an ikat technique. Sakiori is a woven cloth with a cotton warp and ripped cloth as the weft, often known as rag weaving.<br /><br />I loved all the shoes on display...</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1GaJ-aVe2g9ltEnkQX1Ir-JbPxEh142iIgKwSczyILsue6XW7ZagZ_TPB7ppPSenDIn54vqb3YuiiDajaxucoLXmxha6UB6VuWrsf6fcwMhIxWDyY_njzHNrF4YcN4d2dW1sBzFb4ywOIavubLi2SBOHlr_VwAnD6VLyM0lg40NIt7bIA9kQCKUaVHM/s2992/White%20cotton%20Japanese%20Shoes%20(006).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1GaJ-aVe2g9ltEnkQX1Ir-JbPxEh142iIgKwSczyILsue6XW7ZagZ_TPB7ppPSenDIn54vqb3YuiiDajaxucoLXmxha6UB6VuWrsf6fcwMhIxWDyY_njzHNrF4YcN4d2dW1sBzFb4ywOIavubLi2SBOHlr_VwAnD6VLyM0lg40NIt7bIA9kQCKUaVHM/w400-h400/White%20cotton%20Japanese%20Shoes%20(006).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">White Cotton Japanese Tabi (Shoes)<br />Mid 20th Century</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77r-55U7Oxg9o4R80cYpeL8TpWHEHP-iu0BG22mGazZYD490NgMH6gKpe7RL_Eccy40qHdJJ-CaNUE_0DZhmCgjJ69Zu3X3jGyD2MYNlqajWjYwt0XX6MfGgrnlz6pC5ileba-_KrYZcFGduZ9bKxzuczWDbeqFR_T4CFMLiRsZRS1A-MPcqlx3i5rl0/w400-h400/Washi%20Patterns%20for%20Japanese%20Shoes%20(025).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Patterns for Boro Shoes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJNfbGJCzxpm4GJOV6c1kfyXyLkM2Uy0g9AdFBJBtUjDR8O7kTHA1NwSGdGwq8PNeqL6kDAP9DRlDlH-780uFY4mcIcZm1KDD6CJfYmEUaatzZF66CwoyO0WiYhR5untZhyphenhyphenbqaCGdW3280RftA4ZClXrY01peZy0fJadVLpkoNhAdJYqinFm3pGUbJ1M/s1596/Boro%20Shoes%20(050).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="1596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJNfbGJCzxpm4GJOV6c1kfyXyLkM2Uy0g9AdFBJBtUjDR8O7kTHA1NwSGdGwq8PNeqL6kDAP9DRlDlH-780uFY4mcIcZm1KDD6CJfYmEUaatzZF66CwoyO0WiYhR5untZhyphenhyphenbqaCGdW3280RftA4ZClXrY01peZy0fJadVLpkoNhAdJYqinFm3pGUbJ1M/w400-h400/Boro%20Shoes%20(050).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Woven Shoes/Socks<br />Early 20th Century</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Horn bags were used to store balls of cotton rag yarn made from recycled cotton garments. The rope was thought to be used for equestrian purposes...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXdMssZjoiG1HcTS8w-u8rybo95Qv_JlR059Yq7fiInE-o9bR0qCGC3eBd4Zd4cs6lu2V4xz6ljHHswNmcrBPwBSABCqf3T7nYEuM5lnjysEyKsFDdwy6CnBAcNmc7C5m8wVJYILCrBzY20cf_nE6FJtOWNNBevJf2DjbFXM2TFbZ2gKE1A_zH74V8tk/s4000/Horn%20Bags%20&%20Boro%20Rope%20(518).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXdMssZjoiG1HcTS8w-u8rybo95Qv_JlR059Yq7fiInE-o9bR0qCGC3eBd4Zd4cs6lu2V4xz6ljHHswNmcrBPwBSABCqf3T7nYEuM5lnjysEyKsFDdwy6CnBAcNmc7C5m8wVJYILCrBzY20cf_nE6FJtOWNNBevJf2DjbFXM2TFbZ2gKE1A_zH74V8tk/w640-h480/Horn%20Bags%20&%20Boro%20Rope%20(518).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Horn Bags & Boro Rope</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjUar7i6alMLCs2wBj61FII03rRqMdLurv1yB3blvs-HXETlvjUE60lklvgKlWsQJ3QB92gllvToCe0PqOdNKxSwGzQ0GSbpuu3NuEAERsocCKNbiMu2p-sITy1AeSQGszgnEVkRSTWyY16sRbCxQsWCiTba8VcUC84XEd-1h1nrcxyxuB1aasJX0Xok/s4000/Hemp%20storage%20bags%20with%20Kasuri%20patches%20-%20a%20form%20of%20ikat%20dyeing%20(407).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjUar7i6alMLCs2wBj61FII03rRqMdLurv1yB3blvs-HXETlvjUE60lklvgKlWsQJ3QB92gllvToCe0PqOdNKxSwGzQ0GSbpuu3NuEAERsocCKNbiMu2p-sITy1AeSQGszgnEVkRSTWyY16sRbCxQsWCiTba8VcUC84XEd-1h1nrcxyxuB1aasJX0Xok/w300-h400/Hemp%20storage%20bags%20with%20Kasuri%20patches%20-%20a%20form%20of%20ikat%20dyeing%20(407).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hemp Storage Bags Including Kasuri Patches<br />Late 19th - Early 20th Century</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLitYDedhAupbXd05S2Fcl5FXeZVBMcRleC8inDwe4waTYlm5cWKNnoxpqyuqsxDF6CD5U84Nufo5Bpxa1Ajk330f5FlhUpWyhAgWKe77BZNgWgllbN7M8kfxpfxIbW9llfzk8b8lp0rYnomo7DJu9lH2_XkT_Bgeg4OpcYUZcpgp6phx46cRA35LnwKA/s2992/Undergarment%20made%20from%20cotton%20&%20paper%20(339).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLitYDedhAupbXd05S2Fcl5FXeZVBMcRleC8inDwe4waTYlm5cWKNnoxpqyuqsxDF6CD5U84Nufo5Bpxa1Ajk330f5FlhUpWyhAgWKe77BZNgWgllbN7M8kfxpfxIbW9llfzk8b8lp0rYnomo7DJu9lH2_XkT_Bgeg4OpcYUZcpgp6phx46cRA35LnwKA/w400-h400/Undergarment%20made%20from%20cotton%20&%20paper%20(339).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Undergarment Known as a Sweat Repeller (Asehajiki) <br />Made from Cotton (warp) and Paper (weft) Thread<br />Early 20th Century</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbX4xDLhOPWhyn4UrW7uOX1uHyNWxE_KvhZc1nk-vIZ9GaHQSUgBCsPaXCQ3EmbN6kbHtWmhOIUA9uJYrzJt_WEVZ_S7TQGPQzZKc5PN4bJ5zjeNcHFQpW89z-8hL57ZmB7xTiK02m5XywkSxrNaHSqYhzp-o8aJAWCRLs5MeSywri8z4oqeswDwz50I/s4000/Asehajiki%20sweat%20repeller%20undergarment%20replica%20made%20by%20Sian%20Bowen%20using%20abaca%20paper%20and%20wheat%20starch%20(557).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This "sweat repeller" undergarment (below) is being made by Sian Bowen, artist in residence at Kew Gardens, from abaca fibre to understand how the original was made. The original is in the Harry S Parkes Collection at Kew. It has no seams.</span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbX4xDLhOPWhyn4UrW7uOX1uHyNWxE_KvhZc1nk-vIZ9GaHQSUgBCsPaXCQ3EmbN6kbHtWmhOIUA9uJYrzJt_WEVZ_S7TQGPQzZKc5PN4bJ5zjeNcHFQpW89z-8hL57ZmB7xTiK02m5XywkSxrNaHSqYhzp-o8aJAWCRLs5MeSywri8z4oqeswDwz50I/w400-h300/Asehajiki%20sweat%20repeller%20undergarment%20replica%20made%20by%20Sian%20Bowen%20using%20abaca%20paper%20and%20wheat%20starch%20(557).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Replica 19th Century Undergarment by Sian Bowen Currently Under Construction</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhve1IxhZaOvyOyf8WiaIPklAzgIONqvRF_XH5uNmLcNCTjaG-6hrYkypuTzeoRNgw5IME45E025KMTEJ0BXhlwYoIzgEb49qa21R-jVK3jjHDHp0D1_wRlk9BhGLZGhVVkSOohroo7OQ9j0W6GhwxEYYEG5EkLZEif0Gbo5XK_nLQPLHtyOdB37tX_qQs/s2992/White%20Cotton%20Undergarment%20Showing%20Mending%20Patches%20and%20Sashiko%20(646).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhve1IxhZaOvyOyf8WiaIPklAzgIONqvRF_XH5uNmLcNCTjaG-6hrYkypuTzeoRNgw5IME45E025KMTEJ0BXhlwYoIzgEb49qa21R-jVK3jjHDHp0D1_wRlk9BhGLZGhVVkSOohroo7OQ9j0W6GhwxEYYEG5EkLZEif0Gbo5XK_nLQPLHtyOdB37tX_qQs/w400-h400/White%20Cotton%20Undergarment%20Showing%20Mending%20Patches%20and%20Sashiko%20(646).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Undergarment on a Light Table to Illuminate Patched Repairs & Sashiko Stitching</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There were a number of balls of sakiori yardage (yarn made from thin strips of ripped cloth - cotton rag yarn) on display which looked amazing. Here is an obi - the belt worn with a kimono made from sakiori...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_VKY-sXigY_BLQxgfaEIGc0cBugmmqkaUYNEXlkDcY09J7H9a9HoOARlpw_siM6If1VPJw94W-Qg9Za4g34xc7YVLPJP2jr5WaN9oZNZGl58AV-tGTT3XHnPWpgRsLGYlhyphenhyphen-SwhwF9J2_WxwMjVnd-9Hl74XnShekLa5EUfdbxLPLFCDY7WVUlnBbVw/s2992/Sakiori%20Obi%20and%20Sakiori%20Yardage%20(735).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_VKY-sXigY_BLQxgfaEIGc0cBugmmqkaUYNEXlkDcY09J7H9a9HoOARlpw_siM6If1VPJw94W-Qg9Za4g34xc7YVLPJP2jr5WaN9oZNZGl58AV-tGTT3XHnPWpgRsLGYlhyphenhyphen-SwhwF9J2_WxwMjVnd-9Hl74XnShekLa5EUfdbxLPLFCDY7WVUlnBbVw/w400-h400/Sakiori%20Obi%20and%20Sakiori%20Yardage%20(735).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sakiori Yardage and Obi<br />Late 19th Century</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Washi is Japanese paper. When it is discarded it can be recycled into a number of different things. As it may consist of packaging, documents or books, this often leads to the recycled washi having interesting patterns from the printing or script on the original washi papers. Sometimes this can reveal what the original paper was used for. The recycled washi is used for packaging or wrapping materials, bags, floor coverings and even clothing. It is eco friendly.</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLP6cdE865eE7ZpTCfeuEv76cHxnmDWUmcP1qye8reX2TBccREDnS1pxNSEbj9ZCbYJ6nuqW_OEAfXAEGlLHRz7pzx3A1AXPcgFh2-xc4kGQ1oYqGbd8KRJ__y7V0DDFNT3dCHJqfMdyCYTUiMqcJ5iXXGAMLV1DUI_pYOAxTx5xmkxjRBX5l-6p7Gmk/s2783/Washi%20Tatougami%20-%20Kimono%20Wrapping%20paper%20(737).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="2783" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLP6cdE865eE7ZpTCfeuEv76cHxnmDWUmcP1qye8reX2TBccREDnS1pxNSEbj9ZCbYJ6nuqW_OEAfXAEGlLHRz7pzx3A1AXPcgFh2-xc4kGQ1oYqGbd8KRJ__y7V0DDFNT3dCHJqfMdyCYTUiMqcJ5iXXGAMLV1DUI_pYOAxTx5xmkxjRBX5l-6p7Gmk/w400-h400/Washi%20Tatougami%20-%20Kimono%20Wrapping%20paper%20(737).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Washi Tatougami - Folding Paper Cases for Wrapping Items<br />19th Century </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZhW8o-S1jzQbr4OUX4ltCp62OKMMnoTuifWx4Ou4T0XpqLtoLT8n1C0oT2noQkSDLKOrta573FYDi6neYnldPIN-GkWeATRSwgN6fxfpsHKitUQgnWxfIXjn5EQqO5paiUrUiKlDR7DM-NfsgDswcY_w7KFWtAcrA1tjujJ-NxM_SRBUKT5yr8mP7KI/s4000/Washi%20Floorcovering%20with%20Boro%20Floorcovering%20below%20(826).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZhW8o-S1jzQbr4OUX4ltCp62OKMMnoTuifWx4Ou4T0XpqLtoLT8n1C0oT2noQkSDLKOrta573FYDi6neYnldPIN-GkWeATRSwgN6fxfpsHKitUQgnWxfIXjn5EQqO5paiUrUiKlDR7DM-NfsgDswcY_w7KFWtAcrA1tjujJ-NxM_SRBUKT5yr8mP7KI/w480-h640/Washi%20Floorcovering%20with%20Boro%20Floorcovering%20below%20(826).jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Washi Floor Covering (on wall) <br />Late 19th/Early 20th Century<br />& Boro Floor Covering below<br />Mid 20th Century</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Kin-tsugi (gold) and Gin-tsugi (silver) are methods of repair for pottery using gold and silver joinery to embrace the imperfections of repair and transform them into a thing of beauty. The repaired pottery has gold or silver visible scars that are striking to see. It is a skilled process and the repaired pieces are often considered more valuable than the originals.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFYNxIq0bgoKhslrLVaW5KoFlbqkwjgneHwuQMH5Z1-Ff5eh4W6mKU69tJ4kk7z4SZRcptBIWQEzMwDABdPZPMc390Xcgl4cF9TT19uh3cRZr22wLuSvy7KWL_9QehxIEZkM6H7CkhFjXRT9JZLtKwgGHZQxGtOia9Gbof49jcL-2lOOnRlvh1lgo0Xo/s2879/Kin-tsugi%20(537).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2879" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFYNxIq0bgoKhslrLVaW5KoFlbqkwjgneHwuQMH5Z1-Ff5eh4W6mKU69tJ4kk7z4SZRcptBIWQEzMwDABdPZPMc390Xcgl4cF9TT19uh3cRZr22wLuSvy7KWL_9QehxIEZkM6H7CkhFjXRT9JZLtKwgGHZQxGtOia9Gbof49jcL-2lOOnRlvh1lgo0Xo/w640-h300/Kin-tsugi%20(537).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Repaired Pottery</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">At the Brunei Gallery there is also a Japanese Roof Garden where an exhibit of found calligraphy was on display. The phrase - Unfit to mend the sky - is taken from an 18th Century novel "The Story of the Stone" which is important in Chinese literature. The display is formed from stones whose markings resemble the letters of the English alphabet which make up this phrase. They have been arranged and rearranged by Qu Leilei, a leading contemporary Chinese artist, based in London and Caroline Deane, a London based artist inspired by Chinese art and philosophy... <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcbtCZcIAa_eyADqgs7wv8DPZKtBUuK0bKp89yC0ydD6voQE0dHIFa9HDa68zMe05e4r8huLjp0mgEhPApm6oUH3g59yt2vNSpwGM7Pq-gs1TZOjiCfDINcipiJMlkitYR3XIW-Pu2xowATlGQM7A-YvnpWVEETwOVsQkHagoCT4ORrfz3_uhdAVG7sU/s2992/Unfit%20To%20Mend%20The%20Sky%20by%20Qu%20Leilei%20and%20Caroline%20Deane%20(916).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcbtCZcIAa_eyADqgs7wv8DPZKtBUuK0bKp89yC0ydD6voQE0dHIFa9HDa68zMe05e4r8huLjp0mgEhPApm6oUH3g59yt2vNSpwGM7Pq-gs1TZOjiCfDINcipiJMlkitYR3XIW-Pu2xowATlGQM7A-YvnpWVEETwOVsQkHagoCT4ORrfz3_uhdAVG7sU/w640-h640/Unfit%20To%20Mend%20The%20Sky%20by%20Qu%20Leilei%20and%20Caroline%20Deane%20(916).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Unfit to mend the sky - Qu Leilei & Caroline Deane</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The exhibition was fantastic. I only got to see it shortly before it closed so unfortunately you can no longer go but hopefully this blogpost will give you a flavour of what was on display. The items in the exhibition were part of the Karun Thakar Collection.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-1124673435007474322023-11-01T02:11:00.008+00:002023-11-01T12:30:11.150+00:00British Textile Biennial - Fragments of Our Time - The Whitaker - Part 3<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyfmVIVBLqDOqBaIhJR2WB_ACbVynzA4E8UuGepaN3c1GP7g0NpI2dBLWz8c2AHE26lnWmWGRksZVZ9qh-QM2fkrt_BTKF33okoZ3xRYV97GdQFAeurMK2atFUlj-8rnz-MY15AQsO2ek-L_i0JAckdfsaUsJum-RmMOt-ABxEdlQszjb-b2IbuKO0w8/s2992/Yasmin%20Jahan%20Nupur%20-%20I%20dreamed%20about%20walking%20in%20the%20sky%20-%202019%20(435).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyfmVIVBLqDOqBaIhJR2WB_ACbVynzA4E8UuGepaN3c1GP7g0NpI2dBLWz8c2AHE26lnWmWGRksZVZ9qh-QM2fkrt_BTKF33okoZ3xRYV97GdQFAeurMK2atFUlj-8rnz-MY15AQsO2ek-L_i0JAckdfsaUsJum-RmMOt-ABxEdlQszjb-b2IbuKO0w8/w400-h400/Yasmin%20Jahan%20Nupur%20-%20I%20dreamed%20about%20walking%20in%20the%20sky%20-%202019%20(435).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Yasmin Jahan Nupur - I dreamed about walking in the sky - 2019</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This is my final blogpost about exhibitions that were part of the <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/" target="_blank">British Textile Biennial</a> (BTB). I have saved this post till last because <a href="https://www.thewhitaker.org/whats-on-article/contemporary-art-exhibitions/british-textile-biennial-fragments-of-our-time-at-the-whitaker/" target="_blank">Fragments of Our Time</a> remains on at <a href="https://www.thewhitaker.org/" target="_blank">The Whitaker</a> in Rawtenstall, Lancashire until Sunday 10 December 2023. The exhibition, curated </span><span style="font-family: courier;">by Uthra Rajgopal, </span><span style="font-family: courier;">showcases contemporary textile art by 17 </span><span style="font-family: courier;">South Asian</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> artists from</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> UK, USA, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We are told...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"The materials, techniques and concepts highlight themes of labour, networks, migration, spiritual and emotional connections to textiles. From natural fibres and natural dyes to found objects, discarded clothing and debris, this exhibition presents an extraordinary display of woven, stitched, dyed, collaged, and felted artworks, ranging from the immersive to the delicate."<br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />You can listen to the Cloth Cultures podcast where Uthra Rajgopal talks to writer, broadcaster and fashion historian, Amber Butchart, about this exhibition <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cRRzhI8XFBpDx5C53yDri?go=1&sp_cid=bec81b712e093e6b593b3036c2bf80a6&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><br />I was particularly struck by Yasmin Jahan Nupur's piece above as I think it perfectly sums up the current state of the world and especially resonates here in the UK, where "Everything is falling apart".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MzMzbqvHbx7wsYpkUbqvIPKJ8HKPvI-ohsoBD7i9aFc4BJExRx0hUhjazFvsVvwbsA8VIZTmE9XCBgRwoLwf5pWIhR4REeJTFH3070Agc7sOfKJuqK3rrU9FUUV0fG9T8dH-BTHd-_vu48wflGbegDhcW6SYqtVyoxX1QZKT0IhF2QC-yllXPlCdNng/s2992/Liaqat%20Rasul%20-%20How%20much%20does%20it%20cost%20(159).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MzMzbqvHbx7wsYpkUbqvIPKJ8HKPvI-ohsoBD7i9aFc4BJExRx0hUhjazFvsVvwbsA8VIZTmE9XCBgRwoLwf5pWIhR4REeJTFH3070Agc7sOfKJuqK3rrU9FUUV0fG9T8dH-BTHd-_vu48wflGbegDhcW6SYqtVyoxX1QZKT0IhF2QC-yllXPlCdNng/w640-h640/Liaqat%20Rasul%20-%20How%20much%20does%20it%20cost%20(159).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Liaqat Rasul - How much does it cost?<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I think Liaqat Rasul's How much does it cost? (above) was one of my favourite pieces. It was specially commissioned for this year's British Textile Biennial. The constant movement gives different views of the piece which was made from an astonishing array or things e.g. stethoscope, coffee stirers, Bangladeshi stamp and banknote, nails, shoe, fabric, string, cable ties, cardboard, yarn and wire to name a few. Rasul uses found objects in a colourful and playful way to make complex sculptures. This rotating mobile conjures up a face and mobile faces are a recurrent theme in his work.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Rasul, a gay, Welsh, dyslexic, Pakistani man living in London, tells us that he likes to explore the diversity of people in the UK through his artwork and that his work acts as therapy for his experience of depression which also inspires his work. The use of unusual materials in surprising ways allude to different and varying emotions and the multicultural traditions that provoke them. He listed ingredients for his piece. They were delicate, glory, pride, unique, playful, "way of doing", special, thoughtful. He wants us to think analogue and embrace our support networks as we all need each other.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXQIcm1uxKy9vGkCLqs3nFMxy-A2vcymH7PlmFIwmtbD4eX5mQz7VX7hrlmc0h88hpnCUpquAAUD5E3bzB6gOfCtQwaUKsuF2XPJbVBt99no1jW6H0YLk3VuDFk_DPAu3P8fhVWAECIRg9lbbgbqbGW4lCDv-DqtGNzI4phmhum6i1ZpI1vHbaV66C8s/s2992/Gurjeet%20Singh%20-%20Untitled%20-%202023%20(806).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXQIcm1uxKy9vGkCLqs3nFMxy-A2vcymH7PlmFIwmtbD4eX5mQz7VX7hrlmc0h88hpnCUpquAAUD5E3bzB6gOfCtQwaUKsuF2XPJbVBt99no1jW6H0YLk3VuDFk_DPAu3P8fhVWAECIRg9lbbgbqbGW4lCDv-DqtGNzI4phmhum6i1ZpI1vHbaV66C8s/w400-h400/Gurjeet%20Singh%20-%20Untitled%20-%202023%20(806).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Gurjeet Singh - Untitled - 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Gurjeet Singh is based in Chandigarh, India. His soft creatures are inspired by conversations with friends and strangers. He likes to work with found objects, discarded textiles and leftovers from his sister's stitching business. This particular piece is made from cotton, linen, polyester, cotton embroidery, beads and buttons. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I found his sculptures full of colour and texture and quite playful. They were captivating. I would have loved to see more but could only find two.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhHPT-5RmI2IPYzMAF2MkzVCFj5KSp1wQ3yts_oFM0j_LKNJfGzMhXPz-8u66-LfcyQ5lLbM7_B8NYqI_4hle5OX5baAoLi5wPhA-PoKEI6ZcCc7qJqkR84KiO8H2Ihn1lvj2CnhckUmQdff00HWgtVyrljAt1ZxijiWoA77iMFq5RUz_3FiJpMeQ0Uc/s2992/Boshudhara%20Mukerjee%20-%20Phoenix%20-%202022-23%20(639).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhHPT-5RmI2IPYzMAF2MkzVCFj5KSp1wQ3yts_oFM0j_LKNJfGzMhXPz-8u66-LfcyQ5lLbM7_B8NYqI_4hle5OX5baAoLi5wPhA-PoKEI6ZcCc7qJqkR84KiO8H2Ihn1lvj2CnhckUmQdff00HWgtVyrljAt1ZxijiWoA77iMFq5RUz_3FiJpMeQ0Uc/w400-h400/Boshudhara%20Mukerjee%20-%20Phoenix%20-%202022-23%20(639).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Boshudhara Mukerjee - Phoenix - 2022-23</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Boshudhara Mukerjee lives and works in Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore) in southern India. She cuts strips of fabric, garments, painted canvases </span><span style="font-family: courier;">and weaves, stitches and crochets them into these large scale net-like sculptures/hangings making "webs of the wardrobe as archive". </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">There were several pieces of Mukerjee's work around the gallery and I loved them all especially the colourful ones. Each seemed like a patchwork of woven pieces, stitched or tied together.</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ_JaqzcXigxC66GRA2aWCZKL1kFBu6iNsyF435dGbt40u0rDi2tWHoxpZ0vRgRfAyEuvJ0leMrD3vBqPnDYOxgKGcI5eKBOD5h3GypQKNJAuhchdH8opdS1bFaTcKIvSD5Xl0-MeUznpD4V38ILf-exbXDxPVa_YU2WusOLtqQFwWSb4DNcpS39IOPE/s2841/Robina%20Akhtar%20Ullah%20-%20Samaa%20-%202022%20(359).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="2841" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ_JaqzcXigxC66GRA2aWCZKL1kFBu6iNsyF435dGbt40u0rDi2tWHoxpZ0vRgRfAyEuvJ0leMrD3vBqPnDYOxgKGcI5eKBOD5h3GypQKNJAuhchdH8opdS1bFaTcKIvSD5Xl0-MeUznpD4V38ILf-exbXDxPVa_YU2WusOLtqQFwWSb4DNcpS39IOPE/w400-h400/Robina%20Akhtar%20Ullah%20-%20Samaa%20-%202022%20(359).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Robina Akhtar Ullah - Samaa - 2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwyyKoBfkjJs-kf1mYMcqQ9jdtFQqdkPatcxRmnDIHO9jT8ORMbL-VZ_1a9OL7-Mro79tlepARaJeRxJ2071sGoLm281rijew-xJKsLwAdRDv8miXN_u_I5HwlHi1_i1xMQ0Rh-FeTkG6jMVqLK_I6NZeYePYQTazE_e9KwAGqHBZ46FUv9_Xp48cyK0/s2000/Robina%20Akhtar%20Ullah%20-%20Samaa%20collage%20(detail)%20-%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwyyKoBfkjJs-kf1mYMcqQ9jdtFQqdkPatcxRmnDIHO9jT8ORMbL-VZ_1a9OL7-Mro79tlepARaJeRxJ2071sGoLm281rijew-xJKsLwAdRDv8miXN_u_I5HwlHi1_i1xMQ0Rh-FeTkG6jMVqLK_I6NZeYePYQTazE_e9KwAGqHBZ46FUv9_Xp48cyK0/w400-h200/Robina%20Akhtar%20Ullah%20-%20Samaa%20collage%20(detail)%20-%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Robina Akhtar Ullah - Samaa (detail of front and back)<br />2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Robina Akhtar Ullah is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Manchester. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Her work draws on her British-Pakistani heritage and references fragmented </span><span style="font-family: courier;">memories,</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> a</span><span style="font-family: courier;">n exploration of loss, borders and belonging. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">The work shown here is patchwork, specifically paper piecing and stitch. The title Samaa is Arabic for sky. She tells us that in Islam the sky </span><span style="font-family: courier;">is an integral part of religious practice </span><span style="font-family: courier;">and her observations of the sky led her to think that it does not discrimate in terms borders or ownership of space. Her colour palette is informed by photographs she took of the sky at different moments. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I liked the use of paper and fabric in this piece and loved the colours. I also found the back interesting as I always want to discover how things are constructed.</span></div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi-d6axVcc4v4GZT9RmH2WomdjXt10q33igNKv8c66Inx4MWyIcjJXHYstoG9KMMOq2g01TZm0YpI74GSoeADT4Cqc-JJkWGisBep-cV1oZXMbXLJwqgHyPIC7UPzcaFaqM0zZXR85i-pUpjSnNh0SGbfq84TbhWFAbo22UyFfyEwxTD-gSuUviC3IEo/s2992/Dhara%20Mehrotra%20-%20Of%20Warps%20and%20Wefts%20VIII%20-%202023%20(501).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi-d6axVcc4v4GZT9RmH2WomdjXt10q33igNKv8c66Inx4MWyIcjJXHYstoG9KMMOq2g01TZm0YpI74GSoeADT4Cqc-JJkWGisBep-cV1oZXMbXLJwqgHyPIC7UPzcaFaqM0zZXR85i-pUpjSnNh0SGbfq84TbhWFAbo22UyFfyEwxTD-gSuUviC3IEo/w400-h400/Dhara%20Mehrotra%20-%20Of%20Warps%20and%20Wefts%20VIII%20-%202023%20(501).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dhara Mehrotra - Of Warps and Wefts VIII - 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Dhara Mehrotra lives and works in Bengaluru, India. The piece above is made from acrylics, jute coir and inks on canvas. Her current work explores mycellium (fungi) networks under the soil. Drawing on scientific research (which is only just beginning to understand these networks and their relationship to trees) and observation, she presents us with a mesh of fibre and line. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I was drawn to the colours and textures of Mehrotra's pieces.</span><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjYHMqFiyQG7pkQNH7m4T2IkbEfqFSAyvxU9RIF3aSgmJwJ4XoCez56IIfF0x9HjkCtOzeBGXh5QDTW2z6e-k-5E9HOfBrcHu0397aAM1T9x_G6FWmZQKPteNs7e-pFoE5BK1SaBQzkvMWfdBDIi6eYDoEhAjjXECyO5NTGy10MbnCEXWhdjBwzddzq8/s2992/Sibaprasad%20Karchaudhuri%20-%20Sun%20and%20Moon%20and%20other%20elements%20-%201990-95%20%20(801).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjYHMqFiyQG7pkQNH7m4T2IkbEfqFSAyvxU9RIF3aSgmJwJ4XoCez56IIfF0x9HjkCtOzeBGXh5QDTW2z6e-k-5E9HOfBrcHu0397aAM1T9x_G6FWmZQKPteNs7e-pFoE5BK1SaBQzkvMWfdBDIi6eYDoEhAjjXECyO5NTGy10MbnCEXWhdjBwzddzq8/w400-h400/Sibaprasad%20Karchaudhuri%20-%20Sun%20and%20Moon%20and%20other%20elements%20-%201990-95%20%20(801).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sibaprasad Karchaudhuri - Sun and Moon and other elements - 1990-95</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><br />Sibaprasad Karchaudhuri is based in Santiniketan in West Bengal, NE India and is a painter, designer and weaver. The piece above is a tapestry made from cotton, wool and hemp and is abstract in nature. His inspriration come from the way we live in and with the natural world. <br /><br />I loved the texture in this piece.</span><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: courier; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI9i6xkWiceBZ62p5nt6Xokm3vd0MEqtRFt0JxqQBYtw8sKUSAmOwy-LxyncJ-2coQMzu9bSJYMxnqKXF6xWBAHp6I4O3I5hiJs_PGrL7et_pVbi2qnNpDeBFjziVeUpbV0f89T1hq_mEQGwr9Zg-YHKFJfna9x_csWykJDxwz0kW3M6fOJoPeEy2BEk/s2992/Smriti%20Dixit%20-%20Savage%20Flower%20-%202022%20(631).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI9i6xkWiceBZ62p5nt6Xokm3vd0MEqtRFt0JxqQBYtw8sKUSAmOwy-LxyncJ-2coQMzu9bSJYMxnqKXF6xWBAHp6I4O3I5hiJs_PGrL7et_pVbi2qnNpDeBFjziVeUpbV0f89T1hq_mEQGwr9Zg-YHKFJfna9x_csWykJDxwz0kW3M6fOJoPeEy2BEk/w400-h400/Smriti%20Dixit%20-%20Savage%20Flower%20-%202022%20(631).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Smriti Dixit - Savage Flower - 2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Smriti Dixit, based in Mumbai, India uses recycling in her work. The piece shown above is made by handknitting plastic ties from the fashion industry. We are told that she likes to give visibility to the techniques and proceses of women's work. This work has been rendered invisible by the patriarchy which still see a division between labour in the home (female) and labour in the workplace (male). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I was fascinated by the innovative use of this waste product and how it was put together.<br /></span><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18B0pFwA1-dWwh4MHfvDZOf3iE5XsQmcDEWXq3yUY0mNH8uaTOdaDm5HDO1ttt5qhmRH5tXtKbJjqn3ZtlqRzLuOwUK2oQAfjKBCFp86dxxFPviFcZJT8VDlIzQ4RAPi0PWOEvUrKfN6FR_y253z75BqWSLhtCLv9afiaT1SLGSDKXnYGLVwxLaN-AQI/s2992/Ujjal%20Dey%20-%20Medioli%201%20-%202022%20532).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18B0pFwA1-dWwh4MHfvDZOf3iE5XsQmcDEWXq3yUY0mNH8uaTOdaDm5HDO1ttt5qhmRH5tXtKbJjqn3ZtlqRzLuOwUK2oQAfjKBCFp86dxxFPviFcZJT8VDlIzQ4RAPi0PWOEvUrKfN6FR_y253z75BqWSLhtCLv9afiaT1SLGSDKXnYGLVwxLaN-AQI/w400-h400/Ujjal%20Dey%20-%20Medioli%201%20-%202022%20532).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ujjal Dey - Medioli 1 - 2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Ujjal Dey is based in Santiniketan, India. Fascinated by colour, he creates his own natural dyes and pigments from locally available sources. He colours his fabric using handpainting, dyeing, resist, and print making techniques to create large wallhangings. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I found his work vibrant and striking.</span></div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQoB81Vqecxleyvn-lvqH-enIdz3GuILoxndkWdGjcU9E91roViGGlWADQzyymjgGc8WULNfYBUqmT2JpMr03Rmbr3t7u6088DAf7jli6cjPRCrfqXWh1sisYoAjD_P4XhPv3ZQ6mQR5lKaPL9-NAL3utUR92BrqNkiKPViWUQAtURJKFO9ECXR_LmAU/s2992/Bhasha%20Chakrabati%20-Marketing%20Distress%20-%202019%20(249).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQoB81Vqecxleyvn-lvqH-enIdz3GuILoxndkWdGjcU9E91roViGGlWADQzyymjgGc8WULNfYBUqmT2JpMr03Rmbr3t7u6088DAf7jli6cjPRCrfqXWh1sisYoAjD_P4XhPv3ZQ6mQR5lKaPL9-NAL3utUR92BrqNkiKPViWUQAtURJKFO9ECXR_LmAU/w400-h400/Bhasha%20Chakrabati%20-Marketing%20Distress%20-%202019%20(249).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Bhasha Chakrabati - Marketing Distress (detail) - 2019</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Basha Chakrabati lives and works in New Haven, USA. She critically examines the global production of garments and the aesthetics of distressed clothes. I loved this project which was mostly detailed through photographs although also included receipts and mended jeans. For this project, she bought a series of jeans that had been distressed showing rips and holes, mended them and then returned the to the retailer for a refund on the basis that they were unsuitable. This was all documented through photos (before and after the mends - see above) and receipts. She was able to get refunds from all but one of the retailers. The one who refused said she had devalued the product saying she had "damaged" the jeans and they were "unsaleable".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I thought this was hilarious. I know that ripped or torn clothing can be seen as worthless but deliberately damaged clothing has recently had a certain amount of cachet from designer labels through to the High St. My own opinion is that this is a ludicrous trend, insulting not only to the buyers of these products but also to the people who naturally have this clothing through wear and can't afford anything else. As a fan of mending, b</span><span style="font-family: courier;">oth visible and invisible, I thought Chakrabati was adding significant value to the jeans she returned. I thought the whole project was excellent in highlighting what a ridiculous world fashion can be.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq8O8sbFoUiE5FZjpqul0MSfvrT35QDsoQvBD7XE39wNM9ZbDz2N3VMdIK4yg2zAJ8FVCEnRYwUAp3bFfKEb9A8N4oHHSeFXaglgSYJR2hxQi6nng8Vqp1xvXBSVfGVKKN950kwkGWBczUPpB58f0WKgNiHmRv4yI4g108qp4V0d6VwLIRj9Vd7JpYPA/s2624/Yasmin%20Jahan%20Nupur%20-%20I%20dreamed%20about%20walking%20in%20the%20sky%20-%202019%20(824).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="2624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq8O8sbFoUiE5FZjpqul0MSfvrT35QDsoQvBD7XE39wNM9ZbDz2N3VMdIK4yg2zAJ8FVCEnRYwUAp3bFfKEb9A8N4oHHSeFXaglgSYJR2hxQi6nng8Vqp1xvXBSVfGVKKN950kwkGWBczUPpB58f0WKgNiHmRv4yI4g108qp4V0d6VwLIRj9Vd7JpYPA/w400-h400/Yasmin%20Jahan%20Nupur%20-%20I%20dreamed%20about%20walking%20in%20the%20sky%20-%202019%20(824).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Yasmin Jahan Nupur - I dreamed about walking in the sky - </span><span style="font-family: courier;">2019</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Yasmin Jahan Nupur is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is interested in the ecological and community aspects of life which I think the two pieces I have chosen to show here, illustrate perfectly. I chose these two because they particularly resonated with me.</span><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Her work is on </span><span style="font-family: courier;">handwoven and </span><span style="font-family: courier;">hand dyed muslin </span><span style="font-family: courier;">with embroidered cotton text. There were a series of panels throughout the exhibition with text in English, Bengali and Persian. She hopes to increase understanding between people of different backgrounds.</span></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQv-k25nJUd_-0O20spD3JzWxbcU3KD57b3dHOK_bjCsAKmt1IVOwk5f-89LAXYWxUDK4a_Xy_kIzhVkIoDyhxu9sk_L1IlZrVMaLpVSd-plMzNo2Mi2RH2AYCWgYFmcTAJjZMQoUItoP-L0ov_sto4W0dP6L10AlKtgjM6peVAC7AgSSLVdWJMwJev4/s2992/Shrujan%20Living%20and%20Learning%20Design%20Centre%20(312).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQv-k25nJUd_-0O20spD3JzWxbcU3KD57b3dHOK_bjCsAKmt1IVOwk5f-89LAXYWxUDK4a_Xy_kIzhVkIoDyhxu9sk_L1IlZrVMaLpVSd-plMzNo2Mi2RH2AYCWgYFmcTAJjZMQoUItoP-L0ov_sto4W0dP6L10AlKtgjM6peVAC7AgSSLVdWJMwJev4/w400-h400/Shrujan%20Living%20and%20Learning%20Design%20Centre%20(312).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Shrujan Living and Learning Design Centre </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: center;">I am finishing with a piece of traditional textile work from Kutch. The Shrujan Living and Learning Design Centre is in Kutch, Gujarat, NW India and is a dedicated museum and studio for the living crafts of the area. It has an extensive textile archive. The organisation works with many communities and artisans to keep these skills alive and help them earn a decent living.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This silk panel was made up of hand embroidered squares each representing a different community in Kutch, who can be identified by their stitched motifs. I really admired the skill and detail in this piece. This is something traditionalists will particularly enjoy studying.</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I really loved this exhibition. I think we are more used to seeing traditional textiles from South Asia so it was particularly interesting to see examples of the contemporary textile art South Asian artists are producing. I haven't featured all the artists or all the work of the artists I have featured. If you want to see everything - go visit, there's still time!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The Whitaker has a carpark, a nice cafe (good scones!) and a small shop. It also has a permanent collection which is worth your time too!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The British Textile Biennial was great. I didn't get to see everything but what I did, I have blogged about (see my 2 previous blogposts), and you can read about those exhibitions and the rest on the BTB website as well. I think the BTB was an amazing organisational feat, with a lot of thought provoking material and interesting techniques in a slew of venues across Lancashire only one of which I'd visited before. A definite date for the diary in 2 years time!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-54204307165489122632023-10-29T10:27:00.006+00:002023-10-29T11:05:25.920+00:00British Textile Biennial - Lancashire 2023 - Part 2<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKAeOO4p8M_rKr5qYy5ntzK8UTk9z-d8VI2xvCauIsMWm0RveH12_qAuyXLuS0neESSHPR0wgm8YlMwXM5rVI66HWvROpzM8wQ_eoduy9TluJO3DGWy2mWCgGpRuJhFcjRR_4sgH582KTrw02rgVbOxqGUhSpuQxT4IJ_nG5MjG1I6fil6OUaDCbDWUI/s4000/Eva%20Sajovic%20with%20Nicola%20Privato%20-%20End%20of%20Empire%20(148).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKAeOO4p8M_rKr5qYy5ntzK8UTk9z-d8VI2xvCauIsMWm0RveH12_qAuyXLuS0neESSHPR0wgm8YlMwXM5rVI66HWvROpzM8wQ_eoduy9TluJO3DGWy2mWCgGpRuJhFcjRR_4sgH582KTrw02rgVbOxqGUhSpuQxT4IJ_nG5MjG1I6fil6OUaDCbDWUI/w480-h640/Eva%20Sajovic%20with%20Nicola%20Privato%20-%20End%20of%20Empire%20(148).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">#End_of_empire - Eva Sajovic</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRyMB6eY3ISefN0uoGZvPFnkHnUSJtxfdd3XHlmIxZjjW63QccEnY4duSqv2kffQte4GapMQvbuJoyc6Vstcii6pXTyRFRovo3qGWlxEX3JiH3Y60Fo4crRJvP8ltJPse0TGfNUacHIOGB5Pnl7Qm1ipVPZI4kv7Da_2haZ6E2yTfcPJj625T2LBZnJI/s2992/Eva%20Sajovic%20with%20Nicola%20Privato%20-%20End%20of%20Empire%20(427).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRyMB6eY3ISefN0uoGZvPFnkHnUSJtxfdd3XHlmIxZjjW63QccEnY4duSqv2kffQte4GapMQvbuJoyc6Vstcii6pXTyRFRovo3qGWlxEX3JiH3Y60Fo4crRJvP8ltJPse0TGfNUacHIOGB5Pnl7Qm1ipVPZI4kv7Da_2haZ6E2yTfcPJj625T2LBZnJI/w640-h640/Eva%20Sajovic%20with%20Nicola%20Privato%20-%20End%20of%20Empire%20(427).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">#End_of_empire - Eva Sajovic<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm-XeizkoH9PrZY1AUVnqvVIXTwSIsdVClhXlEQjMwdy1S5vu8QEMVxC_2E3OuzvQJxiDtIqA1p7EGH5YUo8mRfQAQlPFEzIG2bN1MiMzFU14oX0POwyGnBqs7tZqxT0pODBV1mHweI4vfc0o0LR3Hp4SYLm4oKcFif1rF0eBY5vVqcv8LYhn0UDZwtk/s2000/End%20of%20Empire%20Collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm-XeizkoH9PrZY1AUVnqvVIXTwSIsdVClhXlEQjMwdy1S5vu8QEMVxC_2E3OuzvQJxiDtIqA1p7EGH5YUo8mRfQAQlPFEzIG2bN1MiMzFU14oX0POwyGnBqs7tZqxT0pODBV1mHweI4vfc0o0LR3Hp4SYLm4oKcFif1rF0eBY5vVqcv8LYhn0UDZwtk/s320/End%20of%20Empire%20Collage.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">#End_of_empire - Eva Sajovic<br />Inside Column, Knitted Words, My Word, Yarns</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This is Part 2 of my run through of the British Textile Biennial and I'm starting with <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/eva-sajovic-end_of_empire/" target="_blank">Eva Sajovic's #End_of_Empire</a> exhibition at Nelson Technology Centre. This exhibition was recommended to me at one of the other exhibitions I visited and I didn't think I'd be able to fit it in but I'm so glad I did. The exhibition comprised a number of machine knitted doric columns with imagery taken from the Parthenon. You can walk inside the columns and trigger a soundscape which was achieved in collaboration with musician and artist, Nicola Privato. Sajovic's work looks at colonialism, </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the role of the artist in envisaging </span><span style="font-family: courier;">alternative futures, and the use of artificial intelligence. Here the imagery of imposing stone in phallic form is reimagined as soft textiles suggesting an alternative feminine future. The work has also been achieved by involving the local community, as well as working with Nicola Privato, in developing the imagery and sounds in relation to project prompts. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Sajovic combines old and new technology in her work. A knitting machine from the 60s and 70s has been hacked to connect to a computer which will translate the pixels of imagery into knitting stitches and she uses AI to develop the soundscape. In using and developing AI in her work and bringing it to an audience she hopes to promote better understanding of AI and the need to develop rules/ways to contain it for a better future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Another aspect of the exhibition was to ask visitors to think of words that came to mind while looking round. Then, under the guidance of Beth Claxton, who also helped to knit the columns, those visitors were able to knit their word on the knitting machine and take it away with them. This was achieved by the participant handwriting the word which was photographed and imported into Photoshop where it could be edited to make it clearer. Next it was imported into a program that would convert it to a knitting pattern for the knitting machine based on the pixels making up the word. The participant could choose colours from the wool available to generate their word. It was all done amazingly quickly and Beth made the process seem very easy. I chose the word "Surprise" which I was able to take away as a reminder of this amazing exhibition.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkCE3RKKyXm4dxDLMZp__MlYjcjIF_Kc5rpJJkz3EilOnpl4-Q27H8kYBuj_6GsQBDOMMl4Md847GxNFl_gzyqPHdsSjApU0LafEiaDlNlVcBpFXdcz2YXcHcZqKZhgJhcc6QiDLgLwx2FT8F3hz9uv5wqcVrhcFPzaqmSpm4QmHKV-VRiEIuqXcvOp8/s2992/Christine%20Borland%20-%20Projection%20Cloth%20(620).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkCE3RKKyXm4dxDLMZp__MlYjcjIF_Kc5rpJJkz3EilOnpl4-Q27H8kYBuj_6GsQBDOMMl4Md847GxNFl_gzyqPHdsSjApU0LafEiaDlNlVcBpFXdcz2YXcHcZqKZhgJhcc6QiDLgLwx2FT8F3hz9uv5wqcVrhcFPzaqmSpm4QmHKV-VRiEIuqXcvOp8/w400-h400/Christine%20Borland%20-%20Projection%20Cloth%20(620).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Christine Borland - Projection Cloth<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/christine-borland-projection-cloth/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Christine Borland</a><span style="font-family: courier;">'s exhibition had 2 elements to it. Firstly she had woven a projection cloth made of fustian - a fabric with a cotton warp and a linen weft, historically associated with Lancashire. The flax for the project was grown by Borland and others. The cotton came from Malawi. Borland hand wove the fustian in the Cruck Barn at </span><a href="https://heritagetrustnorthwest.uk/visit-our-buildings/pendle-heritage-centre/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Pendle Heritage Centre</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> on a loom built into the barn's structure. This was then used as a screen onto which 4 films were projected that detailed the process of growing and spinning the flax and the cotton. Unfortunately I didn't have time to watch all of these but you can access the narrative of the films </span><a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/christine-borland-projection-cloth/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: courier;">. Links to witchcraft through the textile practices of spinning and weaving and imagery of old hags as witches resonate with the local area where 10 women and 1 man were hanged for witchcraft in 1612.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-family: courier;">You can listen to the Cloth Cultures podcast where Eva Sajovic and Christine Borland talk to writer, broadcaster and fashion historian, Amber Butchart, about their work </span><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/78aRHPrdKaN9i3HdyPYKEw?go=1&sp_cid=5343e667f622f5a104032c758e27a112&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1" target="_blank">here</a><span>.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Back at </span><a href="https://blackburncathedral.com/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Blackburn Cathedral</a><span style="font-family: courier;">, </span><a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/material-memory/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Material Memory</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> was a very moving exhibition about textile items that resonated with members of the public and had been loaned by them. They included items of celebration, tradition, sport, music, handicraft and more. It was fascinating selection of memories held in cloth. Here is a small but wide ranging sample of them with a brief description explaining their meaning...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRGZ_FJWmB8F6JJ-y1Jkqr5-pE-AoTyJZYA44I1sQiufoe0f4Yxyfkd-R75N_DxMKFtf5iP2PklJOImcalmqlArQt8NSG9nqzNp7JBbfjg93hyphenhyphenlEIozeWRCE4g07saR4rMZsLJzU1ejv6x3ToyW9yWpCBu-YxNjC5OGJC81biPVZK5CvLojJbVgCW2LM/s2828/Caroline%20Eccles%20-%20Embroidery%20Journal%202022%20(930).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="2828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRGZ_FJWmB8F6JJ-y1Jkqr5-pE-AoTyJZYA44I1sQiufoe0f4Yxyfkd-R75N_DxMKFtf5iP2PklJOImcalmqlArQt8NSG9nqzNp7JBbfjg93hyphenhyphenlEIozeWRCE4g07saR4rMZsLJzU1ejv6x3ToyW9yWpCBu-YxNjC5OGJC81biPVZK5CvLojJbVgCW2LM/w400-h400/Caroline%20Eccles%20-%20Embroidery%20Journal%202022%20(930).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Caroline Eccles - Embroidery Journal 2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Caroline Eccles embroidered an ikon to represent each day in 2022.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tYHswYYbuXXqB6UoeoUGgUga7ROnrBo2UoKdagWg64L5EE_X-5LfTqmQfxzXknNPUTJ0ImBP-30AqiHHVULKGj3XYHEqUE6tnQqESO73spIlqrsUw05RdxdjbDFLWtdqbJiYlxFswXhmXoIuSZwlTAmBoQ7Grl3P-jZP2hzWxffjK2Ua1-gFLeIapfw/s2992/Blackburn%20Rovers%20Football%20Shirt%20Collection%20-%20The%20Robinson%20Family%20(521).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tYHswYYbuXXqB6UoeoUGgUga7ROnrBo2UoKdagWg64L5EE_X-5LfTqmQfxzXknNPUTJ0ImBP-30AqiHHVULKGj3XYHEqUE6tnQqESO73spIlqrsUw05RdxdjbDFLWtdqbJiYlxFswXhmXoIuSZwlTAmBoQ7Grl3P-jZP2hzWxffjK2Ua1-gFLeIapfw/w400-h400/Blackburn%20Rovers%20Football%20Shirt%20Collection%20-%20The%20Robinson%20Family%20(521).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Blackburn Rovers Football Shirt Selection - The Robinson Family<br />1980s to 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The Robinson family have a vast collection of Blackburn Rovers Football shirts which hold many memories from away games in Manchester to trips to Everton where the whole family were given match worn shirts. They include shirts worn by legends Alan Shearer and Graham Le Saux.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJhrvDPn4p5QBTae76SoPSxM5ToOhmiQFpaqTtM7pTUhF-5JCuy1Xqf1f_BrwolUErf5WUvPgs4N1HHtExEm39COhzXmzeuPaaLj2Ssw2Ry5I8WU7vHUsjohFmez0YsheUb1WbZy5kQl7CVgpKhOBs2k_WXFRN7xtF8-eGpxtJrfsAJasFMGHOYIwPvY/s2992/Knitted%20Armadillo%20-%20Janet%20Ross%201980s%20(808).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJhrvDPn4p5QBTae76SoPSxM5ToOhmiQFpaqTtM7pTUhF-5JCuy1Xqf1f_BrwolUErf5WUvPgs4N1HHtExEm39COhzXmzeuPaaLj2Ssw2Ry5I8WU7vHUsjohFmez0YsheUb1WbZy5kQl7CVgpKhOBs2k_WXFRN7xtF8-eGpxtJrfsAJasFMGHOYIwPvY/w400-h400/Knitted%20Armadillo%20-%20Janet%20Ross%201980s%20(808).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Knitted Armadillo - Janet Ross - 1980s</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Janet Ross was a keen knitter from the 1980s onwards when she bought a Patricia Roberts pattern book containing an armadillo pattern. Twenty five years later she knitted this Armadillo to keep busy and stay positive whilst having chemotherapy for a cancer diagnosis. She used up lots of scraps from her former knitting projects.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVbbHJsE2o-boEFCdg_-gi0SLPHNXTgswHiUwsFPTFnTZkYBuR6KI2g9DcbGW0VhzBvWOpN7gh0U_z9noah6OWgY0IeBMHoEn-qCSKifRN9FWAOAAHpuS8ZI58aEIRUBRFVP1opCHJAqcEZGOXUWxZWlBbYf2-CYkZ-CF_RF_sKy8o_60hFFYPV6qAMA/s2824/Embellished%20Bridal%20Outfit%20-%20Zara%20Saghir%201992%20(016).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="2824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVbbHJsE2o-boEFCdg_-gi0SLPHNXTgswHiUwsFPTFnTZkYBuR6KI2g9DcbGW0VhzBvWOpN7gh0U_z9noah6OWgY0IeBMHoEn-qCSKifRN9FWAOAAHpuS8ZI58aEIRUBRFVP1opCHJAqcEZGOXUWxZWlBbYf2-CYkZ-CF_RF_sKy8o_60hFFYPV6qAMA/w400-h400/Embellished%20Bridal%20Outfit%20-%20Zara%20Saghir%201992%20(016).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Embellished Bridal Outfit - Zara Saghir - 1992</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">This was Zara Saghir's mother's (Ghazala Khatoon's) wedding dress. Ghazala had an arranged marriage and travelled to a small village in Azad Kashmir to marry Zara's father, Saghir Hussein. Her pink wedding dress, unlike the traditional red bridal attire caused quite a stir and she remembers feeling like a film star on her wedding day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVodlpaeOxNPsH8Frb9t0jChV3cFqvcvL8YEg9uzq2xhk18JXkW7p0Z3EGsOZF2mL-DAkcR87kWgmWEIKNpADxVMFon49flLngzPW9weavcOed3eTnFzD_P7LY2EBMZwhWsedEJWj1i3k1gGdt-RjMggin9P1nMkpcggqjMTytwrjOLrL3XChuvUdEUU/s3612/New%20Order%20Blackburn%20Banner%20-%20Mark%20Tennant%201989-90%20(707).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3612" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVodlpaeOxNPsH8Frb9t0jChV3cFqvcvL8YEg9uzq2xhk18JXkW7p0Z3EGsOZF2mL-DAkcR87kWgmWEIKNpADxVMFon49flLngzPW9weavcOed3eTnFzD_P7LY2EBMZwhWsedEJWj1i3k1gGdt-RjMggin9P1nMkpcggqjMTytwrjOLrL3XChuvUdEUU/w400-h333/New%20Order%20Blackburn%20Banner%20-%20Mark%20Tennant%201989-90%20(707).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">New Order Blackburn Banner - Mark Tennant<br />1989/90</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This banner connects to Blackburn's acid house music scene of the late 80s and early 90s. Factory records held a weekly Hacienda club night with a Hacienda Blackburn banner hanging outside the venue. This banner fell into Mark Tennant's hands and as a fan of New Order, whose sound was a big part of the Blackburn and Manchester club scene, he repurposed it to say New Order Blackburn. The banner had many outings. This particular banner is the third reincarnation of the original as Mark continues his love of Blackburn's musical legacy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclWR69Ik_3qUuVKAglggr0grrR_T7hQn8kqyQAth14NWqah-ABWKubbKooaZBq9Udoz7poQq6Cee2B1_6KC8GWKUY5PlA9b58CFhvKpm_Uec1-8hMQJMWBUKErXDooDi9p-qYtQIsO-7wPbPTOGrJGeof2Om5U1YG7H8N1AVQlaUp1-RVihaIDMi44Gg/w400-h400/Ghanaian%20Kente%20Cloth%20-%20Joyce%20Addai%20Davis%202007%20(100).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ghanaian Kente Cloth - Joyce Addai-Davis 2007</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclWR69Ik_3qUuVKAglggr0grrR_T7hQn8kqyQAth14NWqah-ABWKubbKooaZBq9Udoz7poQq6Cee2B1_6KC8GWKUY5PlA9b58CFhvKpm_Uec1-8hMQJMWBUKErXDooDi9p-qYtQIsO-7wPbPTOGrJGeof2Om5U1YG7H8N1AVQlaUp1-RVihaIDMi44Gg/s2992/Ghanaian%20Kente%20Cloth%20-%20Joyce%20Addai%20Davis%202007%20(100).jpg"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Owning a Ghanaian Kente cloth is a </span><span style="font-family: courier;">privilege showing a respect for family heritage and</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> wealth. Joyce's grandma bought her Kente cloth in 1962 to mark </span><span style="font-family: courier;">her coming of age and </span><span style="font-family: courier;">the birth of her first child. Sixteen years ago Joyce bought her own Kente cloth from the same town, Bonwire, Ghana that her Grandma's came from to honour her family tradition. She keeps hers in its original condition.</span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh5x1FLk8iEEqL5sCmgJ70MseG3ohqGhQRptUsB50qok9BDyv45huF7tFOmV_GKtZh2AA7Q6-u-g4pdbg2ei0Kx5599U6p-pGSIccO6HQVrZ_LZV7G9q1tB1laGFLkoiS9Q2PCcuoeZ_q7TetiSZcEImX20en4SAMfOCFeKhidKRHrmRfoMh_TD_bhQw/s2749/Dressing%20Gown%20-%20Pat%20Fleming%20-%201940s%20(920).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="1137" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh5x1FLk8iEEqL5sCmgJ70MseG3ohqGhQRptUsB50qok9BDyv45huF7tFOmV_GKtZh2AA7Q6-u-g4pdbg2ei0Kx5599U6p-pGSIccO6HQVrZ_LZV7G9q1tB1laGFLkoiS9Q2PCcuoeZ_q7TetiSZcEImX20en4SAMfOCFeKhidKRHrmRfoMh_TD_bhQw/w264-h640/Dressing%20Gown%20-%20Pat%20Fleming%20-%201940s%20(920).jpg" width="264" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dressing Gown - Pat Flemming - 1940s</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Pat Flemming's mother made this embroidered dressing gown in the 1940s. Sadly Pat's mother died when Pat was 21.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The other exhibition in the Cathedral was <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/common-threads/" target="_blank">Common Threads</a>. These embroidered panels were stitched by three groups of women in Pendle, Burnley and Karachi introduced by textile artist, Alice Kettle, who has a long-standing relationship with the Ra’ana Liaquat Craftsmen’s Colony (RLCC) in Karachi where local women produce beautiful up-cycled products. During the pandemic Alice Kettle met with RLCC online to stitch images of home and belonging. She then arranged for Lancashire women from the South Asian diaspora to meet with those from Karachi online to share stories from home. Participants from Community Arts by ZK in Pendle and the Bangladesh Welfare Association in Burnley then worked w</span><span style="font-family: courier;">ith artist Rabia Sharif to stitch their stories too...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_S1Vw30Bu81r8mC7mHOYH7LOa4eCkE9R_UvqEn9uvGI8qir-0SVEV5tbx_ruIz4wN6cilfF29W1uAS5a7JwOYldLJKRdZFygsF8OtLGRTJonzKbGYZOz2jWnnlw8BVBguyx_hiHRcsUyC17JmtK6ZWz_aOyuXmArGXJ-dTWttdu3Zlxda-ZzG0IuNAw/s3657/Common%20Threads%20(410).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="3657" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_S1Vw30Bu81r8mC7mHOYH7LOa4eCkE9R_UvqEn9uvGI8qir-0SVEV5tbx_ruIz4wN6cilfF29W1uAS5a7JwOYldLJKRdZFygsF8OtLGRTJonzKbGYZOz2jWnnlw8BVBguyx_hiHRcsUyC17JmtK6ZWz_aOyuXmArGXJ-dTWttdu3Zlxda-ZzG0IuNAw/w640-h306/Common%20Threads%20(410).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Common Threads</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfkGS2YuHny0pZN2O7APt-je1nXSusDMHKoAfvNoStsD7pJpkuL_YF4gFG6HCUoH48PdMvGbMR-v8-I-B5CTRnAKz1B-bT1JwcVcnwbaQChB5MEJIjVAtLt0uVTgfFgKBIghLyudks1QOHcDpURB4fcKoAHhcdmGxBmJCQK0cEGugCwzXvjHV-G1esC0/s2924/Common%20Threads%20(317).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="2773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfkGS2YuHny0pZN2O7APt-je1nXSusDMHKoAfvNoStsD7pJpkuL_YF4gFG6HCUoH48PdMvGbMR-v8-I-B5CTRnAKz1B-bT1JwcVcnwbaQChB5MEJIjVAtLt0uVTgfFgKBIghLyudks1QOHcDpURB4fcKoAHhcdmGxBmJCQK0cEGugCwzXvjHV-G1esC0/w379-h400/Common%20Threads%20(317).jpg" width="379" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Common Threads - detail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPjQnI7wpvN4ROCgS-ONd2o86lvILOQdQpPr0WUGO0lMZjfb_fbZYeqP49kXSy8z2GwYbWzFtNJlnBmOmnXiHgCRnvNOytjBdC27Oj6UjKxhrHVnU6ZO9RUPxHEHaEUQLkMxbPDFiQ99GK72jPDLIbWk0_q6LUlD2XpYTIJjf8JCF5HD3ajUhqbz2-X4/s4000/Common%20Threads%20(244).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPjQnI7wpvN4ROCgS-ONd2o86lvILOQdQpPr0WUGO0lMZjfb_fbZYeqP49kXSy8z2GwYbWzFtNJlnBmOmnXiHgCRnvNOytjBdC27Oj6UjKxhrHVnU6ZO9RUPxHEHaEUQLkMxbPDFiQ99GK72jPDLIbWk0_q6LUlD2XpYTIJjf8JCF5HD3ajUhqbz2-X4/w400-h300/Common%20Threads%20(244).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Common Threads</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLa1-V1ouisn2FwHEezLmuW9so0NkNfzNB5AF_2n80QveLfFdy0H_746PfJzw1_g3QLTmcweH1-tuJHCeDSmZvZldEWWXFGv59ozpXjm6t4XUhrThWTGsp9j7BLP1u88BqvjAQw99scWFZ_PaqAR2DsWCshijIF8V-21AolNpb1NyHagBkBnpot28Cfs/s2992/Common%20Threads%20(230).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLa1-V1ouisn2FwHEezLmuW9so0NkNfzNB5AF_2n80QveLfFdy0H_746PfJzw1_g3QLTmcweH1-tuJHCeDSmZvZldEWWXFGv59ozpXjm6t4XUhrThWTGsp9j7BLP1u88BqvjAQw99scWFZ_PaqAR2DsWCshijIF8V-21AolNpb1NyHagBkBnpot28Cfs/w400-h400/Common%20Threads%20(230).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Common Threads - detail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/ibukun-baldwin-funufacturing/" target="_blank">Ibukun Baldwin's Funufactury</a> at <a href="https://www.prismcontemporary.co.uk/" target="_blank">Prism Contemporary</a> in Blackburn was a denim fest. Using waste from the </span><span style="font-family: courier;">denim</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> line at the Cookson & Clegg factory in Blackburn, Baldwin created a denim room populated by some Funfacturers who embody a joyful making spirit and encourage you to stitch and fix and add to the denim environment. Two Afghan women refugees - Palwasha and Razma were hired to assist her. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbGMPOQuGY6jIFhJKrqPofJ8hzGMNEGcovzlhCT3G-xQw4sOg0-A1Tb3zAiYhKEV3kuf3NPcwDfSlMSCjhfX1f_jZkeLXZZzkktBSLAtmSLzYzSe3gWToaufSwsrHFxPWERTsSLrx9AOJtroZzbhib9ru1ntVa_uxwoSazpO15gFaMbZ-CebhR5RuxCs/s2992/Ibukun%20Baldwin%20-%20Funufacturer%20(339).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbGMPOQuGY6jIFhJKrqPofJ8hzGMNEGcovzlhCT3G-xQw4sOg0-A1Tb3zAiYhKEV3kuf3NPcwDfSlMSCjhfX1f_jZkeLXZZzkktBSLAtmSLzYzSe3gWToaufSwsrHFxPWERTsSLrx9AOJtroZzbhib9ru1ntVa_uxwoSazpO15gFaMbZ-CebhR5RuxCs/w400-h400/Ibukun%20Baldwin%20-%20Funufacturer%20(339).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ibukun Baldwin - Funufacturer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3FDIGXa8gVCbEhMmCH072Qx2ZaUbVPfEOL3Mk-gcgB_yXE_rXlIS7TirklXXNjRtbh1wUQ9dGws3xeVUJDDgVoqD7NvDFjhbb-wzOmSVudnGewQ9yL7-LY76gDIcgQNUT4W-UfEWrOfjaoHQ2S8_2HUrYRl2zlt23S8kvi9VGkKXwdXIn0CC_BBF0_o/s2081/Ibukun%20Baldwin%20-%20Funufactury%20(411).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="2081" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3FDIGXa8gVCbEhMmCH072Qx2ZaUbVPfEOL3Mk-gcgB_yXE_rXlIS7TirklXXNjRtbh1wUQ9dGws3xeVUJDDgVoqD7NvDFjhbb-wzOmSVudnGewQ9yL7-LY76gDIcgQNUT4W-UfEWrOfjaoHQ2S8_2HUrYRl2zlt23S8kvi9VGkKXwdXIn0CC_BBF0_o/w400-h400/Ibukun%20Baldwin%20-%20Funufactury%20(411).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ibukun Baldwin - Funufactury</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8UbeLGsUdwewYbbrMTl5k_rh4SS8EfUPNWWnwhdLY_UEnYkVAW3eyhSQ5b_YkzlS8dXpYVenpseGx5U488tPXgnNXIVVE-LjLP6Owdu7UliFj9eeHR1IOCds2xIINWIe9BBMOzeHZiyqjjtZsFhJb_aC-STAFvpAPehAPfEnHph420x_O8e1GUX0Org/s2992/Ibukun%20Baldwin%20-%20Funufactury%20(543).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8UbeLGsUdwewYbbrMTl5k_rh4SS8EfUPNWWnwhdLY_UEnYkVAW3eyhSQ5b_YkzlS8dXpYVenpseGx5U488tPXgnNXIVVE-LjLP6Owdu7UliFj9eeHR1IOCds2xIINWIe9BBMOzeHZiyqjjtZsFhJb_aC-STAFvpAPehAPfEnHph420x_O8e1GUX0Org/w400-h400/Ibukun%20Baldwin%20-%20Funufactury%20(543).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ibukun Baldwin - Funufactury</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Baldwin is also the founder of the fashion brand <a href="https://www.bukkybaldwin.com/" target="_blank">Bukky Baldwin Ltd</a> who provide training and work experience for marginalised groups. These people may not have the qualifications and language skills needed for other areas of employment but have the creativity and skills that are needed in Baldwin's company.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">You can listen to the Cloth Cultures podcast where Ibukun Baldwin talks to writer, broadcaster and fashion historian, Amber Butchart, about her work </span><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2c36fnJLMSypCElvAFj94R?go=1&sp_cid=bec81b712e093e6b593b3036c2bf80a6&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1" target="_blank">here</a><span>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Moving on to <a href="https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums/queen-street-mill-textile-museum/" target="_blank">Queen Street Mill Textile Museum</a>, Burnley, we have <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/madhu-threadbare-narratives/" target="_blank">Threadbare Narratives by Madhu</a>. Threadbare Narratives alludes to the dark history of the Lancashire cotton industry. This exhibition is the culmination of a year long project where Madhu has visited museums in Lancashire, London and Manchester to see Kalamkari textiles and Chintz from South India looking at the block printing and natural dyeing that defines them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Indian Chintz was a popular clothing choice in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. The British wanted to capture these markets using the Lancashire skills in spinning and weaving. As a result in the 1700s the Calico Acts were passed which effectively banned the import of most cotton goods into England. Raw cotton was imported to Britain to kickstart the mechanised cotton manufacturing industry here. The result was the collapse of India's overseas markets, and a slow loss of skills and heritage there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDEg7MHxjz4MlLmIjAdK24XJPPbqQmSBERmpAEQyowXw5xkrWmTIB2F_tisfX7KL8LwRRMmsfwo01X-oNOYNRXMIajRvs3_BwRmd-CeVktBxet7STQBM913FpjPsrArlsFQmP1ToavyYXBzno9xi1jcUGFhj04NCY9euqtXPH03O9OXxx9OpKDudsQWY/s2992/Entangled%20-%20Madhu%20(234).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDEg7MHxjz4MlLmIjAdK24XJPPbqQmSBERmpAEQyowXw5xkrWmTIB2F_tisfX7KL8LwRRMmsfwo01X-oNOYNRXMIajRvs3_BwRmd-CeVktBxet7STQBM913FpjPsrArlsFQmP1ToavyYXBzno9xi1jcUGFhj04NCY9euqtXPH03O9OXxx9OpKDudsQWY/w400-h400/Entangled%20-%20Madhu%20(234).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Entangled - Madhu<br />Indian handloon & Khadi cotton dyed with Cutch and yarn from Queen St Mill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Madhu has made small talismanic pieces using hand stitch and Khadi cotton from India and calico and discarded threads from Queen Street Mill bringing together the entangled histories of Britain and India</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCG0wC0sVoyL2xnSXzmvlKyIwLEg5TjE9TCbhtif04FBOQ1FrHfjab-kMseoDSq3fgTgGCHIE1A8-oksKgGd31KaAsK2KjS4dMyWRilxFQtKHp51uig6hBpzS82eLRIjniKYt6SBl2T5dKUrXMPgRZb6_CRSU_SnBSzm6nTBcDnFzQvj_d9NyC0izQfE/s2992/Various%20-%20Madhu%20(252).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCG0wC0sVoyL2xnSXzmvlKyIwLEg5TjE9TCbhtif04FBOQ1FrHfjab-kMseoDSq3fgTgGCHIE1A8-oksKgGd31KaAsK2KjS4dMyWRilxFQtKHp51uig6hBpzS82eLRIjniKYt6SBl2T5dKUrXMPgRZb6_CRSU_SnBSzm6nTBcDnFzQvj_d9NyC0izQfE/w640-h640/Various%20-%20Madhu%20(252).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Various Pieces - Madhu</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Khadi is a handwoven cotton. It's production was championed by Mahatma Gandhi in a bid for independence from British rule, self-sufficiency and national pride. This material is of personal significance to Madhu, in memory of her father who was an ardent Gandhian and chose Khadi and handloom cottons for his clothing. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The final exhibition that I am going to talk about here is <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/litmus-environmental-legacies-of-cotton/" target="_blank">Litmus by Natalie Linney</a> also at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum. The pieces exhibited were created during an artist residency earlier this year working with the Cottonpolis Collective (for details of this from the BTB website see below) and the Geography Laboratories. The exhibition consists of a series of large textile pieces that have been buried, suspended and submerged at 6 sites across Greater Manchester that were important to the cotton industry. The cotton used in this exhibition was woven at the <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/quarry-bank" target="_blank">National Trust's Quarry Bank Mill</a> with raw cotton imported from Louisiana, USA. The fabric has been marked by microbial action and contaminants at the six sites as well as being dyed or stained by the earth and plant matter there. The team have begun to stitch into the fabric to explore ideas of repair and connection. There is an accompanying soundscape created by ZOIR which reflects the natural environment and industrial machinery at the selected sites.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The burying and unearthing of cotton to determine soil health is associated with the Shirley Institute, a centre for cotton research in Manchester. The resulting amount of cellulose decomposition can be an indicator of processes going on in the soil. It is also a metaphor for revealing troubling histories hidden from view.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpq9yK5lia40LOHtqM_8mgOeTFL7YkJtj7x_icrgZdHYUq31FUX0UYNeTtLu5cmaMq5ysdpQ-hPE5xVWXGRI6rc0r2NB3ZXPmeN6F6bL1wyZXjztLivoWq3erYh8-qqB-VwVZhjpXwy9HyLHdoHFzmix5ldETqnMKW8qYJuD6XTjPCtktQGt7QAxt8so/s2992/Litmus%20-%20Natalie%20Linney%20(751).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpq9yK5lia40LOHtqM_8mgOeTFL7YkJtj7x_icrgZdHYUq31FUX0UYNeTtLu5cmaMq5ysdpQ-hPE5xVWXGRI6rc0r2NB3ZXPmeN6F6bL1wyZXjztLivoWq3erYh8-qqB-VwVZhjpXwy9HyLHdoHFzmix5ldETqnMKW8qYJuD6XTjPCtktQGt7QAxt8so/w400-h400/Litmus%20-%20Natalie%20Linney%20(751).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Litmus - Natalie Linney</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhTJFyK8XN-yD9VAyQ6O8x7pkF8NonoTiEEVW3kNfJDtyqdh0MJ17uDCo1dWgumW_E8iL6sOGIk7aMzWew7GpaqRaGFa3FUc93aVovziJ4eUl-KrCTsapPHoBwcjsUunqd6caarMuiz7sojWRF-Zr96UiCG16PUcRTmQRRvcvE6HwMRR6iRUG8v_mdxU/s2992/Litmus%20-%20Natalie%20Linney%20(833).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhTJFyK8XN-yD9VAyQ6O8x7pkF8NonoTiEEVW3kNfJDtyqdh0MJ17uDCo1dWgumW_E8iL6sOGIk7aMzWew7GpaqRaGFa3FUc93aVovziJ4eUl-KrCTsapPHoBwcjsUunqd6caarMuiz7sojWRF-Zr96UiCG16PUcRTmQRRvcvE6HwMRR6iRUG8v_mdxU/w400-h400/Litmus%20-%20Natalie%20Linney%20(833).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Litmus - Natalie Linney</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSD60fzcjOpUy5KQpJmuqsc2yO8K0LoWaWIeTdX6t9wrnWVtUvL_ZuOav5GeKdS6upspKiyta_sgF7_BvMyF3dpV-GfCVruo6P1ODHhNO5eKv8_2wWuJOBaDCazUDU2hqW_gEZTTFuL-PNasyDoAFazQgxS-a4QX_Ti4dX4qH_aYdlrGbI9WkwyPGFPw/s2992/Litmus%20detail%20-%20Natalie%20Linney%20(713).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSD60fzcjOpUy5KQpJmuqsc2yO8K0LoWaWIeTdX6t9wrnWVtUvL_ZuOav5GeKdS6upspKiyta_sgF7_BvMyF3dpV-GfCVruo6P1ODHhNO5eKv8_2wWuJOBaDCazUDU2hqW_gEZTTFuL-PNasyDoAFazQgxS-a4QX_Ti4dX4qH_aYdlrGbI9WkwyPGFPw/w400-h400/Litmus%20detail%20-%20Natalie%20Linney%20(713).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Litmus (detail with stitching) - Natalie Linney</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">This exhibition was in the Weaving Shed where the number of looms was phenomenal. You can glimpse them in the images above. The noise must have been deafening!</span><br /><p></p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;">The Cottonopolis Collective (Info from BTB website)<br /><br />As the global epicentre of cotton production in the nineteenth century, Manchester became known as ‘Cottonopolis’. Though often celebrated as a city of innovation, Manchester’s cotton industry had far-reaching and problematic impacts. Manchester and towns across Lancashire were key hubs in the expansion of the United Kingdom’s colonial aspirations.<br /><br />The Cottonopolis Collective is led by Dr Aditya Ramesh and Prof. Alison Browne at The University of Manchester. It brings together historians, human and physical geographers, social and environmental scientists, cultural organisations and artists to interrogate Manchester’s legacies as the first industrialising city. This research questions the expansion of global cotton markets through environmental science, which ultimately provided the cultural and scientific authority that underpinned colonial expansion, frontier agriculture, and colonial urbanisation across the globe. <br /><br />Delving into the social and environmental histories of cotton unsettles the celebration of Manchester as a city of science and innovation. It begins to untangle the many ways that industrial Manchester impacted people and environments both near and far, as well as questioning the environmental knowledges it created.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"> You only have until 29 October to see these exhibitions. Do go if you can. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">My final blogpost about the British Textile Biennial will be about the Fragments Of Our Time Exhibition at the Whitaker Gallery in Rawtenstall but you have until 10 December 2023 to see that.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-72861643187976897282023-10-28T15:42:00.010+01:002023-10-28T22:07:07.024+01:00British Textile Biennial - Lancashire 2023 - Part 1<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK9HyZRJ6AOzJ-XqNwJhw_xqvuvIijR3PLHj6QVcsj3Ok9S2k7SD6VOFs6oUp91yqTCcS6OQyfgsxfLfbjY1QDKOQkGVGHGxsNWiSSd2otxIerIQGAQgWJfUyMZZZtP-GKwonOIVp_9jQ3KH0wu9PKw8xTjorx6v0iiozazN-ICtLjiBg04h65jVDBIg/s2992/Victoria%20Udondian%20-%20Ofong%20Ufok%20(822).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK9HyZRJ6AOzJ-XqNwJhw_xqvuvIijR3PLHj6QVcsj3Ok9S2k7SD6VOFs6oUp91yqTCcS6OQyfgsxfLfbjY1QDKOQkGVGHGxsNWiSSd2otxIerIQGAQgWJfUyMZZZtP-GKwonOIVp_9jQ3KH0wu9PKw8xTjorx6v0iiozazN-ICtLjiBg04h65jVDBIg/w640-h640/Victoria%20Udondian%20-%20Ofong%20Ufok%20(822).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Victoria Udondian - Ofong Ufok</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Fast fashion is not a new concept to the Lancashire textile industry. The Industrial Revolution provided the technology and momentum to utilise human and natural resources from across the globe in a ruthless cycle of labour, manufacture and trade. The colonial links that facilitated that industry still persist in ways revealed by the <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/" target="_blank">British Textile Biennial</a> exhibitions particularly those which focus on the effects of fast fashion and the mountains of fashion waste that is exported to the Global South. Many of the exhibitions are held in buildings that had a key role in the Lancashire textile industry.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDvxQ-5jPkL6q8_fImZlxAXL2zondI2PR0oSu8anbW8BoN7B7H1V-7deqF4KjI113-VgSyITxwIqZ0CAzeNlS9fMlZO9mI6MPfO4OOuwfguonX3AgLia58td5dG3nJtTgnSgwfAufPHTxw2tZxjtbPgtV1m3MR2OsXTO4_z41ZWwWSr4IL1hEwLWdCJY/s2824/Fashion%20Revolution%20Helmshore%20Mills%20-%20Holly%20McNish%20Poem%20(948).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="2824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDvxQ-5jPkL6q8_fImZlxAXL2zondI2PR0oSu8anbW8BoN7B7H1V-7deqF4KjI113-VgSyITxwIqZ0CAzeNlS9fMlZO9mI6MPfO4OOuwfguonX3AgLia58td5dG3nJtTgnSgwfAufPHTxw2tZxjtbPgtV1m3MR2OsXTO4_z41ZWwWSr4IL1hEwLWdCJY/w400-h400/Fashion%20Revolution%20Helmshore%20Mills%20-%20Holly%20McNish%20Poem%20(948).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Poem by Hollie McNish<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/fashion-revolution-how-to-be-a-fashion-revolutionary/" target="_blank">Fashion Revolution</a> is the world's largest fashion activism movement. Made up of producers, retailers, designers, academics, business leaders, policy makers, writers and fashion lovers, it aims to investigate human and environmental issues and concerns that exist within the fashion industry. With an exhibition of posters at <a href="https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums/helmshore-mills-textile-museum/" target="_blank">Helmshore Mills Textile Museum</a> I learnt that the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the largest landfill sites for fashion waste in the world. This clothing arrives through the Pacific port of Iquique in northern Chile mostly from the USA, UK and Europe. This phenomenon is known as waste colonialism where wealthy nations export their waste and pollution to poorer nations who rarely have the capacity to deal with it adequately. This has led Fashion Revolution Chile to campaign with the slogan #DondeTerminaMiRopa (Where Do My Clothes End Up?) to encourage consumers to pressure brands to be more responsible about their levels of production and to get policies to stop clothing waste from adversely impacting local communities. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Poems were also displayed indicating attitudes to fashion for example the poem by Hollie McNish (see above) </span><span style="font-family: courier;">which encourages you to consider fashion workers' employment conditions and the industy's environmetal impact and how if these issues aren't dealt with as they should be then you can't consider your clothes to be beautiful whatever they look like.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwypNpdy4KA5QwXzphFt5liQmxMkZCq0rIB0gXTOo05Ls8imoV7QS__eQBUZj1yUxQpRarCg_gJqY1K8kIyZzj98inQg1JROTT7j57klaXR4C9eMxxnxlQUrvbI2nUkcZOjWCTCPVx4FPWp-sdsYfOAOUA7-qPMjMTaVTDVE9mijOhT-9S8INPdkh38XE/s2698/Fashion%20Revolution%20Helmshore%20Mills%20-%20Wilson%20Oryema%20Poem%20(137).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="2698" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwypNpdy4KA5QwXzphFt5liQmxMkZCq0rIB0gXTOo05Ls8imoV7QS__eQBUZj1yUxQpRarCg_gJqY1K8kIyZzj98inQg1JROTT7j57klaXR4C9eMxxnxlQUrvbI2nUkcZOjWCTCPVx4FPWp-sdsYfOAOUA7-qPMjMTaVTDVE9mijOhT-9S8INPdkh38XE/w400-h400/Fashion%20Revolution%20Helmshore%20Mills%20-%20Wilson%20Oryema%20Poem%20(137).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Disposable by Wilson Oryema</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The poem above by Wilson Oryema highlights the throwaway attitude to modern fashion and the fact it is so cheap there's no incentive to repair it and once discarded it is taken to the other side of the world hopefully to be forgotten about although Wilson also talks about it returning to smother him.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Statistics are quoted showing that the number of garments produced annually has more than doubled since 2000 with an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste discarded annually much of which ends up in Africa and South America damaging ecosystems and communities.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jJ1NTzV-_STyb6aw0aFCcuK0vNwGOPbg-MjUH8GQchu5T6LKU09kHZMhq8Nw302evQnGvA53t9yWsnlkfQ5vd_1aSb4S1e-mLxsYjTQyyFP9MHLSMM7LoHCD1Nb-BXMN9wPMl99O5K8IFXJs2UNRACUK4ldMQY2HFmjdnLu5VYKys1WX0teuzUwT1nc/s2992/Soft%20Acid%20-%20Tenant%20of%20Culture%20Helmshore%20Mills%20(324).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jJ1NTzV-_STyb6aw0aFCcuK0vNwGOPbg-MjUH8GQchu5T6LKU09kHZMhq8Nw302evQnGvA53t9yWsnlkfQ5vd_1aSb4S1e-mLxsYjTQyyFP9MHLSMM7LoHCD1Nb-BXMN9wPMl99O5K8IFXJs2UNRACUK4ldMQY2HFmjdnLu5VYKys1WX0teuzUwT1nc/w400-h400/Soft%20Acid%20-%20Tenant%20of%20Culture%20Helmshore%20Mills%20(324).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Boots from Soft Acid by Tenant of Culture (Hendrickje Schimmel)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Also at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, in the <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/tenant-of-culture-soft-acid/" target="_blank">Soft Acid exhibition, Tenant of Culture</a>, aka Hendrickje Schimmel, was repurposing discarded fashion materials into new items and sculptures to highlight the waste and pollution at various stages of production, distribution and consumption in the fashion industry (see above and below)...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMy_COik9u9vkr3kPLcR2wJ0G0uhEutABtFOGxwsO0caLmosqvEV68OVBW8Xx-mlL3v6SyxcIHj2DZrIeGF1-9KICtM8fi1EbJYPd077kh1-7DiyCKclCw8RsYB5TRtmLog5sXILKP49pFkVIrltWSja9fNt74dSQ0w4-Mzy6sfGNGX0G3VCdnrwbDQA/s2992/Soft%20Acid%20-%20Tenant%20of%20Culture%20Helmshore%20Mills%20(628).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMy_COik9u9vkr3kPLcR2wJ0G0uhEutABtFOGxwsO0caLmosqvEV68OVBW8Xx-mlL3v6SyxcIHj2DZrIeGF1-9KICtM8fi1EbJYPd077kh1-7DiyCKclCw8RsYB5TRtmLog5sXILKP49pFkVIrltWSja9fNt74dSQ0w4-Mzy6sfGNGX0G3VCdnrwbDQA/w400-h400/Soft%20Acid%20-%20Tenant%20of%20Culture%20Helmshore%20Mills%20(628).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Denim Sculpture Highlighting the Use of Toxic Dyes - Tenant of Culture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">At the <a href="https://exchangeblackburn.org.uk/" target="_blank">Exchange</a> in Blackburn, <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/nest-collective-return-to-sender/" target="_blank">Nest Collective</a> were showing a film </span><span style="font-family: courier;">- Return to S</span><span style="font-family: courier;">ender - </span><span style="font-family: courier;">within a structure made of textile waste. In it they</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> discussed how the textile waste from the Global North was still following past colonial connections from Europe to Africa destroying any indigenous textile industry and creating mountains of waste, creating a landfill problem. A number of African countries had wanted to stop receiving this waste and to develop their own local textile industries but the USA threatened to rescind various favourable trade agreements if they did so meaning that, apart from Rwanda, the other African countries were unable to afford to do this because of the overall affect it would have on their economies. Nest Collective also discussed how the people in Africa buying this clothing did so because they couldn't afford anything else. The type of clothing for sale could also be considered a form of colonial oppression as it is seen as "Dead White Men's Clothes". This is what secondhand clothing from the Global North is referred to in Africa because why would they be getting rid of wearable clothes unless they were dead.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZE7Z2vL60zwgImLPNhfG5isbRVHHMzgHMSqM8vzvKhzzKYUyNdyyAtwgXwwdssT5DT1G7GFhPurtfcw1xiTrpB3xebHk3B6zvS3SdYXUGK3B_IQU7sX8QhYQIDtjMdEvzZKICIRBZFGwLageTO_q2V-UlhFzMb-FGBq-8wMiKsWiHXK89522G6NGVhU/s2992/Nest%20Collective%20-%20Return%20to%20Sender%20(011).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZE7Z2vL60zwgImLPNhfG5isbRVHHMzgHMSqM8vzvKhzzKYUyNdyyAtwgXwwdssT5DT1G7GFhPurtfcw1xiTrpB3xebHk3B6zvS3SdYXUGK3B_IQU7sX8QhYQIDtjMdEvzZKICIRBZFGwLageTO_q2V-UlhFzMb-FGBq-8wMiKsWiHXK89522G6NGVhU/w400-h400/Nest%20Collective%20-%20Return%20to%20Sender%20(011).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Nest Collective Film Studio</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;">I choose to get a significant amount of my clothing from charity shops and online second hand clothing sites such as Vinted and Ebay but I don't have to do this and it made me consider how differently I might feel if this were a necessity rather than a choice. There was much food for thought here.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnvoe7RvZwC4YCKOxh-pJ8JhWWcdSS18xzIPk9fj3IvMcFpTlZvgEGEwTep1hr-jMpCwkHVroA7Dqv2VnlmHGyGKAwlC_eIOvwFdfYD4yeqJ6VH4XBKkifucZ25NgZUtMStilEh86ap9S-5zU4LwEqhZc16ZX6CQs7kqQXci6IaUTh_XbNwRerR2_x0Q/s2992/Jeremy%20Hutchison%20-%20Dead%20White%20Man%20(839).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnvoe7RvZwC4YCKOxh-pJ8JhWWcdSS18xzIPk9fj3IvMcFpTlZvgEGEwTep1hr-jMpCwkHVroA7Dqv2VnlmHGyGKAwlC_eIOvwFdfYD4yeqJ6VH4XBKkifucZ25NgZUtMStilEh86ap9S-5zU4LwEqhZc16ZX6CQs7kqQXci6IaUTh_XbNwRerR2_x0Q/w400-h400/Jeremy%20Hutchison%20-%20Dead%20White%20Man%20(839).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dead White Man - Jeremy Hutchison</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Nest Collective film linked nicely to the Dead White Man exhibition by <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/jeremy-hutchison-dead-white-man/" target="_blank">Jeremy Hutchison</a> at Tony's Ballroom, Blackburn. Hutchison constructed a series of wearable sculptures from secondhand clothes and was filmed wearing them - performing the Dead White Man - in Senegal and London. Hutchison had also worked with schools and community groups - largely young people - to create a horde of miniature zombies from secondhand clothes. We are told that 75% of UK secondhand clothes donations are shipped to Africa and as 40% are worthless it creates a toxic landfill problem. The Global North is using the Global South as a waste management solution that it is not equipped to deal with.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdxk8dibpqZxDFG012jvaQat7ScrCNrVrD_W8H14LH8eXrO2g_uLV6XscgP5xNMFX_R3IGPMxFQ2eWyZ-FVGPx9dqr2H-1pCBLr2Y6xUOMd6rHLMorVADAeeDOE_9HamYvMNn62dZv_StwanPfZ-vVUqZr6m3DPU3nzw9-cWI7I0zwdNTowG27ve6f9Q/s2992/Jeremy%20Hutchison%20&%20Community%20-%20Effigies%20(749).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdxk8dibpqZxDFG012jvaQat7ScrCNrVrD_W8H14LH8eXrO2g_uLV6XscgP5xNMFX_R3IGPMxFQ2eWyZ-FVGPx9dqr2H-1pCBLr2Y6xUOMd6rHLMorVADAeeDOE_9HamYvMNn62dZv_StwanPfZ-vVUqZr6m3DPU3nzw9-cWI7I0zwdNTowG27ve6f9Q/w400-h400/Jeremy%20Hutchison%20&%20Community%20-%20Effigies%20(749).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Dead White Man (Effigies) - Jeremy Hutchison & the Community</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">You can listen to the Cloth Cultures podcast where Sonny Dolat of the Nest Collective and Jeremy Hutchison talk to writer, broadcaster and fashion historian, Amber Butchart, about textile waste imperialism <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gJXGwQOxSIAwbRK0zymtG?go=1&sp_cid=bec81b712e093e6b593b3036c2bf80a6&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uAeM8FLFb9UOEJybrO8C6ZQOQitgIvENEipoXkSNjCk5AzaodT230oPwU0Ub2Dl0MUsYjPwGrZWREG7ozF33KrUnD8bnSpOHdVakwBUfF9ebjwSOZW41aLk2PVwSvb89fbLisl9AunyfdVqLuH8hRfGPvbG7ozFGitw6NUgISnhMdsQF94IH7OGnv1Q/s2992/Victoria%20Udondian%20-%20Ofong%20Ufok%20detail%20(736).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uAeM8FLFb9UOEJybrO8C6ZQOQitgIvENEipoXkSNjCk5AzaodT230oPwU0Ub2Dl0MUsYjPwGrZWREG7ozF33KrUnD8bnSpOHdVakwBUfF9ebjwSOZW41aLk2PVwSvb89fbLisl9AunyfdVqLuH8hRfGPvbG7ozFGitw6NUgISnhMdsQF94IH7OGnv1Q/w400-h400/Victoria%20Udondian%20-%20Ofong%20Ufok%20detail%20(736).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Victoria Udondian - Ofong Ufok (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Also on display at the Exchange was <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/victoria-udondian-ofong-ufok/" target="_blank">Victoria Udondian's Ofong Ufok</a> (Cloth House) which is a monumental sculpture of secondhand clothing (see top image). It was made in conjunction with refugee and immigrant women who come together at Stitch Buffalo, a textile centre in New York, where these women can find economic empowerment through handicraft. Making this piece allowed Victoria to bear witness to the women's stories and give them recognition. One woman told Victoria "How can I be nobody and tell you my story." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Ofong Ufok took about 3000 hours to complete over 5-6 months. It also allowed Udondian to reflect on how most fast fashion is made in the Global South in repressive conditions and, when finished with, is exported back to the Global South, much of it ending up in landfill. Udondian, who comes from Nigeria, has seen the environmental impact of this first hand.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">You can listen to the Cloth Cultures podcast where Victoria Udondian talks to Amber Butchart about her work <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2c36fnJLMSypCElvAFj94R?go=1&sp_cid=9598a10d5b25d9dd6788eabc54cb2bf7&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1u-c7ag499gnjp4FguJ5c-9xhMsvU1H3MrBAU4uAQzuQguWI08kaJdgW1JXajhJgrgSuXSm147RwwKdMd5D8HQQF4iKELhDPo-1dwvKRzzGzHWGtTd4-cjwwAoOvumXmf1L7xWiHm0PZUQ5CW6ZZvsofe2uldg_1LgpxVSwEuOiFT7ZZu12dT5oYYPY/s2992/Thierry%20Oussou%20-%20Equilibrium%20Wind%20(833).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1u-c7ag499gnjp4FguJ5c-9xhMsvU1H3MrBAU4uAQzuQguWI08kaJdgW1JXajhJgrgSuXSm147RwwKdMd5D8HQQF4iKELhDPo-1dwvKRzzGzHWGtTd4-cjwwAoOvumXmf1L7xWiHm0PZUQ5CW6ZZvsofe2uldg_1LgpxVSwEuOiFT7ZZu12dT5oYYPY/w400-h400/Thierry%20Oussou%20-%20Equilibrium%20Wind%20(833).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Equilibrium Wind - Thierry Oussou</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Exchange in Blackburn was built in 1865 to sell raw cotton picked by enslaved Africans from plantations across the Atlantic, to Lancashire mill owners. Here on display is <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/thierry-oussou-equilibrium-wind/" target="_blank">Thierry Oussou's Equilibrium Wind</a>. On the table in front of the flag, designed by Oussou in the red and green colours of the Benin flag, is raw cotton from Oussou's Benin plantation where he offers his workers better conditions than the bigger plantations in his country. Benin is the biggest producer of cotton in Africa and most goes to Bangladesh for the fast fashion industry. Oussou wants us to reflect on the complicated relationships that have existed and still exist in the textile industry and how that continues to affect both people and the environment. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTQxHPdWYmbIVgf3xeh_48iFvLfDWwLQNbuo-IzkeJcLjTSs0qghIF_1CtLRVJVMzO-lr-hIC3haC4YfbOucjb68sWyp22KfODB-kJR3_faCAAZHWbj2eNRpGQaqyyyVkNP8_SOl5CJw2E5ioOXFFHG5dDXzsFdpYUUuc_P9rs3ZAvzAX7vVgFZOcDhk/s4000/Penistone%20Cloth%20(436).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTQxHPdWYmbIVgf3xeh_48iFvLfDWwLQNbuo-IzkeJcLjTSs0qghIF_1CtLRVJVMzO-lr-hIC3haC4YfbOucjb68sWyp22KfODB-kJR3_faCAAZHWbj2eNRpGQaqyyyVkNP8_SOl5CJw2E5ioOXFFHG5dDXzsFdpYUUuc_P9rs3ZAvzAX7vVgFZOcDhk/w400-h300/Penistone%20Cloth%20(436).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sample of Penistone Cloth</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">In <a href="https://blackburnmuseum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery</a> was a small sample of <a href="https://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk/programme/the-penistone-cloth/" target="_blank">Penistone cloth</a> which</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> is a coarse, cheap, woollen cloth </span><span style="font-family: courier;">dyed with indigo and </span><span style="font-family: courier;">woven in West Yorkshire. It is believed to be the only surviving sample of British made slave cloth. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">This sample was found in Derbyshire hidden amongst letters and accounts and was only identified by its original 18th Century label. We are told this was supplied to a slave owner in England as a sample for 410 yards of material he purchased to clothe the community of enslaved African people held at Turner’s Hall, Saint Andrew Parish, Barbados.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It remains a link between the millions of enslaved people in colonial plantations who were clothed in such textiles and the handloom weavers who made their living producing it. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">The Biennial tells us that the Lancashire textile industry was "the manufacturing hub connecting the profits of the enslavers, colonisers, and industrialists with the experiences of local textile workers, African captives whose lives were exchanged for British-made goods, Indigenous Americans massacred and marched from their homes to make way for cotton plantations, and South Asian spinners and weavers forced into poverty by colonial laws".</span><br /><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">You only have until 29 October to see these exhibitions. Do go if you can and do consider what you can contribute to a Fashion Revolution - #lovedclotheslast (coined by Orsola de Castro - cofounder and creative director of Fashion Revolution). So go ahead </span><span style="font-family: courier;">- rewear and repair!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-62162288478617282482023-09-19T20:51:00.002+01:002023-09-19T21:11:20.382+01:00Bridget Bailey & The Secret Life of Hedgerows - Danby Lodge, North York Moors National Park<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM9xj1lOdkC8P_4eSGGUO9ESr_FzQ12Dk5W8XtfbaFZ_bUvHvySOAIaKv1vxhQKqG7qte-mUbNqKS7Sflqzr_8TMRuN1FCmtPh4LUrnuj7-czkoJPz21ys0R-iTBSlrO-poU4V9v3CPVJ-9N8YVOVL7lcj-yCYfqsqx2tjFMdkQd9b5iJiGaStvrqUOk/s2992/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Life%20on%20the%20Hedge%20(811).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM9xj1lOdkC8P_4eSGGUO9ESr_FzQ12Dk5W8XtfbaFZ_bUvHvySOAIaKv1vxhQKqG7qte-mUbNqKS7Sflqzr_8TMRuN1FCmtPh4LUrnuj7-czkoJPz21ys0R-iTBSlrO-poU4V9v3CPVJ-9N8YVOVL7lcj-yCYfqsqx2tjFMdkQd9b5iJiGaStvrqUOk/w400-h400/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Life%20on%20the%20Hedge%20(811).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Bridget Bailey - Life on the Hedge</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/things-to-do/attractions/inspired-by-gallery/exhibitions/the-secret-life-of-hedgerows" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Hedgerows</a>, featuring the work of 9 artists, is the current exhibition at the <a href="https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/things-to-do/attractions/inspired-by-gallery" target="_blank">Inspired by... gallery</a> at <a href="https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/things-to-do/attractions/Danby-Lodge-National-Park-Centre" target="_blank">Danby Lodge National Park Centre</a>. Hedgerows, as well as the fauna and flora they support, are depicted in textiles, ceramics, print and more and the aim is to draw attention to these important features of the British landscape.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAiBCZKLw1mbTE4BWldkX7E2C0Qo8vrazfd3wgw9LNC_xy5xRZSZYC0rNKpbl8Q_LXTJGaw--RuaKS682kOIVNcy2-DT3b_B9WgajX-XxVIvYnXQn5YLqs40RPOg7Vwh_oTy_RmeaVnz4khOt1TND7M2aw9oi_2UiBWLg5ZYEqXHilYFLmYw6nOLoV-I/s2992/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Life%20on%20the%20Hedge%20detail%20%20(443).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAiBCZKLw1mbTE4BWldkX7E2C0Qo8vrazfd3wgw9LNC_xy5xRZSZYC0rNKpbl8Q_LXTJGaw--RuaKS682kOIVNcy2-DT3b_B9WgajX-XxVIvYnXQn5YLqs40RPOg7Vwh_oTy_RmeaVnz4khOt1TND7M2aw9oi_2UiBWLg5ZYEqXHilYFLmYw6nOLoV-I/w400-h400/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Life%20on%20the%20Hedge%20detail%20%20(443).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Bridget Bailey - Life on the Hedge (detail)</span><br style="font-family: courier;" /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">My reason for heading over to this exhibition was because I had seen that </span><a href="https://bridgetbailey.co.uk/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Bridget Bailey</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> was exhibiting. I love Bridget's work. She grew up in North Yorkshire and still has family in the area although she now lives in London. She studied textiles and began her career making sculptural headpieces and now uses those techniques and other methods of experimental making, including fly tying and the incorporation of found materials, to interpret nature inspired by her allotment. After a Moors study day in May, exploring hedgerows and their associated wildlife and asking questions of the experts, Bridget came up with "Life on the Hedge" which represents a hedgerow population of wire flora and fauna, silk caterpillar, worms, thread insects, feather and velvet moths all living on fallen branches arranged to suggest a cut and lay hedge. There's alot to look at and take in. Those moths and worms are quite amazing...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq6WWtNpkeXc8udWW3-Ei7S70Le-v8mLVuuRZOOlIczW_qHINlWj6DWqigdtW6BeqkSQ0SgP5oI96184AB93nguUd5WtiCJWdDHVGaNc1sFwK9AuYg-7u0sgSF21qUwQ8R6vEhD_R7qd5_2j5Qko7zJrEYHlAYCXo-EygypQuomGNDpSiLWfabgJpJYk/s2992/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Life%20on%20the%20Hedge%20detail%20%20(809).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq6WWtNpkeXc8udWW3-Ei7S70Le-v8mLVuuRZOOlIczW_qHINlWj6DWqigdtW6BeqkSQ0SgP5oI96184AB93nguUd5WtiCJWdDHVGaNc1sFwK9AuYg-7u0sgSF21qUwQ8R6vEhD_R7qd5_2j5Qko7zJrEYHlAYCXo-EygypQuomGNDpSiLWfabgJpJYk/w400-h400/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Life%20on%20the%20Hedge%20detail%20%20(809).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Bridget Bailey - Life on the Hedge (detail)<br />Feather & Velvet Moths</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSeJvqAdSL_3ozMhomQg1OvTpitB3ORTDhfmcbawgUqW-pWUQPW4a3GwNm0t3Fi_dbMt7SagCu6ukrhMg3_YNgzFdR980MpqPh2gPTIL6zPMZeySQKjcRLsUSjnOJMtDycDAuIf2iAkesWH8EVpr8fvnk20R0LsoTiS4aKzSSa2c3QrRTDjYS_dxEtR0/s2992/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Life%20on%20the%20Hedge%20Earthworm%20Detail%20%20(759).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSeJvqAdSL_3ozMhomQg1OvTpitB3ORTDhfmcbawgUqW-pWUQPW4a3GwNm0t3Fi_dbMt7SagCu6ukrhMg3_YNgzFdR980MpqPh2gPTIL6zPMZeySQKjcRLsUSjnOJMtDycDAuIf2iAkesWH8EVpr8fvnk20R0LsoTiS4aKzSSa2c3QrRTDjYS_dxEtR0/w400-h400/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Life%20on%20the%20Hedge%20Earthworm%20Detail%20%20(759).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Bridget Bailey - Life on the Hedge (detail)<br />Worm</span><br style="font-family: courier;" /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Every time you look you spot something else and whether you love what you see or not (the worms are rather grossly realistic) - it's fascinating. I also loved Bridget's Hedgerow Bouquets...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrvNw_V2gX57YGF6WlN4MVvpo6S1cW6gA_ghh7I25c44EGt4J2K7rDWKJH4CnXL1fDwN1PuiZ3cIaz-ILIqOwmH1_-t2VWFDrPsdC8BIpgNFUJJ3lhgkcTrEma6O7JxbR8cpk3ttGBZm6RGU4ZryUbVEtUwjRWdo6iQWFBrTCD0wpLQ9ZEzVQhN9mX-k/s2992/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Hedgerow%20Bouquets%20(357).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrvNw_V2gX57YGF6WlN4MVvpo6S1cW6gA_ghh7I25c44EGt4J2K7rDWKJH4CnXL1fDwN1PuiZ3cIaz-ILIqOwmH1_-t2VWFDrPsdC8BIpgNFUJJ3lhgkcTrEma6O7JxbR8cpk3ttGBZm6RGU4ZryUbVEtUwjRWdo6iQWFBrTCD0wpLQ9ZEzVQhN9mX-k/w400-h400/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Hedgerow%20Bouquets%20(357).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Bridget Bailey - Hedgerow Bouquets</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">especially the Knapweed...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl0pl7kzUx4oiwYFzLa6172BwH_Wt9FRZUVcx2Lpn9wFrxDryK6j9TB38NORYA49QJJPrhyf1ii2YcGOBZlx4iX-uW1oSSXVzMzN8uUeFtB46Qge3MK16X0B8aQl0IY93K1E4TAyKnhRW4UGC_KftrWo25I7xG-CpXD9PUVf27YzmEUD6w7of-ybcMuI/s2389/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Detail%20of%20Knapweed%20from%20Hedgerow%20Bouquets%20(054).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2389" data-original-width="2389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl0pl7kzUx4oiwYFzLa6172BwH_Wt9FRZUVcx2Lpn9wFrxDryK6j9TB38NORYA49QJJPrhyf1ii2YcGOBZlx4iX-uW1oSSXVzMzN8uUeFtB46Qge3MK16X0B8aQl0IY93K1E4TAyKnhRW4UGC_KftrWo25I7xG-CpXD9PUVf27YzmEUD6w7of-ybcMuI/w400-h400/Bridget%20Bailey%20-%20Detail%20of%20Knapweed%20from%20Hedgerow%20Bouquets%20(054).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Bridget Bailey - Hedgerow Bouquet (detail)<br />Knapweed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I was sorry I couldn't make the Knapweed Flower Workshop that Bridget was running.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Of course Bridget wasn't the only artist exhibiting. Other artists that caught my eye were <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jacquiatkinceramics/" target="_blank">Jacqui Atkin</a> with her ceramic vessels depicting birds...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksnTDJ3u1Zx8KEcsNolikXYkhXM1pw3nEz8IvUO-t2_EsB2gix-79LtrllzMk6Fy92gyfUbiWfIoJtxSzeLG-l-7Z8AQi6w7dTFD-oRKH2HpYCVl4BoBvL1ZtX7KRbs3Rg0NhiL9VNbvEfdNoUVmfD5GZGVDCJFZ5nQqpI-W0R-xYHgVEus58aVXTxb4/s2788/Jacqui%20Atkin%20-%20Winter%20Chaffinches%20&%20Robin%20(128).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="2788" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksnTDJ3u1Zx8KEcsNolikXYkhXM1pw3nEz8IvUO-t2_EsB2gix-79LtrllzMk6Fy92gyfUbiWfIoJtxSzeLG-l-7Z8AQi6w7dTFD-oRKH2HpYCVl4BoBvL1ZtX7KRbs3Rg0NhiL9VNbvEfdNoUVmfD5GZGVDCJFZ5nQqpI-W0R-xYHgVEus58aVXTxb4/w400-h400/Jacqui%20Atkin%20-%20Winter%20Chaffinches%20&%20Robin%20(128).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Jacqui Atkin - Winter Chaffinches & Robin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.sarahmorpeth.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Morpeth</a>, a paper and book artist, was inspired by the number of organisms, especially insects, supported by the hawthorn to make pieces to celebrate that abundance. The way hedgerows explode with life, inspired the forms and colours in this work...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhif-JfFaEUtWSX5vt_dT-miXUxn8bmK4pLmN7JPZwG_0uwltreVy0yh48Y2R3yAs1vNHqyEx3R2_th-arNh4n9KSCnM7Ua25G_hr6lcmMGg3oKvrWUmh6U-GcHb_8jDiGMSWxytaO5CNBX_6ANIuldcUxW5R6nvNynNowg_GvD1B2Jiocub9DYnOgn4/s2992/Sarah%20Morpeth%20-%20Abundance%201%20detail%20(248).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhif-JfFaEUtWSX5vt_dT-miXUxn8bmK4pLmN7JPZwG_0uwltreVy0yh48Y2R3yAs1vNHqyEx3R2_th-arNh4n9KSCnM7Ua25G_hr6lcmMGg3oKvrWUmh6U-GcHb_8jDiGMSWxytaO5CNBX_6ANIuldcUxW5R6nvNynNowg_GvD1B2Jiocub9DYnOgn4/w400-h400/Sarah%20Morpeth%20-%20Abundance%201%20detail%20(248).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sarah Morpeth - Abundance 1 (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://lauramurphyceramics.com/" target="_blank">Laura Murphy</a>'s ceramics are inspired by markings or movement. Here the markings of field cuckoo bumblebee are represented and the flitting back and forth of the blue tits from their nest.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIo_xWg2KVrxcO_qjyCiZwb_dJogZJjEbGcVozbOqzJa34jrpwhxBfcd_8DQa_A01019Zfyds7LLffH-FaQ-NtPKpR08l37fWYwzkc_0Cqi1u13TXERdrPfi9Yh0MMdHSk7Lbz5J7w2UQafEC78-ML9LghytJuJ0Ff4EHI-zjm2IZpZ3MKtudDAiqbwcE/s2578/Laura%20Murphy%20-%20Field%20Cockoo%20Bumblebee%20Wide%20Vessel%20(512).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="2578" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIo_xWg2KVrxcO_qjyCiZwb_dJogZJjEbGcVozbOqzJa34jrpwhxBfcd_8DQa_A01019Zfyds7LLffH-FaQ-NtPKpR08l37fWYwzkc_0Cqi1u13TXERdrPfi9Yh0MMdHSk7Lbz5J7w2UQafEC78-ML9LghytJuJ0Ff4EHI-zjm2IZpZ3MKtudDAiqbwcE/w400-h400/Laura%20Murphy%20-%20Field%20Cockoo%20Bumblebee%20Wide%20Vessel%20(512).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Laura Murphy - Field Cuckoo Bumblebee Wide Vessel<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWrkXzohIsIgwJ_w_G7u3T9QO7Zr0daPbddpt_L3WqKseV7kTVT9zwjYDPPMYWxKGHIpyIG1r8XkCasrX-HlwVMxtWA8DB7HCgICJwM1AiXuoSy3R8LRCvO43i1ayqImB56QeiogSsiNVzI0smpzkGdTQcYhI_JSmvtl43BX6u9adrACJwS2tpq3ICYw/s2763/Laura%20Murphy%20-%20Blue%20Tit%20Flight%20Vessels%20(647).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="2763" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWrkXzohIsIgwJ_w_G7u3T9QO7Zr0daPbddpt_L3WqKseV7kTVT9zwjYDPPMYWxKGHIpyIG1r8XkCasrX-HlwVMxtWA8DB7HCgICJwM1AiXuoSy3R8LRCvO43i1ayqImB56QeiogSsiNVzI0smpzkGdTQcYhI_JSmvtl43BX6u9adrACJwS2tpq3ICYw/w400-h400/Laura%20Murphy%20-%20Blue%20Tit%20Flight%20Vessels%20(647).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Laura Murphy - Blue Tit Flight Vessels</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.sallyswoodiwis.com/" target="_blank">Sally Sommerville-Woodiwis</a>, an ecologically inspired artist explored the differences between what might be found under a hedge and a fence. Here this is explored through the medium of a collage of natural materials...<br /><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUBcsvnBC3hiH-wchNSFSWzP14MO13XK19E-V6QFwndnr4osccOkdLx6iMIGiI6NrIhBNNM7sdSCvx7dL-NlFwXlw_BGA8o04fNGv1VJCAxM14YJLUcB3aAWgwJ4hDLpjZhS9MbTL-U4_q3a0A1uUmc5NPefYRAU0dXwIAWs2d8S7zrKp5tyecEGm-h4/s2483/Sally%20Sommerville-Woodiwis%20-%20As%20above%20so%20below,%20fence%20(725).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2483" data-original-width="2483" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUBcsvnBC3hiH-wchNSFSWzP14MO13XK19E-V6QFwndnr4osccOkdLx6iMIGiI6NrIhBNNM7sdSCvx7dL-NlFwXlw_BGA8o04fNGv1VJCAxM14YJLUcB3aAWgwJ4hDLpjZhS9MbTL-U4_q3a0A1uUmc5NPefYRAU0dXwIAWs2d8S7zrKp5tyecEGm-h4/w400-h400/Sally%20Sommerville-Woodiwis%20-%20As%20above%20so%20below,%20fence%20(725).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sally Sommerville-Woodiwis - As above so below, fence</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: courier;">In the studio there was a further exhibition of artists such as <a href="https://www.lesleybirchartist.com/" target="_blank">Lesley Birch</a>...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBjO_x3Rsb85P742INEvXIKUMMr8He7qwXZXjResKKEjYi3z3SSHk3bYUg8ZPPYjI5ElPpTpZhCxitJYpcGHm3lwnZI9rKaiApRMGTAUQJ7l7V2Js1brNgCMmkfu8vHdWrhPqBX9F-S-D9mLH-IBumVDTYJ7TAwlcmya2IEKiiMiART8hEtomzJ3chxk/s2133/Lesley%20Birch%20-%20Stormy%20Day%20(207).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="2133" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBjO_x3Rsb85P742INEvXIKUMMr8He7qwXZXjResKKEjYi3z3SSHk3bYUg8ZPPYjI5ElPpTpZhCxitJYpcGHm3lwnZI9rKaiApRMGTAUQJ7l7V2Js1brNgCMmkfu8vHdWrhPqBX9F-S-D9mLH-IBumVDTYJ7TAwlcmya2IEKiiMiART8hEtomzJ3chxk/w400-h400/Lesley%20Birch%20-%20Stormy%20Day%20(207).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Lesley Birch - Stormy Day</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">and <a href="https://www.ianburkepainterprintmaker.com/" target="_blank">Ian Burke</a>...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1174" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyMYLEza1N92xTXaxt1uQyYqHuDqblifDCsROSTPxXBhBHyRcsZb3jsVgS6kYQjaMOMp8yy8Sy-f0QY97W9lNNIC44CcrmytM7ngNtSi6rErDKntcEQf9qyNJfgqcnLO7conKroq9k2RbRJRGzjeVz-Lu5Let5H3iWf1stJ6HZxemm6KV9RcjOVfeGxI/w500-h640/Ian%20Burke%20-%20Redcar%20Double%20Ender%20(317).jpg" width="500" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ian Burke - Redcar Double Ender</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: courier;">and lots more. So why not take a trip to Danby Lodge,</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> which is about half an hours drive from Whitby or Kirbymoorside.</span><span style="font-family: courier;">...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn0p6t5ze4uEWC1TEqarv67SGNICVRr8DSHGKpSQTVMC-yAun2kaaIU62OyfEo2V7Y8g-9mO6ChiLrqnaqUcKq71HT8YfywD9-C5KGgH08d-mqA6Di66EVp3EJbEZSGch5OTGHvP1wYgUFty6Ik24csdOv7OdMS7mqD4RZSHa463hzJchlktReO7h18w/s4000/Danby%20Lodge%20National%20Park%20Centre%20(038).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn0p6t5ze4uEWC1TEqarv67SGNICVRr8DSHGKpSQTVMC-yAun2kaaIU62OyfEo2V7Y8g-9mO6ChiLrqnaqUcKq71HT8YfywD9-C5KGgH08d-mqA6Di66EVp3EJbEZSGch5OTGHvP1wYgUFty6Ik24csdOv7OdMS7mqD4RZSHa463hzJchlktReO7h18w/w640-h360/Danby%20Lodge%20National%20Park%20Centre%20(038).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Danby Lodge National Park Centre</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There's also a cafe where you can enjoy a proper brew...</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbzPldaXS5bpI9_8oD7QWxLnoKdNGoLPrH25sZWY-UVGHO8aF3CuCSkTXh7OMNKt0rvvHrxYTT9L-0-NpBMnzKsUA39WXQo-Houcw6HKuuPtxrOZbmxbIlhSV1uchDyoKxiLp04WfvY-TACLvv2QGz0Gj-SsA-GUVKWnHwJpwFHyVnrpNUpzICOY35cY/s2992/Yorkshire%20Tea%20(624).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbzPldaXS5bpI9_8oD7QWxLnoKdNGoLPrH25sZWY-UVGHO8aF3CuCSkTXh7OMNKt0rvvHrxYTT9L-0-NpBMnzKsUA39WXQo-Houcw6HKuuPtxrOZbmxbIlhSV1uchDyoKxiLp04WfvY-TACLvv2QGz0Gj-SsA-GUVKWnHwJpwFHyVnrpNUpzICOY35cY/s320/Yorkshire%20Tea%20(624).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: courier;">plus a children's play area, picnic tables, car parking, a bookshop and walks aplenty.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-8217640444488548962023-09-11T18:13:00.001+01:002023-09-11T18:14:05.406+01:00New fabric necklaces arrive at cambridge contemporary crafts<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_VnHRNb9o2XJ7wNj1qOgsEofUQ8dslleZAu47cneJcLWnS1mEXgYdinWvToZ4F7WtDDpvh64GWab5FOvdLzXl4wahEc7jFLEm6whgSA7LBV-vP2PbdM1et8Eljg_qd7Vpw50OVrb39cizx_2-gYEPLGk8DOOvDeUr6L3xog-97-_qfICey7mg65O8uE/s2992/Hippystitch%20fabric%20necklaces%20for%20cambridge%20contemporary%20crafts%20(032).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_VnHRNb9o2XJ7wNj1qOgsEofUQ8dslleZAu47cneJcLWnS1mEXgYdinWvToZ4F7WtDDpvh64GWab5FOvdLzXl4wahEc7jFLEm6whgSA7LBV-vP2PbdM1et8Eljg_qd7Vpw50OVrb39cizx_2-gYEPLGk8DOOvDeUr6L3xog-97-_qfICey7mg65O8uE/w400-h400/Hippystitch%20fabric%20necklaces%20for%20cambridge%20contemporary%20crafts%20(032).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />A new selection of my fabric necklaces are landing at <a href="https://www.cambridgecrafts.co.uk/" target="_blank">cambridge contemporary crafts</a> this week. It's quite a luscious selection...</span><div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmNzl_BrYIOxQ7OXx8_abhliL_iBuLfnIzU1XgbPG-kDizywBhB0kbuY4Q6kTByhKkNKc8s1XxU2vZKa2bwVsc1_pwNyGAftP9gfNbiAWnrnOCx4bzBsZEn3VylHAnnT8RR7q0qA9isGWPoaEkH5qBGekz46Ijmh8yN0BMey_VM0q7bUFkP5WxVkazn0/s2622/Hippystitch%20fabric%20necklaces%20for%20cambridge%20contemporary%20crafts%20(223).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="2622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmNzl_BrYIOxQ7OXx8_abhliL_iBuLfnIzU1XgbPG-kDizywBhB0kbuY4Q6kTByhKkNKc8s1XxU2vZKa2bwVsc1_pwNyGAftP9gfNbiAWnrnOCx4bzBsZEn3VylHAnnT8RR7q0qA9isGWPoaEkH5qBGekz46Ijmh8yN0BMey_VM0q7bUFkP5WxVkazn0/w400-h400/Hippystitch%20fabric%20necklaces%20for%20cambridge%20contemporary%20crafts%20(223).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Go and take a look - cambridge contemporary crafts have lots to choose from for the perfect present or as a treat. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEina8IaYqrA7KvgOC9xHknYXCfyk3N8yNmUEZJNeYQiwic8LfcVyfHv-PzxsnQiEU2YkMpmKV4PdovejXT5CbTa0qeMXIvsvRUYXkFfqEvxohmVzBqESRjtnPW4bBoYEskvnALT6LEy2WDEu-VUa_-T_91RFXoqmp7cpnULW0C6a8-hDan17QJTPMarR5o/s2992/Hippystitch%20fabric%20necklaces%20for%20cambridge%20contemporary%20crafts%20(056).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEina8IaYqrA7KvgOC9xHknYXCfyk3N8yNmUEZJNeYQiwic8LfcVyfHv-PzxsnQiEU2YkMpmKV4PdovejXT5CbTa0qeMXIvsvRUYXkFfqEvxohmVzBqESRjtnPW4bBoYEskvnALT6LEy2WDEu-VUa_-T_91RFXoqmp7cpnULW0C6a8-hDan17QJTPMarR5o/w400-h400/Hippystitch%20fabric%20necklaces%20for%20cambridge%20contemporary%20crafts%20(056).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">As well as jewellery, there are ceramics, prints and paper, sculptures, glass, textiles and cards. Find them at 5 Bene't Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QN.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-67849314547468503372023-09-01T20:36:00.003+01:002023-09-04T09:12:11.997+01:00Andy Warhol at the Fashion & Textile Museum, London<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVhpCGLwdo2HjBJsg9wllRzq-fjaQdF6H1MBTCxJzLu1zR7Pea8I4q-Vx5oUn1Qz5sXsTRf2ElLCBMtSd9wBgj-fSy9tps7qCyNtKTTXSmKyotdYgSIBRMI_p1XBFoBnr9W1u1ZCRImeNMzBhDiaTTMxBjPI4yG7udWhjnews4sLD6AT4f1qcRB3YcQo/w640-h640/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Acrobat%20Clowns%20and%20Horses.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Andy Warhol - Textile with Acrobats, Clowns & Horses (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVhpCGLwdo2HjBJsg9wllRzq-fjaQdF6H1MBTCxJzLu1zR7Pea8I4q-Vx5oUn1Qz5sXsTRf2ElLCBMtSd9wBgj-fSy9tps7qCyNtKTTXSmKyotdYgSIBRMI_p1XBFoBnr9W1u1ZCRImeNMzBhDiaTTMxBjPI4yG7udWhjnews4sLD6AT4f1qcRB3YcQo/s2992/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Acrobat%20Clowns%20and%20Horses.jpg"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/exhibitions/andy-warhol-the-textiles" target="_blank">Andy Warhol: The Textiles</a> is currently on display at the <a href="https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/" target="_blank">Fashion & Textile Museum</a> in London until 10 September 2023. In the 1950s, before Warhol's career as a fine artist took off, he was a very successful commercial illustrator and graphic designer and designed many commercial textiles. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmxzNQZ0mpsyE0PN6m11i4z990tUdqK2gZM1JvCdbXGpOmZdxx-sg0YpwkKEDmJw3-bjbWLywzqPhMS9ZOQUBGODPz6CH0IBwwSSXOCZuJXp4OouY-bIC7u4QiyrxOa272yH26Rb352EThE93wJsU509oYe6sDk8Fv1v-yF-BhqAVltRP33U5eEtGMQc/s2992/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Acrobat%20Clowns%20and%20Horses%20(118).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmxzNQZ0mpsyE0PN6m11i4z990tUdqK2gZM1JvCdbXGpOmZdxx-sg0YpwkKEDmJw3-bjbWLywzqPhMS9ZOQUBGODPz6CH0IBwwSSXOCZuJXp4OouY-bIC7u4QiyrxOa272yH26Rb352EThE93wJsU509oYe6sDk8Fv1v-yF-BhqAVltRP33U5eEtGMQc/w400-h400/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Acrobat%20Clowns%20and%20Horses%20(118).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Andy Warhol - Textile with Acrobats, Clowns & Horses<br />(blue-green, red-pink & yellow-lilac colourways)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The word that immediately came to mind whilst looking at Warhol's textiles was "charming". The designs have a coherent style, are whimsical, colourful and haven't dated. The blotted, broken line outline of his designs was a signature trait. The textile with Acrobats, Clowns and Horses is a border print with a sequence where the clown somersaults from horse to horse.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVhpCGLwdo2HjBJsg9wllRzq-fjaQdF6H1MBTCxJzLu1zR7Pea8I4q-Vx5oUn1Qz5sXsTRf2ElLCBMtSd9wBgj-fSy9tps7qCyNtKTTXSmKyotdYgSIBRMI_p1XBFoBnr9W1u1ZCRImeNMzBhDiaTTMxBjPI4yG7udWhjnews4sLD6AT4f1qcRB3YcQo/s2992/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Acrobat%20Clowns%20and%20Horses.jpg"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqw0VeC4mY9aAHenyLesZMlmvHnziw7WHo_07dHL2ZmWOInQ9oBxHsQUJR7tZzoAnw7WaZMUy0itwUCK9ZdPJxBQhOWRzdfGJ_jC9RdGCfIiwAxnme3-hV-HwARAmPLUSnHVVo9uZu4xZWnvnrfkptb-ZI_yHklCSsVR5JpOowidbdBE2962qnm_1x2Yw/s2759/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Happy%20Bug%20Day%20(419).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="2759" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqw0VeC4mY9aAHenyLesZMlmvHnziw7WHo_07dHL2ZmWOInQ9oBxHsQUJR7tZzoAnw7WaZMUy0itwUCK9ZdPJxBQhOWRzdfGJ_jC9RdGCfIiwAxnme3-hV-HwARAmPLUSnHVVo9uZu4xZWnvnrfkptb-ZI_yHklCSsVR5JpOowidbdBE2962qnm_1x2Yw/w400-h400/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Happy%20Bug%20Day%20(419).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Andy Warhol - Happy Bug Day<br />Printed cotton beach costume - brown, orange & yellow colourway</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Warhol's most successful commercial design, inspired by the 18th and 19th century mounted displays of insects, was Happy Bug Day for Fuller Fabrics. It was also used for cards stationery and wrapping paper. He produced similar designs concentrating entirely on butterflies in both muted (Happy Butterfly Day) and bolder colours (see below)...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKEzl4TJwpTvOuoMSAhNtq44scsO8oDD9jZyvU1TiVGmrU8rjBFv0bbBvUVkS61aT6JBErLWq_frP0awuEE9fF-HXGC-FE6zDZ9SDpDD36nPgStATfL6GCTdOXNub4ciRNRkbKVfjcjkWqrwHUAChDGvSYUEb67Xycl-vrspThoFCi_q9BKa3p72ezuM/s2320/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Boldly%20Coloured%20Butterflies%20(038).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="2320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKEzl4TJwpTvOuoMSAhNtq44scsO8oDD9jZyvU1TiVGmrU8rjBFv0bbBvUVkS61aT6JBErLWq_frP0awuEE9fF-HXGC-FE6zDZ9SDpDD36nPgStATfL6GCTdOXNub4ciRNRkbKVfjcjkWqrwHUAChDGvSYUEb67Xycl-vrspThoFCi_q9BKa3p72ezuM/w400-h400/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Boldly%20Coloured%20Butterflies%20(038).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Andy Warhol - Textile with Boldly Coloured Butterflies</span><br style="font-family: courier;" /><span style="font-family: courier;">Printed Silk Blouse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Many of Warhol's designs feature fruit, and lemons were a particular favourite...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6FoFwm7yVNWIMySpUBjsd6ajAKvSBmeBnomxBxV2Ep1HTPLlUPkkTueHMHuuB0qQtk2p4mTQQwB2eGIeTgKRajZlJtb3f0EEIYC-_7H5FSJKjmKSBk3CMryXRe-WaqPR5tFl1Bgxe4u8WmPqhuKiWpbj0ytzcDw3aMe-NJhaMrkfpCCjvlrCuc_wHF8/s2992/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Lemons%20(405).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6FoFwm7yVNWIMySpUBjsd6ajAKvSBmeBnomxBxV2Ep1HTPLlUPkkTueHMHuuB0qQtk2p4mTQQwB2eGIeTgKRajZlJtb3f0EEIYC-_7H5FSJKjmKSBk3CMryXRe-WaqPR5tFl1Bgxe4u8WmPqhuKiWpbj0ytzcDw3aMe-NJhaMrkfpCCjvlrCuc_wHF8/w400-h400/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Lemons%20(405).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Andy Warhol - Textile with Lemons<br />Bolero - Printed cotton</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Being a stationery fiend, I particularly liked this design featuring pens, pencils and paintbrushes. Here Warhol uses his characteristic blotted, broken line technique to feature the tools of his trade...</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ52VsKxEYi4wEAx94Lig4SseGdKunmzE1YbL1XjwLwDLeiP2_o9eSP3ju6LTFZTZUhIyOtlCmxjJ2mP0DVxHtATMbmLYxk4X0zH8CLSAdWlKdrmxuqM15MGu707-bRfDmqlRM-Xnc81xxdO2GiWqtFyahhZEUcRv28rxB1qVmnLcCYW_bd4a9FpuXxk4/s2992/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Pens,%20Pencils%20&%20Brushes%20(532).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ52VsKxEYi4wEAx94Lig4SseGdKunmzE1YbL1XjwLwDLeiP2_o9eSP3ju6LTFZTZUhIyOtlCmxjJ2mP0DVxHtATMbmLYxk4X0zH8CLSAdWlKdrmxuqM15MGu707-bRfDmqlRM-Xnc81xxdO2GiWqtFyahhZEUcRv28rxB1qVmnLcCYW_bd4a9FpuXxk4/w400-h400/Andy%20Warhol%20-%20Textile%20with%20Pens,%20Pencils%20&%20Brushes%20(532).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Andy Warhol - Textile with Pens, Pencils & Brushes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">He used everyday items such as socks, boots, shoes, brushes and brooms, gardening themes, pocket watches, luggage and buttons in his designs...</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Hnt6AKyY_rabIly8qEaqbNGadKZrSiRBiDacIB-5cXKeXcgnyP-rq_YgHj5FrVcN8jiV22dQjbbDGY7VoLp_EIf6nlKCfed6T5HxdzJqp59tKnDIO5E-ANFhfYCxKf9z-HivjD2in0awoFPM_nQnNgd4diUPdKntLFylsmGKOuatGyL5oHm8788noZw/s2000/Andy%20Warhol%20design%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1678" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Hnt6AKyY_rabIly8qEaqbNGadKZrSiRBiDacIB-5cXKeXcgnyP-rq_YgHj5FrVcN8jiV22dQjbbDGY7VoLp_EIf6nlKCfed6T5HxdzJqp59tKnDIO5E-ANFhfYCxKf9z-HivjD2in0awoFPM_nQnNgd4diUPdKntLFylsmGKOuatGyL5oHm8788noZw/w536-h640/Andy%20Warhol%20design%20collage.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Andy Warhol - Collage of Designs<br />Pocket Watches, Buttons, Gardening, Socks, Luggage, Brushes & Brooms, Boots & Shoes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">In the early 1960s Warhol sold his last three known textile designs of ice cream cones, pretzels and candy apples to the Stehli Silks Corporation. Those shown below were all made from the designs printed on polyester.</span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSv4HWT5WkYYZmrdECJfYTMa8t8l8vWCAKytEoGSQzgAxt2M2O86F0NR2fr6Lk6ro7o4aDU_KGTOdGLdnPe1F6hyNa9Wa_oPMqdrFB1dZB6djXrP7QIcFnBJnKo4zP9M11DslQGjFtJ2-HnZ-wjGkpM609g5oZkJoilyd39YONdas61w5s2_PPQG45E4/s1678/Andy%20Warhol%20collage%20food.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1678" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSv4HWT5WkYYZmrdECJfYTMa8t8l8vWCAKytEoGSQzgAxt2M2O86F0NR2fr6Lk6ro7o4aDU_KGTOdGLdnPe1F6hyNa9Wa_oPMqdrFB1dZB6djXrP7QIcFnBJnKo4zP9M11DslQGjFtJ2-HnZ-wjGkpM609g5oZkJoilyd39YONdas61w5s2_PPQG45E4/w640-h468/Andy%20Warhol%20collage%20food.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A<span style="font-family: courier;">ndy Warhol - Ice Cream Cones, Pretzels, Candy Apples<br />Polyester Evening Dress, Polyester Culottes, Polyester Evening Dress</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">So if you want to be charmed, go take a look but remember this exhibition is closing on the 10 September 2023. I didn't know about this aspect of Warhol's work and it was great to see. The Fashion and Textile Museum is in Bermondsey (south of the river - nearest station is London Bridge) and there are lots of cafes and restaurants nearby. It's just near the <a href="https://www.whitecube.com/locations/white-cube-bermondsey" target="_blank">White Cube Bermondsey</a> if you fancy a look round there too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Fashion & Textile Museum has a resources room so if you fancy spending a bit of time making your own Andy Warhol style print, you can...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YJMvyvCE20FmBVF_pAb2arcZmGOxfqsHKQICjE6bZzfZ7sB4qAVzsf9wQnfmVNMds81m6RdgDRIZAjNl7qlE4JMEbpMMSp33P4w-nbT4qJHvg11frWoIKX99tfoiwRIl7tQKvfv1uRnWQkCUVmI4fsUkaXsQWVQSML5fsM9ZjYJ2ZZJmrulmm5ghFQk/s4000/Andy%20Warhol%20Inspired%20Print%20(320).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YJMvyvCE20FmBVF_pAb2arcZmGOxfqsHKQICjE6bZzfZ7sB4qAVzsf9wQnfmVNMds81m6RdgDRIZAjNl7qlE4JMEbpMMSp33P4w-nbT4qJHvg11frWoIKX99tfoiwRIl7tQKvfv1uRnWQkCUVmI4fsUkaXsQWVQSML5fsM9ZjYJ2ZZJmrulmm5ghFQk/w300-h400/Andy%20Warhol%20Inspired%20Print%20(320).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Andy Warhol Inspired Print</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Do go if you get the chance!</span></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-43221917639138526132023-08-23T18:15:00.000+01:002023-08-23T18:15:49.140+01:00Kumihimo - Japanese Silk Braiding by Domyo - Japan House - London<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05wwIu31TvwK9fp1pMlYzoCtsGGbFll2Pozc-3LcqHOlD7byUczLQSPVbYYXKs1iddRxGT224Bl4DQ4eP93DVp3EeVBaUJUn2bKCbXjHKlbDuWDY8J8ZinEeUEz2oiEZy_jSUbgBJpV_p4naig6nmYFhKZIbk4oHeCyaIgCk1VAu0HSUCV43tSY_mVDc/s2992/Domaru%20Armour%20with%20O-sode%20(detail)%20(154).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05wwIu31TvwK9fp1pMlYzoCtsGGbFll2Pozc-3LcqHOlD7byUczLQSPVbYYXKs1iddRxGT224Bl4DQ4eP93DVp3EeVBaUJUn2bKCbXjHKlbDuWDY8J8ZinEeUEz2oiEZy_jSUbgBJpV_p4naig6nmYFhKZIbk4oHeCyaIgCk1VAu0HSUCV43tSY_mVDc/w400-h400/Domaru%20Armour%20with%20O-sode%20(detail)%20(154).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Domaru Armour with O-sode</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Kumihimo - Japanese Silk Braiding by Domyo was on at </span><a href="https://www.japanhouselondon.uk/" style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Japan House</a><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">, finishing on 11 June 2023. I was lucky enough to catch it earlier this year and I hope to give you a flavour of the exhibition as you can no longer </span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">go and s</span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">ee it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8MfvD0SUYpilMm8b4j-WCcqM7SQNt2o8-agCKRudEM-YFiEiKHSBidmdVTIP4X2S28skxHgN6Ijhf4jhu2ECmBrC7DQLV4DtRuRqM8BX6V2gh0kB_ZfNo03Ubk8cH0bUAKOOKKArhWbJpQvy5eU2oXKiMlTVJO2j0ggdgHsoJpT0X8PCMra1gdnwkVM/s2000/Kumihimo%20threads%20and%20equipment%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8MfvD0SUYpilMm8b4j-WCcqM7SQNt2o8-agCKRudEM-YFiEiKHSBidmdVTIP4X2S28skxHgN6Ijhf4jhu2ECmBrC7DQLV4DtRuRqM8BX6V2gh0kB_ZfNo03Ubk8cH0bUAKOOKKArhWbJpQvy5eU2oXKiMlTVJO2j0ggdgHsoJpT0X8PCMra1gdnwkVM/w640-h640/Kumihimo%20threads%20and%20equipment%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Kumihimo silk threads and winding equipment</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Kumihimo are finely braided cords that have a long history in Japan. They were introduced from Asia around 1500 years ago, around the same time as Buddhism. They are often associated with the obijime, the decorative cord securing the obi sash of a woman's kimono. However they were also an important component in Japanese armour and the decorative knots that can be made from kumihimo decorated important items or garments of high ranking officials. Modern carbon fibre kumihimo are used in aerospace enginering, architecture, athletic equipment and prostheses.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14bwQio3hOiz-mU0mKeE549c3hmLqRypFE2AcV-bSLYyqATszxYeZCT7MVCzc-5PINnkZBCTJBpby4ME6p5kJ-319uMC_BPmLKUYvuDaAFwBy4DU2YIv9c3SI5aqkdcDgQzeXurN50-To2s5e8sxBjyBA0VRa0uvE5Qoh0duMnKcf2YKyKOprsWJd0UU/s2992/Braided%20Court%20Sashes%20(539).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14bwQio3hOiz-mU0mKeE549c3hmLqRypFE2AcV-bSLYyqATszxYeZCT7MVCzc-5PINnkZBCTJBpby4ME6p5kJ-319uMC_BPmLKUYvuDaAFwBy4DU2YIv9c3SI5aqkdcDgQzeXurN50-To2s5e8sxBjyBA0VRa0uvE5Qoh0duMnKcf2YKyKOprsWJd0UU/w400-h400/Braided%20Court%20Sashes%20(539).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Braided Court Sashes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Kumihimo are made by tying off 3 or more strands of thread at one end and </span><span style="font-family: courier;">diagonally </span><span style="font-family: courier;">overlapping them i</span><span style="font-family: courier;">n a </span><span style="font-family: courier;">consistent and uniform manner. Complex kumihimo may use more than 140 strands of the thread but the simplest, known as mitsuami, is the 3 strand form used to plait long hair. Braided cords are highly elastic and strong. Their strength can be adjusted depending on the braiding and tying methods used.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsBd8ef-poad69SBaPdyvl2lzROu8GjECQOLi8RuQF7-xJ1frbmhXHf0AM4yEq3KU8RAaajotWRbYQv8ueqrOyjphS1Gc_ZI501Jfu76nINlU-ohjauAIGymq8k-03CzU5vLL7roVzh2GI_qlcuW21IRy-cuTdGtXXqwY4Iz9SxpZkvcqKkL7RK4jP0o/s2992/Acrylic%20Marudai%20with%20a%20Kara-kumi%20Braid%20(722).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsBd8ef-poad69SBaPdyvl2lzROu8GjECQOLi8RuQF7-xJ1frbmhXHf0AM4yEq3KU8RAaajotWRbYQv8ueqrOyjphS1Gc_ZI501Jfu76nINlU-ohjauAIGymq8k-03CzU5vLL7roVzh2GI_qlcuW21IRy-cuTdGtXXqwY4Iz9SxpZkvcqKkL7RK4jP0o/w400-h400/Acrylic%20Marudai%20with%20a%20Kara-kumi%20Braid%20(722).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Acrylic Marudai and Kara-kumi braid</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A marudai, which would traditionally be made of wood, is one of the devices used to make kumihimo. A takadai can also be used.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mohlPPe-HWc4kodF2YVtI0U96Nantgz0bMMiJ6BXelyhgINHBlMSafCxCigsYYBQfUcKIo8fRmvQ_PvbTAazgVY-6LKIkOHJyux3jLtfk4q07XU1NMUv6fMH6w-o_Wk8qzkCSeWlMoXxcho_p2szrCBt1Bz143dnDRi5k3JpxDxUuLQu6Wsbq8XTTN8/s2992/Room%20sized%20marudai%20(804).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mohlPPe-HWc4kodF2YVtI0U96Nantgz0bMMiJ6BXelyhgINHBlMSafCxCigsYYBQfUcKIo8fRmvQ_PvbTAazgVY-6LKIkOHJyux3jLtfk4q07XU1NMUv6fMH6w-o_Wk8qzkCSeWlMoXxcho_p2szrCBt1Bz143dnDRi5k3JpxDxUuLQu6Wsbq8XTTN8/w400-h400/Room%20sized%20marudai%20(804).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Room sized acrylic marudai</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A marudai makes round braid whereas a takadai makes flat braid. A marudai is easier to use.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgvUQSqEwJVTtqnU0z3RoAwvduz6eL0KxVxiPfba-T8bN5fgoZQnQhKBkYcCuK45oXKQKZ1-2-w6fYJokUg-q2xC4VwDjdZVvSeyMrpoAeQuEa8xSl5_Ch_081o9RDNNXWSy5SXLDsQ8xsmEn5VU5dHMdcbcOSM4QhoxMqwPrMr_OMoGLFpBrVFbyrCQ/s2992/Acrylic%20Takadai%20(058).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgvUQSqEwJVTtqnU0z3RoAwvduz6eL0KxVxiPfba-T8bN5fgoZQnQhKBkYcCuK45oXKQKZ1-2-w6fYJokUg-q2xC4VwDjdZVvSeyMrpoAeQuEa8xSl5_Ch_081o9RDNNXWSy5SXLDsQ8xsmEn5VU5dHMdcbcOSM4QhoxMqwPrMr_OMoGLFpBrVFbyrCQ/w400-h400/Acrylic%20Takadai%20(058).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Acrylic Takadai </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Researchers at the Tachi Lab at the University of Tokyo have worked with Yusoku Kumihimo Domyo to create structures with unique properties based on origami, geometry, linkage and polyhedral packing...</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5GjFmK4f4bW-b5dfxL-9yXDowVKJZAGsO0WwFOl5LWnEDSjohKR0MvlH9L47CXCSSwRH3qoOPiNA54wl9R9i88qr022rQOhenmvt2TaWm_uSENY9OncZaVq9e6o0ogzymidvzlz-0dQnuUFfSjaL3HtH6EIbKjHMJlxOJjRWOXhx30XP39R0TkfV9ZE/s2992/Branching%20and%20Merging%20of%20Kumihimo%20based%20on%20the%20Geodesics%20of%20the%20Tetrahedron%20(347).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5GjFmK4f4bW-b5dfxL-9yXDowVKJZAGsO0WwFOl5LWnEDSjohKR0MvlH9L47CXCSSwRH3qoOPiNA54wl9R9i88qr022rQOhenmvt2TaWm_uSENY9OncZaVq9e6o0ogzymidvzlz-0dQnuUFfSjaL3HtH6EIbKjHMJlxOJjRWOXhx30XP39R0TkfV9ZE/w640-h640/Branching%20and%20Merging%20of%20Kumihimo%20based%20on%20the%20Geodesics%20of%20the%20Tetrahedron%20(347).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Branching and Merging of Kumihimo based on the Geodesics of the Tetrahedron </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Japan isn't the only country to make braided cords. The Yak neck ornament below comes from Bhutan. South America also has a long history of kumihimo. In fact the oldest known flat braided cord comes from the Guitarrero Cave in Peru and is carbon dated to between 8650 and 5780 BCE.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WSQxYFmC6otfvWm2LG-K5GKVMDcN1W74dogeA0sj6uwOd_tHnPmxfAG19PX4RM7kggGnCJdfQn--eDytKCbYo_F0D5ezVJzXr3U75zpSKRZzN_U_IkzGZqgfihU0wOxLXvGlpADlSr29Yb6DkHSLL8U4Gsbhu2KVg9kL24o_sOfaACWN9JkXTQ_G4Bg/s2992/Yak%20Neck%20Ornament%20(418).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WSQxYFmC6otfvWm2LG-K5GKVMDcN1W74dogeA0sj6uwOd_tHnPmxfAG19PX4RM7kggGnCJdfQn--eDytKCbYo_F0D5ezVJzXr3U75zpSKRZzN_U_IkzGZqgfihU0wOxLXvGlpADlSr29Yb6DkHSLL8U4Gsbhu2KVg9kL24o_sOfaACWN9JkXTQ_G4Bg/w400-h400/Yak%20Neck%20Ornament%20(418).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Yak Neck Ornament</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The variety and complexity of kumihimo was quite astounding. Hope you enjoyed this whistlestop tour.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Japan House is just near the <a href="https://designmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Design Museum</a> on Kensington High Street in London.</span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-66536056057499864682023-08-03T15:02:00.000+01:002023-08-03T15:02:24.581+01:00New Stockist - Beyond Measure<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxSSje0p6CAR0KcxsUJvKPqKvQR3v1awJdohb9IPTqHOINLVBL0CVKDcDZ5hzluSobuAiBF82cvuPKTqomPubcxVnUEEPNPgcXkh3vycSY2PEaCcRCzGWaj-XOcSw8I2a14JdFLrRnrYqnvB2nX8SWa9Lhu8-h9p0mu29ZK9CCzmbjm9gnPomX73vGkE/s2552/Beyond%20Measure%20Fabric%20Necklaces%20(756).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="2552" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxSSje0p6CAR0KcxsUJvKPqKvQR3v1awJdohb9IPTqHOINLVBL0CVKDcDZ5hzluSobuAiBF82cvuPKTqomPubcxVnUEEPNPgcXkh3vycSY2PEaCcRCzGWaj-XOcSw8I2a14JdFLrRnrYqnvB2nX8SWa9Lhu8-h9p0mu29ZK9CCzmbjm9gnPomX73vGkE/w400-h400/Beyond%20Measure%20Fabric%20Necklaces%20(756).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/" target="_blank">Beyond Measure</a> - that fabulous emporium that stocks beautiful tools, supplies and gifts for textile lovers and makers, are now stocking my fabric necklaces. You'll find them first with Beyond Measure at the <a href="https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/" target="_blank">Festival of Quilts</a> which is taking place from 3-6 August 2023 at the NEC, Birmingham. If you're heading to the Festival of Quilts do seek out Beyond Measure on </span><span style="font-family: courier;">stand F38. G</span><span style="font-family: courier;">race, the owner, has so many beautiful things to enhance your making experience. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Go see!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-43418865767457535722023-07-29T14:52:00.002+01:002023-07-31T17:30:11.227+01:00Hannah Lamb - Fragment of a Dress Performance Piece<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm6HJB_oIlAYxlh-oZAIcAyG1JREP5cqyMkqTW81PUIWfDOye94b0648_yJ8XPGg_751HMYB4XvwjcCZeLXqSYmWeukWaDO7XMcCLFF2AYVf_nYzhXR4zVpP1mFeiRAX6cosfSP4uIEUWUF1IZA7zn-39VdOEgSLHhQS27BAQ9qUkt9C9PIA6bOjLwow/s2992/Jenny%20Skinner%20wearing%20Fragment%20of%20a%20Dress%20(530).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm6HJB_oIlAYxlh-oZAIcAyG1JREP5cqyMkqTW81PUIWfDOye94b0648_yJ8XPGg_751HMYB4XvwjcCZeLXqSYmWeukWaDO7XMcCLFF2AYVf_nYzhXR4zVpP1mFeiRAX6cosfSP4uIEUWUF1IZA7zn-39VdOEgSLHhQS27BAQ9qUkt9C9PIA6bOjLwow/w640-h640/Jenny%20Skinner%20wearing%20Fragment%20of%20a%20Dress%20(530).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Jenny Skinner wearing Fragment of a Dress by Hannah Lamb after the performance</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">In 2022 the </span><a href="https://www.bronte.org.uk/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Bronte Parsonage Museum</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> commissioned textile artist </span><a href="https://www.hannahlamb.co.uk/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Hannah Lamb</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> to create a piece for them. That piece was </span><a href="https://www.hannahlamb.co.uk/fragment-of-a-dress" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Fragment of a Dress</a><span style="font-family: courier;">. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Inspired by the museum's collection of small fragments of cloth associated with the Bronte family, especially Charlotte, and knowing that textiles and clothing are imbued with memories of special times in our lives, Hannah collected stories from museum visitors about items of clothing that they held dear. Each story took the form of a hand written note about the item and what it meant to them. Using these personal responses, Hannah and her students and colleagues stitched a series of embroidered panels onto silk organza, which Hannah then incorporated into the finished "Fragment of a Dress" which had a mid 19th century silhouette. It was on display at the Bronte Parsonage until the end of December 2022.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Here are some of the embroidered panels. </span><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span><span style="font-family: courier;">I would like to have seen what all the panels said. I don't know if the panels were just a selection of the stories collected or all of them...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tnVvfXDxQXSKUsYPmpZz2zqs7Hqm2qI9t1Dx4Whc_ppcNfsetjbmLUwCm_Z5ePaNgI7X2Jl5ve6iMrg4bkJfvV2HDJEEa4vOPzqnRvCtbR2LbPu265acyCdjwzAGoWK_4o_j2w4OBBf-Yf0da8LHRIqxgjsoZ3LlIODLc_VLCCvLsYMHQju2GwmNrl4/s2992/Fragment%20of%20a%20Dress%20-%20Embroidered%20Panel%20(209).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tnVvfXDxQXSKUsYPmpZz2zqs7Hqm2qI9t1Dx4Whc_ppcNfsetjbmLUwCm_Z5ePaNgI7X2Jl5ve6iMrg4bkJfvV2HDJEEa4vOPzqnRvCtbR2LbPu265acyCdjwzAGoWK_4o_j2w4OBBf-Yf0da8LHRIqxgjsoZ3LlIODLc_VLCCvLsYMHQju2GwmNrl4/w400-h400/Fragment%20of%20a%20Dress%20-%20Embroidered%20Panel%20(209).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah Lamb - Fragment of a Dress (embroidered panel detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FlvDoXOM7F5IQnlPpHgaZQkz5wliZd6LY3FcnLU9HF5OthH2db_QBhR-K5Z_StqxP9ybP7j-wjP7E6Gtzvm3tUn5G5culairTTL6drVPkhwXy2v9sJyiZtvvZZSbYLPBxeR88ixFjigUYRJn6Y0zT0k27FSCUsBKKSMbY4eZAH-MQoCQAyCf_sLm2IQ/s1974/Fragment%20of%20a%20Dress%20-%20Embroidered%20Panel%20(432).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="1294" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FlvDoXOM7F5IQnlPpHgaZQkz5wliZd6LY3FcnLU9HF5OthH2db_QBhR-K5Z_StqxP9ybP7j-wjP7E6Gtzvm3tUn5G5culairTTL6drVPkhwXy2v9sJyiZtvvZZSbYLPBxeR88ixFjigUYRJn6Y0zT0k27FSCUsBKKSMbY4eZAH-MQoCQAyCf_sLm2IQ/w420-h640/Fragment%20of%20a%20Dress%20-%20Embroidered%20Panel%20(432).jpg" width="420" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah Lamb - Fragment of a Dress (embroidered panel detail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkrV4dw9AyrnuuIzGJpiVSsZIRhL9r1gxI5YZh-JdDBzWk3PgdTwINYPjmXofI8DYHpvCQYZ8OhRgQ3mOBdzu1Bk31JG6GyCHDAJ5B4-yrso7sPQoFKhiTL_kFFzQXNMeJX4tt5HEmJl54aMMpX4bPEDfR-b-gOZ_E4qXbfEIPBKBcRdEKE0Vg9hPUDg/s2992/Fragment%20of%20a%20Dress%20-%20Embroidered%20Panel%20(504).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkrV4dw9AyrnuuIzGJpiVSsZIRhL9r1gxI5YZh-JdDBzWk3PgdTwINYPjmXofI8DYHpvCQYZ8OhRgQ3mOBdzu1Bk31JG6GyCHDAJ5B4-yrso7sPQoFKhiTL_kFFzQXNMeJX4tt5HEmJl54aMMpX4bPEDfR-b-gOZ_E4qXbfEIPBKBcRdEKE0Vg9hPUDg/s320/Fragment%20of%20a%20Dress%20-%20Embroidered%20Panel%20(504).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah Lamb - Fragment of a Dress (embroidered panel detail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">On the 1 July 2023 in the Spinning Mill attic at </span><a href="https://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Sunny Bank Mills</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> in Farsley, Hannah & Jenny created a performance piece of the deconstruction of Fragment of a Dress, returning it to fragments. The Spinning Mill attic is an empty space full of atmosphere...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVeEwBBOyMK08AL9hWoGzc9gnRxHbfxf-Zo0GpVyu7XyQeCOiObW3pe-BCeiOMb2PxCSfsjaoOk2mIMzNYDfxaf66N6y033iFfimwo__6NUximp8mGRc-3rGlcKr9fxvq_P1F8WY9uKNwqy22QgURjmMNJf1zAl5hA7codwfRNpb00IaN4xlbR7N_gSs/s2000/Spinning%20Mill%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVeEwBBOyMK08AL9hWoGzc9gnRxHbfxf-Zo0GpVyu7XyQeCOiObW3pe-BCeiOMb2PxCSfsjaoOk2mIMzNYDfxaf66N6y033iFfimwo__6NUximp8mGRc-3rGlcKr9fxvq_P1F8WY9uKNwqy22QgURjmMNJf1zAl5hA7codwfRNpb00IaN4xlbR7N_gSs/w400-h400/Spinning%20Mill%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Spinning Mill attic</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah's cyanotype prints of the embroidered skirt were on display and a soundtrack was playing in the background...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmfAmJ9fMvRoHgX95Y45Pq9AAb7v1wkCJSzUpLGtFCIrTcCt9-B2l1w-lpPxbLP5ImY1LK5x9IOA1gOOV8sLflRs-wIEBY1NZFNiNICawWLoqk7E1zmGESXictNQ_3zcB8vPD1XkceCukbkN_MJdW26jgkjCZ3vPpI6rorDuiVuP7-7bVDuoKs7-J08M/s2992/Cyanotype%20(238).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmfAmJ9fMvRoHgX95Y45Pq9AAb7v1wkCJSzUpLGtFCIrTcCt9-B2l1w-lpPxbLP5ImY1LK5x9IOA1gOOV8sLflRs-wIEBY1NZFNiNICawWLoqk7E1zmGESXictNQ_3zcB8vPD1XkceCukbkN_MJdW26jgkjCZ3vPpI6rorDuiVuP7-7bVDuoKs7-J08M/w400-h400/Cyanotype%20(238).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah Lamb - Fragment of a Dress Cyanotype</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_A471rIvMQa43Z5CfeZnnY8LWV5itoU-cpZO2orwFRph3f-G8YlFow2sDDb6GDSEN5JdQse9j5y1rGbiwpvtZ8ixHWsUyHSNEvmK9jp6kKLJKaLBvdFDB0-ytGbMSBYiQ_wumNifuXjJ8M6IPylGuqbueNxa671JEFV63F2YH4wpDnj_DKYKpYbuEkkU/s2992/Cyanotype%20(311).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_A471rIvMQa43Z5CfeZnnY8LWV5itoU-cpZO2orwFRph3f-G8YlFow2sDDb6GDSEN5JdQse9j5y1rGbiwpvtZ8ixHWsUyHSNEvmK9jp6kKLJKaLBvdFDB0-ytGbMSBYiQ_wumNifuXjJ8M6IPylGuqbueNxa671JEFV63F2YH4wpDnj_DKYKpYbuEkkU/w400-h400/Cyanotype%20(311).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah Lamb - Fragment of a Dress Cyanotype</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The dress, worn by Jenny Skinner, was cut into pieces by the audience. This was achieved by Jenny handing a pair of scissors to each audience member, in turn, to cut a fragment after which Hannah stitched a certificate of authenticity onto each piece with her vintage hand operated sewing machine. Each fragment cutter could keep their fragment as </span><span style="font-family: courier;">a souvenir.</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> The very first piece was cut by Hannah herself. She cut a sliver through several of the embroidered panels. This seemed to give "permission" to cut a fragment however you chose. Some cut slivers and some cut out whole embroidered panels. These acts of deconstruction were filmed by Lucy Forrester of Proud Fox Studio.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYX49pjbku0HhYdqY_5Y7qRnRhZf76wKy5fTCS_euPGuL8w06H4Z1jEiW3Q2rFiNPiR0w5eRjkGZ7yF6mdm0-bOzXAyn0XYBb9Li6ZTZbdjVeWG7AjftOJUNeAySUSSnPWo8Tv33OCEf1o1B24GTUB0Y1gb2xu79CVOUFlH1Ne0DUjHjzru6CQDbUOs84/s2992/Hannah%20Lamb's%20Sewing%20Machine%20(258).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYX49pjbku0HhYdqY_5Y7qRnRhZf76wKy5fTCS_euPGuL8w06H4Z1jEiW3Q2rFiNPiR0w5eRjkGZ7yF6mdm0-bOzXAyn0XYBb9Li6ZTZbdjVeWG7AjftOJUNeAySUSSnPWo8Tv33OCEf1o1B24GTUB0Y1gb2xu79CVOUFlH1Ne0DUjHjzru6CQDbUOs84/w400-h400/Hannah%20Lamb's%20Sewing%20Machine%20(258).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah Lamb's Vintage Sewing Machine</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcpn2fjfj01d_csyUY1QtOKmIRzF9G9DcxG50d-8OAO4smEj-JNK7sZ9Y-_oDrIEr_ZeOHOF977IJbGyqiD2PDBqU0onv5ZvkPqj5OBREeYWYtMhNH7h1PwujGO0cAiIawc2JlwLjtv-6pn1Z8hJr3q_xzwa5TfHNhrHsxsnUZkavbO_kuuW7HBpl4J4/s2992/Accessories%20(255).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcpn2fjfj01d_csyUY1QtOKmIRzF9G9DcxG50d-8OAO4smEj-JNK7sZ9Y-_oDrIEr_ZeOHOF977IJbGyqiD2PDBqU0onv5ZvkPqj5OBREeYWYtMhNH7h1PwujGO0cAiIawc2JlwLjtv-6pn1Z8hJr3q_xzwa5TfHNhrHsxsnUZkavbO_kuuW7HBpl4J4/w400-h400/Accessories%20(255).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah Lamb's Accoutrements</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It was a very interesting performance - watching what people chose to cut and wondering what might become of the pieces. I thought it was quite an act of faith on Hannah's part to see her beautiful and considered work "destroyed" in front of her (Hannah's use of the term "deconstruction" makes it seem less harsh). I certainly found the responsibility of cutting into the piece a little unnerving. I couldn't really concentrate on the soundtrack that was playing at the time and only caught "fragments" of what was being said. I think it was the stories people had left her about their treasured clothing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeeI2yIm5IRJsUDSHGRdcXlY-agOcTieu0UfOL1KnMuWVu4Gk72QzNDk9B3MvATJfGcKkKC69O2k50GhMCn3KMfPZDUR97HmvrjzjUxTBp7L3dRlU1jttzO0zTr1NU2_sNTOydD9KsezvbvKFStH4kihwOiEp8ADwKh1McHZ7Jxf-eiJAoXKe4BxDx4I/s2992/Hannah%20Lamb%20&%20Jenny%20Skinner%20(544).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeeI2yIm5IRJsUDSHGRdcXlY-agOcTieu0UfOL1KnMuWVu4Gk72QzNDk9B3MvATJfGcKkKC69O2k50GhMCn3KMfPZDUR97HmvrjzjUxTBp7L3dRlU1jttzO0zTr1NU2_sNTOydD9KsezvbvKFStH4kihwOiEp8ADwKh1McHZ7Jxf-eiJAoXKe4BxDx4I/w400-h400/Hannah%20Lamb%20&%20Jenny%20Skinner%20(544).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Jenny Skinner & Hannah Lamb</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">A further performance happened later in the day. I went to the first performance. I particularly wanted to go to this as I hadn't been able to see the dress when it was on display at the Bronte Parsonage Museum. I wanted to see it "whole" before it was deconstructed. I don't know if it is now completely "gone" or if there is more to fragment. No doubt we will hear more from Hannah about its progress and I hope we will see the filmed outcome. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I thought you might like to see the fragment I cut...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_tGkf8TtW_DIIAqgEKomuQsfgn6qrEWiJ5SrIGTuUfsHQqYBG6JIRJiOJbRPoR5XdaL8DbVzwR8zicAEu3aOW8WPWwl6H-iO9UreA5yFy3wF_fHO16kqU7cQLejDGdmbJytpjFAJyoszCTm4XNIQez3ucWO0OcpZ2KPl-lYsRhF7Q-w1EJNRLAa1jlY/s2000/Fragment%203%20collage%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="2000" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_tGkf8TtW_DIIAqgEKomuQsfgn6qrEWiJ5SrIGTuUfsHQqYBG6JIRJiOJbRPoR5XdaL8DbVzwR8zicAEu3aOW8WPWwl6H-iO9UreA5yFy3wF_fHO16kqU7cQLejDGdmbJytpjFAJyoszCTm4XNIQez3ucWO0OcpZ2KPl-lYsRhF7Q-w1EJNRLAa1jlY/w640-h594/Fragment%203%20collage%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Fragment of a Dress: Fragment 3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I hope my fragment will go on to have a new life in something I make.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-76976081171692481982023-07-22T15:48:00.000+01:002023-07-22T15:48:11.287+01:00More fabric necklaces head to cambridge contemporary crafts<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbvUAl8HVboIq3FYjoohdOqZre2kLwzV-MNH3PxXhqZ4O3nU7lqVHrGJ05JcU2bgLPjO-o6xOV-2s_CDD9mqKF8TFmV9r4rA6EhG6BmAAEOWfVd1UjvcC6ArXUPMDGzjMYhKgga-blKH45JRP6QW-rpWejtX2Wn95ezBEJ2OuTwSpphmD10AAyP6nPTY/s2992/ccc%20fabric%20necklaces%20(733).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbvUAl8HVboIq3FYjoohdOqZre2kLwzV-MNH3PxXhqZ4O3nU7lqVHrGJ05JcU2bgLPjO-o6xOV-2s_CDD9mqKF8TFmV9r4rA6EhG6BmAAEOWfVd1UjvcC6ArXUPMDGzjMYhKgga-blKH45JRP6QW-rpWejtX2Wn95ezBEJ2OuTwSpphmD10AAyP6nPTY/w640-h640/ccc%20fabric%20necklaces%20(733).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">This is just to let you know that a new selection of my fabric necklaces have made their way to <a href="https://www.cambridgecrafts.co.uk/" target="_blank">cambridge contemporary crafts</a> this week. Can't decide which my favourite Liberty print is.<br /><br /><br />Go and take a look - cambridge contemporary crafts have lots of great things that would be perfect for a present or a treat. As well as jewellery, there are ceramics, prints and paper, sculptures, glass, textiles and cards. Find them at 5 Bene't Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QN.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-74290034285699596152023-07-16T15:48:00.003+01:002023-07-31T17:35:41.169+01:00Ai Weiwei: Making Sense at the Design Museum, London<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoysGftraXoNgxzxAEkyq76PlSzC3KKDH9ESFmAeUwuyWBdtqcitKIYR5g06bdOqobvM9tFo_DQJS4Yz8Lb78A31CJ6g64IGxINr1LQE_kMFyZTWUQqiMu3IKC2InGXzSFOf_s4FJscn6ePC0Io2A_K8gdKXoMnkRrjCusFY-45FljD7QqS2yayIC_2Qw/s2992/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Backpack%20Snake%20&%20Left%20Right%20Studio%20Material%20(513).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoysGftraXoNgxzxAEkyq76PlSzC3KKDH9ESFmAeUwuyWBdtqcitKIYR5g06bdOqobvM9tFo_DQJS4Yz8Lb78A31CJ6g64IGxINr1LQE_kMFyZTWUQqiMu3IKC2InGXzSFOf_s4FJscn6ePC0Io2A_K8gdKXoMnkRrjCusFY-45FljD7QqS2yayIC_2Qw/w640-h640/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Backpack%20Snake%20&%20Left%20Right%20Studio%20Material%20(513).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Backpack Snake & Left Right Studio Material</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p><p><a href="https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/ai-weiwei-making-sense" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Ai Weiwei: Making Sense</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> is on at the </span><a href="https://designmuseum.org/" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Design Museum</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> in London until 30 July 2023 so you've still got time to visit. The exhibition is a commentary on design and our changing values - have we just made technical progress or have we lost an element of craftmanship and cultural sensibility on the way? He explores the tensions between past and present, hand and machine, precious and worthless, construction and destruction.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The exhibit, pictured below, consists of 4000 Stone Age tools that Ai Weiwei found cheaply at fleamarkets. Any one item could be a museum exhibit but here they are treated as ordinary - a layer of forgotten and undervalued history. Consisting of axe heads, chisels, knives and wheels they are supposed to remind us that the origins of design are bound up with the need to survive. This was my favourite piece...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5dD6mTTenIB02NND2MWarNP-yEEk2vFb-Jp6W-CHO2pJGIwj1vYD-VUiM89rm1dtBLcZiFXLG6Cc10itUgZS7iJvhI_7fNwOprqjl6RiDjJNS8m7j9V4rBNLKLgfQoRgTDBYayIMYoZo0Orub-9ckoAaIAzMM8kM_j6eErYFx11wo_Mo9jsmU_3p8bI/s2992/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Still%20Life%20(734).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5dD6mTTenIB02NND2MWarNP-yEEk2vFb-Jp6W-CHO2pJGIwj1vYD-VUiM89rm1dtBLcZiFXLG6Cc10itUgZS7iJvhI_7fNwOprqjl6RiDjJNS8m7j9V4rBNLKLgfQoRgTDBYayIMYoZo0Orub-9ckoAaIAzMM8kM_j6eErYFx11wo_Mo9jsmU_3p8bI/w400-h400/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Still%20Life%20(734).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Still Life</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">This Bubble is the largest sphere it is possible to make in the kiln without it cracking...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3spm3Pd-vvaByK7mNFE1AMpmbMgHxuo7HyDCCfg93n4WrD5MIk69xq3bsZQHT8DDox_opd65AX4pktfWK1-EwCL9IZg5qPZj9sgnB4FifXC0-TNJ81ffgKTflEPWwWWjd4zPR90RVN43GdwrMa7SDYJLs4Hg99VlzC3wrcMhn_kIP5U4clF5MmkD2iA/s2860/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Bubble%20(035).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="2860" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3spm3Pd-vvaByK7mNFE1AMpmbMgHxuo7HyDCCfg93n4WrD5MIk69xq3bsZQHT8DDox_opd65AX4pktfWK1-EwCL9IZg5qPZj9sgnB4FifXC0-TNJ81ffgKTflEPWwWWjd4zPR90RVN43GdwrMa7SDYJLs4Hg99VlzC3wrcMhn_kIP5U4clF5MmkD2iA/w400-h400/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Bubble%20(035).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Bubble</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The fragments in the foreground of the first picture are the remains of porcelain sculptures (see Bubble above) that were destroyed when his "Left Right" studio in Beijing was destroyed by the Chinese state in 2018. He has turned this destruction into an exhibit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Filling one wall of the gallery was Ai Weiwei's Lego Water Lilies, a recreation of Claude Monet's famous painting but using manufactured Lego bricks rather than brushstrokes. Introduced into this reproduction of a "natural" landscape, which was in fact by </span><span style="font-family: courier;">constructed by </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Monet at Giverny, is a dark doorway (far right) which represents the door to the underground dugout where Ai and his father, A1 Qing, lived in forced exile in the 1960s. Quite a contrast of landscapes!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXayCiNdii4C1df_UxHWxnn7Cs66EQGrfQuTDeEgoqXZjdNpR1iglHttluEejoRRYvINCeQaUZ-ydH3LhnY19HioYqbyNNAqd_N46UZk73botCOUQRvPXrs77Uw-KImo3lnLTDuwbKCig1eQhKaxx-JssNrA4tpDbNiiFm1wf0CDzRGdw64QVL8SWBiE/s4000/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Water%20Lilies%20%231%20(737).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXayCiNdii4C1df_UxHWxnn7Cs66EQGrfQuTDeEgoqXZjdNpR1iglHttluEejoRRYvINCeQaUZ-ydH3LhnY19HioYqbyNNAqd_N46UZk73botCOUQRvPXrs77Uw-KImo3lnLTDuwbKCig1eQhKaxx-JssNrA4tpDbNiiFm1wf0CDzRGdw64QVL8SWBiE/w640-h360/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Water%20Lilies%20%231%20(737).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Water Lilies #1 (Lego)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCJe7801AJ4kNXLvEdjsjm4QQtzpWxVX31i4_HxWzeXGZmgaZMMnVPQvHzD5sKCw4iQm5McrcI0d--nthMQbhl836tAGDRb_zD42oaTquQw3DqMKqxwYYuMmLSxJr_9XZK1Z04CMzMBoNt44T-KLIh2LKXy9fbRnUWkgm9gcqbeVIP5cTD9QYRsjrDh0/s2992/Ai%20Weiwei%20Water%20Lilies%201%20detail%20(539).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCJe7801AJ4kNXLvEdjsjm4QQtzpWxVX31i4_HxWzeXGZmgaZMMnVPQvHzD5sKCw4iQm5McrcI0d--nthMQbhl836tAGDRb_zD42oaTquQw3DqMKqxwYYuMmLSxJr_9XZK1Z04CMzMBoNt44T-KLIh2LKXy9fbRnUWkgm9gcqbeVIP5cTD9QYRsjrDh0/w400-h400/Ai%20Weiwei%20Water%20Lilies%201%20detail%20(539).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Water Lilies #1 (detail) Lego</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There were two large snakes adorning the gallery walls - a Life Vest Snake (below) and a Backpack Snake (top). The Life Vest Snake references the victims of the refugee crisis in Europe and the Backpack Snake the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake which killed many schoolchildren. Made from everyday objects these sculptures draw attention to the disempowered in society...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY2Nv9YydTZfJU4CTbPwrZ9t8pEF3m6iGWt8I76TFgIzU7viOylX6P_GnR6F_UAl2xH9E1V9c2vaUC_ZzPh65D0HzZyfFdTFn9q3V4CMoMq9lBORPPzsWZ9sRQi-xao4AUlcnLO_iZkfq00NrVfiMAO9KbBgS9RPJEPMPOFDbGiVSprOe1uMTVz-Nh1A/s2992/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Life%20Vest%20Snake%20(342).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY2Nv9YydTZfJU4CTbPwrZ9t8pEF3m6iGWt8I76TFgIzU7viOylX6P_GnR6F_UAl2xH9E1V9c2vaUC_ZzPh65D0HzZyfFdTFn9q3V4CMoMq9lBORPPzsWZ9sRQi-xao4AUlcnLO_iZkfq00NrVfiMAO9KbBgS9RPJEPMPOFDbGiVSprOe1uMTVz-Nh1A/w400-h400/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Life%20Vest%20Snake%20(342).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Life Vest Snake</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Nian Nian Souvenir bears the names of the 5197 schoolchildren that died in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Each name is stamped in an ancient script using a hand-carved jade seal - see the detail below. These were very beautiful. </span><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo6u9u9eA7h0kCVvkbWHvwLPRTqnaKQW-4jGL8wTqyOVE1J1AkxJ-l3ZAqwHI-vNblvvjARViY_AuYNR5NgXSfl503hBB_CVRX4wZsuP68l98Xkq7R_ao3zuQ0sUu5y9_mC51iUdn_EpmhA6MaF5E1sxQFWoLrDJCqYmY3oe225oarbOEdhff6OtjUTk/s2598/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Nian%20Nian%20Souvenir%20(detail)%20(308).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="2598" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo6u9u9eA7h0kCVvkbWHvwLPRTqnaKQW-4jGL8wTqyOVE1J1AkxJ-l3ZAqwHI-vNblvvjARViY_AuYNR5NgXSfl503hBB_CVRX4wZsuP68l98Xkq7R_ao3zuQ0sUu5y9_mC51iUdn_EpmhA6MaF5E1sxQFWoLrDJCqYmY3oe225oarbOEdhff6OtjUTk/w400-h400/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Nian%20Nian%20Souvenir%20(detail)%20(308).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Ai Weiwei - Nian Nian Souvenir (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">One of the floor exhibits is made up of 200 000 handmade high quality porcelain balls. They are cannonballs made during the Song dynasty (960-1279 CE). Ai Weiwei was struck by the fact that such an apparently delicate material was once used as a war weapon...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQVoaWOyYUdyUMPbBHh356r4DqDk6fiwgdJXWtLmaNjjFag_C4cmqAFWxLKRdWPRFjboND3ayShLebk9ZD7dQPp2Uo00rpuqqczCoezNO9mndV9q3HFE1rZVdMR1DATxns_lo7JH6CFdAQRz5mvmpw6PpyAdfNElfWACvBL3LD8FszMsZ8EKXf6eB1ZU/s2992/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Untitled%20(Porcelain%20Balls)%20(457).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQVoaWOyYUdyUMPbBHh356r4DqDk6fiwgdJXWtLmaNjjFag_C4cmqAFWxLKRdWPRFjboND3ayShLebk9ZD7dQPp2Uo00rpuqqczCoezNO9mndV9q3HFE1rZVdMR1DATxns_lo7JH6CFdAQRz5mvmpw6PpyAdfNElfWACvBL3LD8FszMsZ8EKXf6eB1ZU/w400-h400/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Untitled%20(Porcelain%20Balls)%20(457).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Untitled (Porcelain Balls) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There was another exhibit from the Song dynasty which consisted of 250 000 spouts from handmade teapots and wine ewers. If the pots were not perfect the spout was broken off. This gives an indication of the scale of the porcelain industry at that time. Ai Weiwei also sees it as a commentary on freedom of speech or lack of it with the spouts/mouths removed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6mdcj7fkaRgbDX-g1wVrym4bpW5Po4JCmA_q9-OZ_RPDQNTEtKxIxf6qNoITmZVjqYBDuXMeYlSuSyJYBfucky7IwxC0gV62fosiEZvl7hjNNIVEIlS6-A_0oo2tTfjIfJgTEJD4Jyw6TYWzCFMap2TG2acvPQtqawxoITbDGTBbLV2oyew98EhSoEk/s4000/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Spouts%20(507).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6mdcj7fkaRgbDX-g1wVrym4bpW5Po4JCmA_q9-OZ_RPDQNTEtKxIxf6qNoITmZVjqYBDuXMeYlSuSyJYBfucky7IwxC0gV62fosiEZvl7hjNNIVEIlS6-A_0oo2tTfjIfJgTEJD4Jyw6TYWzCFMap2TG2acvPQtqawxoITbDGTBbLV2oyew98EhSoEk/w480-h640/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Spouts%20(507).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Spouts</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKdrSN7pStFp8aMLEJg0bjyB42315br8ldflyJwkq6u1DxdNb_aRoWmB8KpqHk3TUNSLatrR671cdthGlVdmQrJBiMBOAT_os2qSe6Und7klskb9unUESi4aeX6OQG-enzuYAwgZl8rw6GUh7M2C0duwm81AJDj2bTkB_8annLh-zO9amKF047a_hmHM/s2992/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Spouts%20detail%20(519).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKdrSN7pStFp8aMLEJg0bjyB42315br8ldflyJwkq6u1DxdNb_aRoWmB8KpqHk3TUNSLatrR671cdthGlVdmQrJBiMBOAT_os2qSe6Und7klskb9unUESi4aeX6OQG-enzuYAwgZl8rw6GUh7M2C0duwm81AJDj2bTkB_8annLh-zO9amKF047a_hmHM/w400-h400/Ai%20Weiwei%20-%20Spouts%20detail%20(519).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ai Weiwei - Spouts (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The success of this exhibition lies in the scale of the exhibits. I think a single item would have much less impact than the many from Ai Weiwei's varied collections that are displayed here. There was plenty more to see but it's not a huge exhibition so you're unlikely to get gallery fatigue. The Design Museum has an interesting shop but no cafe, although there are plenty nearby. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Well worth a visit - go see if you can!</span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-45717899290542378802023-06-27T13:42:00.001+01:002023-06-28T09:16:45.188+01:00The 62 Group - Tailored - Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, West Yorkshire<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlaKoAXUUZz8ldLwJIqjeOeRo6ALf9AoNRrBFhgvi5Q5409xbhz0M02PjtWfdbF6XoDQhuTsiOBky6Rl29umPJR_OWxx6CfUtLvD_Pr1WkzvvjW1FdmsHQMjC1LOLimcWLCpLxaljg2vqdAXWrMgGRVH1hMF2gNIh500tDw0wA9vsLfoIb7nBCnbuGso/s2000/Sian%20Martin%20&%20Hannah%20Lamb%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlaKoAXUUZz8ldLwJIqjeOeRo6ALf9AoNRrBFhgvi5Q5409xbhz0M02PjtWfdbF6XoDQhuTsiOBky6Rl29umPJR_OWxx6CfUtLvD_Pr1WkzvvjW1FdmsHQMjC1LOLimcWLCpLxaljg2vqdAXWrMgGRVH1hMF2gNIh500tDw0wA9vsLfoIb7nBCnbuGso/w640-h320/Sian%20Martin%20&%20Hannah%20Lamb%20collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sian Martin - Process (detail) & Hannah Lamb - Deconstructed Shirt (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.62group.org.uk/" target="_blank">The 62 Group</a>, a renowned textile art collective, are currently exhibiting at <a href="https://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sunny Bank Mills</a> with an exhibition entitled - <a href="https://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/arts/gallery/tailored/?_gl=1*xtmbpf*_up*MQ..*_ga*NjUwMjkzMzM4LjE2ODc3MDk2MjE.*_ga_CVLYWR6WE6*MTY4NzcwOTYyMS4xLjEuMTY4NzcxMTIwMy4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank">Tailored</a>. The work in Tailored explores multiple meanings and interpretations of the word itself and what it means to the individual artists’ practice. Some artists consider the process of making and elements of it; the design and weaving of cloth and the pattern, pinning, cutting and sewing of a garment. Other artists take a more narrative and personal approach to the meaning. The techniques used include stitch, knit, casting, drawing and film; sculpture and installation. The exhibition is also a celebration of 10 years of culture at Sunny Bank Mills where cloth was produced that was used primarily in the making of suits.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I'm going to give you a whistlestop tour through some of my favourites...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jsNJd9d_O_nwx8K9-2dLD3xm6HL2z3WdAfZI70T9shuQUgB2cUD9wknpQZ3RY5n6vhvSGNccyqsGLqIulDXqb-N7yE0LcZC6rMCw8i1a7f2tfBvu-kpHfIHJaUJisPG3YGPHUYzFtZsp8gKjlnwBgQuavHIr2WlGMcb9q_DPvjHNtr6hIK7WX5p6CIQ/s2725/Sian%20Martin%20-%20Process%20(319).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2725" data-original-width="2725" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jsNJd9d_O_nwx8K9-2dLD3xm6HL2z3WdAfZI70T9shuQUgB2cUD9wknpQZ3RY5n6vhvSGNccyqsGLqIulDXqb-N7yE0LcZC6rMCw8i1a7f2tfBvu-kpHfIHJaUJisPG3YGPHUYzFtZsp8gKjlnwBgQuavHIr2WlGMcb9q_DPvjHNtr6hIK7WX5p6CIQ/w400-h400/Sian%20Martin%20-%20Process%20(319).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sian Martin - Process</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://sianmartinartist.com/" target="_blank">Sian Martin</a>'s Process (above & detail at top) is inspired by one of the mill workers at Sunny Bank Mills and Sians's own beginnings in dressmaking. Sian was fascinated by tailor tacks and their ability to transfer marks through layers of cloth. This piece celebrates those traditional dressmaking skills. Also the repetitive and rhythmic stitching of this piece celebrates that stage in the process of making a tailored garment.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpBzs2sXvFqtpeaNdAg7jnmgtVYu17oexKp-OzWfVbkP_or7qAfDsF4Z6t3Od62CiKHFuLxAAdzAWcs3np0fXKFi4feZH_1tk3sF4yyBwo14xiGLpyDHery4LStMICtj49d3ctU1zerKKMBxD7BBkGf4uCq0NJzGk3SUFL9bBAtRLaCsJN17IK1D7KSo/s2000/Hannah%20Lamb%20-%20Deconstructed%20Shirt%20&%20Dressing%20Up.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpBzs2sXvFqtpeaNdAg7jnmgtVYu17oexKp-OzWfVbkP_or7qAfDsF4Z6t3Od62CiKHFuLxAAdzAWcs3np0fXKFi4feZH_1tk3sF4yyBwo14xiGLpyDHery4LStMICtj49d3ctU1zerKKMBxD7BBkGf4uCq0NJzGk3SUFL9bBAtRLaCsJN17IK1D7KSo/w640-h320/Hannah%20Lamb%20-%20Deconstructed%20Shirt%20&%20Dressing%20Up.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah Lamb - Deconstructed Shirt & Dressing Up</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.hannahlamb.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hannah Lamb</a>'s work is always interesting. Taking a vintage man's shirt, with it's overtones of masculinity, formality and appropriateness, Hannah has used a devore technique to deconstruct it and to question whether those overtones are valid or a camouflage behind which someone is hiding. In Dressing Up, Hannah has developed this theme further using cyanotype imagery of the Deconstructed Shirt to suggest the different layers of our private and public selves. The mannequin between the images offers a different body image playing with ideas of size, gender and identity. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Are we dressing to fit in or express our true selves?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ee3qQUqv7ygwUuiLoAr_F1D3zTl38Ku1Hb0Db11OfUjU2i8vaKkTMhMt4RJcKyr93AI30jaHiaEY-kr3yGLxBdlk4vY_FxMzAo-U400DqinW6D4Mzn0mOxfLKCyY8L2l2wHuJOgJ8GkoNygCTdYbegOtZ32nGUJZ34RQ1zLSqXJpqtLVHtichQw_Zzg/s2992/Hannah%20White%20-%20Fluidity%20&%20Rigidity%20Scupture%20No%204%20(552).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ee3qQUqv7ygwUuiLoAr_F1D3zTl38Ku1Hb0Db11OfUjU2i8vaKkTMhMt4RJcKyr93AI30jaHiaEY-kr3yGLxBdlk4vY_FxMzAo-U400DqinW6D4Mzn0mOxfLKCyY8L2l2wHuJOgJ8GkoNygCTdYbegOtZ32nGUJZ34RQ1zLSqXJpqtLVHtichQw_Zzg/w400-h400/Hannah%20White%20-%20Fluidity%20&%20Rigidity%20Scupture%20No%204%20(552).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hannah White - Fluidity & Rigidity: No 4</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.hannahwhitestudio.com/" target="_blank">Hannah White</a> "tailors" her weaving into a customised, sculpted form using conductive threads and a process called electroforming. This creates a metal skeleton on the conductive threads around which the fabric folds. Hannah describes this as engineering with thread. I don't pretend to know how this actually works but would like to know more about the process and even see it in action. The results are impressive.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijezjGAHGWi_dr8XGsser2kTFY6i-pHSqn0Cg8RmwwUf1MP7roSEYu603CHIwthrV_4QvMRiymVn49qdjjN4KOMxrHKWTxfWIt87kOn9VHm-PLYGoKZiySrh-cM-MxPG5Ni0gV42ME9J99YLN0dK2QhRvFADsYhxY-AhMv-rFUnu8KQicmDYbsqYY8fnE/s2992/Teresa%20Whitfield%20-%20Woollen%20Stockings%20for%20the%20Mending%20Girl%20(727).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijezjGAHGWi_dr8XGsser2kTFY6i-pHSqn0Cg8RmwwUf1MP7roSEYu603CHIwthrV_4QvMRiymVn49qdjjN4KOMxrHKWTxfWIt87kOn9VHm-PLYGoKZiySrh-cM-MxPG5Ni0gV42ME9J99YLN0dK2QhRvFADsYhxY-AhMv-rFUnu8KQicmDYbsqYY8fnE/w400-h400/Teresa%20Whitfield%20-%20Woollen%20Stockings%20for%20the%20Mending%20Girl%20(727).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Teresa Whitfield - Woollen Stockings for the Mending Girl</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="http://www.teresawhitfield.co.uk/" target="_blank">Teresa Whitfield</a> was inspired by a circular knitting machine at Sunny Bank Mills. Typically they were used for knitting worsted stockings but the one here in Farsley was actually used for knitting dyed samples that would be used for the woven cloth. Here she imagines it used for knitting some stockings for one of the female mill workers and wonders about their living and working conditions and the inequalities of the textile industry. Her work is a drawing of knitted fabric. Teresa sees a parallel between the repetitive and meditative act of drawing knitting and of the act of knitting itself.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6yAwT11wgGWo_SYYVi7V9yL3v2BK8-ORei9iSf4hbeuNj4K0T7L0ORUI92XY-_oE562tpxf21RPyX2RiYW2MUi1w6_iq8RSpsFXMJxW5SMjF1-KVhYkzM_8yZTD_inhklLoEyONDuddMK3S7_hUDgG1dkmU-ueHlX20__sYU8wflq7NKyWoDs3194_8/s2992/Shuna%20Rendel%20-%20Thread%20in%20the%20Air%20detail(718).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6yAwT11wgGWo_SYYVi7V9yL3v2BK8-ORei9iSf4hbeuNj4K0T7L0ORUI92XY-_oE562tpxf21RPyX2RiYW2MUi1w6_iq8RSpsFXMJxW5SMjF1-KVhYkzM_8yZTD_inhklLoEyONDuddMK3S7_hUDgG1dkmU-ueHlX20__sYU8wflq7NKyWoDs3194_8/w400-h400/Shuna%20Rendel%20-%20Thread%20in%20the%20Air%20detail(718).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Shuna Rendel - Thread in the Air (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.62group.org.uk/artist/shuna-rendel/" target="_blank">Shuna Rendel</a> has the Asian tailorbird as her inspiration. This small creature stitches together leaves using spiders' web or plant fibres to make a cradle for its nest. Shuna has created a series of possible cradle variations using avocado skins, vine tendrils, gladioli sepals, vetch pods and waxed linen thread.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1mDVNpLdMD0nG_689wImmq1glaPVYObNPnJAMxRqprucYR7Lkhf4v6U3BvxlB1R3ftJJVMMUxjtN6PbMNDZLOZcFnfMrFm94FSofsmiAsTZ6uwp9Y0qlVZPeciC94MiSa4xTtsEF-jzqYX2QzJbk510Nr5KWcCL1CU_ArDBZXyxwXLihdL6bV9SVPJ4/s2992/Ann%20Goddard%20-%20Tailor-Made%20detail(745).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1mDVNpLdMD0nG_689wImmq1glaPVYObNPnJAMxRqprucYR7Lkhf4v6U3BvxlB1R3ftJJVMMUxjtN6PbMNDZLOZcFnfMrFm94FSofsmiAsTZ6uwp9Y0qlVZPeciC94MiSa4xTtsEF-jzqYX2QzJbk510Nr5KWcCL1CU_ArDBZXyxwXLihdL6bV9SVPJ4/w400-h400/Ann%20Goddard%20-%20Tailor-Made%20detail(745).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Ann Goddard - Tailor-Made<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.axisweb.org/p/anngoddard/" target="_blank">Ann Goddard</a> was also inspired by the tailorbird and by the bespoke clothing made by Master Tailors. Both the bird and the Master Tailors create something that will blend into the environment of the user. Here Ann used the pockets of a pinstripe suit, the fabric of which was similar to that woven at Sunny Bank Mills, as the cradle for the nest which is represented by the abaca fibre inside. The suit used was made by Master Tailor Beno Dorn who btw made the first suits worn by the Beatles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There are plenty of other interesting pieces in the exhibition. This is just a small taster. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">You'll have to be quick to catch this one as it closes on 2 July 2023. Do go if you get the chance.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Sunny Bank Mills is a great place to visit. Apart from the Gallery and shop on site, there are various cafes, a <a href="https://scrapstuff.co.uk/" target="_blank">Scrap Shop</a>, the <a href="https://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/heritage/?_gl=1*ffcyh6*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTk0NTcxOTIwMy4xNjg3OTQwMDk2*_ga_CVLYWR6WE6*MTY4Nzk0MDA5Ni4xLjEuMTY4Nzk0MDEwNy4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank">Sunny Bank Mills Archive</a>, artists studios, shops and more. There's also plenty of car parking.</span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-69980191856295636432023-06-24T17:44:00.005+01:002023-06-24T18:09:10.990+01:00Jeanette Orrell – Drawings on Indigo - Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaDMLOWK9D8C9_TikKgSDvsi1uNqLDlP74MQ2ZBOc3HBDdO_tfssWOngziEL4d4rHmmA_YMEEZ8ReUa1cKO3fRDyrph3i647DozavPCunEjI1KiP21cR-9HvBsQylCDJNZ3tApqQiqx0wGksqdvFssAIb6ujFOho2HG2MoGOmsShBpPShfv_nJNXI_bY/s2568/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Untitled%20(Indigo%20Blanket)%20XIV(409).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaDMLOWK9D8C9_TikKgSDvsi1uNqLDlP74MQ2ZBOc3HBDdO_tfssWOngziEL4d4rHmmA_YMEEZ8ReUa1cKO3fRDyrph3i647DozavPCunEjI1KiP21cR-9HvBsQylCDJNZ3tApqQiqx0wGksqdvFssAIb6ujFOho2HG2MoGOmsShBpPShfv_nJNXI_bY/w640-h640/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Untitled%20(Indigo%20Blanket)%20XIV(409).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: start;">Jeanette Orrell - Untitled (Indigo blanket) XIV</span><br style="font-family: courier; text-align: start;" /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />I have long wanted to visit <a href="https://ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/" target="_blank">Ruthin Craft Centre</a>. I have read about their exhibitions, particularly their textile and mixed media exhibitions, and wished I was a little closer and able to visit. Having seen that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/netteorrell/" target="_blank">Jeanette Orrell</a> was exhibiting, I made arrangements to go - and was not disappointed.<br /><br />Jeanette Orrell was born in Leigh, Lancashire in 1964 but has lived in Wales for more than 20 years. Originally trained in ceramics at Camberwell School of Art, following graduation she travelled between London, Japan and Greece before returning to the North West to continue her art and bring up a family. In 2017 she was awarded an Arts Council of Wales Creative Wales Award to study indigo dyeing on a farm in the foothills of Mt Fuji in Japan. Orrell brings fine art and craft together informed by familial ties, making, nature and motherhood.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhHiI3o3l15vTVzGlHx0naRbVZuh1ZlMnR-oeo8-yERJtp2XMHQ23L_CtgJPkr5uJ9rmeOH51gDRe2FQxoonQLZUOcVFv3ir23ThEMIiq0mZfRk_hWKpEa2ymcp4Od36EaTq2Ws4j0jwzFEOy0C8JNVJRG64e7uZZE9hBEZw69664jcx4IcxHep7PFUI/s3000/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Untitled%20(Indigo%20Blankets)%20&%20Untitled%20(Indigo%20Plant%20Drawings)%20I%20to%20VII%20(646).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhHiI3o3l15vTVzGlHx0naRbVZuh1ZlMnR-oeo8-yERJtp2XMHQ23L_CtgJPkr5uJ9rmeOH51gDRe2FQxoonQLZUOcVFv3ir23ThEMIiq0mZfRk_hWKpEa2ymcp4Od36EaTq2Ws4j0jwzFEOy0C8JNVJRG64e7uZZE9hBEZw69664jcx4IcxHep7PFUI/w640-h640/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Untitled%20(Indigo%20Blankets)%20&%20Untitled%20(Indigo%20Plant%20Drawings)%20I%20to%20VII%20(646).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">Jeanette Orrell - Untitled (Indigo blankets) & Untitled </div></span><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">(Indigo plant drawings) I-VII</span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Orrell's work combines a daily drawing practice with the art of indigo dyeing. This particular body of work was developed following the death of her father and contemplates mourning, recovery and regrowth. Jeanette found she had chosen a tradition that has a longstanding connection with mourning. Indigo was woven through the funerary wardrobe of Tutankhamun, the hand dyed ikats of Central Asia and the uldebe funerary cloths of the Dogon people of West Africa Here abstracted botanical forms are painted on to woollen fabric with a resist paste and then dyed in indigo. Dyeing a single blanket can take days. There are also hand stitched appliqued botanical collages using naturally dyed linens...<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lG8tEEEj3amvVgHXZ2NdiAraE8UNym7-nkjPbKT0A5F0RC7C8BRJl6vNYOMFNVmr5niZ7D3fhMMwMm6actMtpyvtG1xV9jFcg3Au0rSr6Cy0VYklSiHjkeLI8i1QfyeTFAZTDjdZxhEGyGbD34hrAjGY2bJFlTN3WQJ_cueTJFXK3F1jNSirf8pToqg/s2992/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Blue%20Poppies%20I%20&%20II%20(529).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lG8tEEEj3amvVgHXZ2NdiAraE8UNym7-nkjPbKT0A5F0RC7C8BRJl6vNYOMFNVmr5niZ7D3fhMMwMm6actMtpyvtG1xV9jFcg3Au0rSr6Cy0VYklSiHjkeLI8i1QfyeTFAZTDjdZxhEGyGbD34hrAjGY2bJFlTN3WQJ_cueTJFXK3F1jNSirf8pToqg/w400-h400/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Blue%20Poppies%20I%20&%20II%20(529).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeanette Orrell - Blue Poppies I & II</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Whilst the work employs simple forms they are stunning and the large indigo blankets are breathtaking. I also found the samples and ephemera that were exhibited fascinating...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82vZ28ywBunYpj6mtLHgNKzRTxQeEF31htl8rksP7gSduswccVatGpeEb2VqLwL2kK9F1LmBdX3SmXSv-C4nihva7WGMrAZMxiajweLfPfq-giqKOI5Gn85405dkWyAu8dTeIrj5LpqT9pcnq-DHrgPxdj4NeYsctD9SHUoLZMc0rCIBNtn_YatMi6NM/s2992/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Samples,%20sketchbooks%20and%20ephemera%20(742).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82vZ28ywBunYpj6mtLHgNKzRTxQeEF31htl8rksP7gSduswccVatGpeEb2VqLwL2kK9F1LmBdX3SmXSv-C4nihva7WGMrAZMxiajweLfPfq-giqKOI5Gn85405dkWyAu8dTeIrj5LpqT9pcnq-DHrgPxdj4NeYsctD9SHUoLZMc0rCIBNtn_YatMi6NM/w400-h400/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Samples,%20sketchbooks%20and%20ephemera%20(742).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeanette Orrell - Samples, notebooks & ephemera</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqmSmunMi9qpAWYkeBdvK8hdu52DDZHYLIY9TYOXXhydzsfovb-BUY-0GTCZd0I9RNro7x-82gvXGx0Ej_iNvKlwAJvTUyGtetx8iznt7vTEi0GGCRAZZoa2CWhd10FZ21YLMZW2Fio3kFAZwV18Y4yPnJoZgYq9LZwQGTkLngPuXsKL1lwDvoXAtC7I/s4000/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Samples%20and%20ephemera%20(658).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqmSmunMi9qpAWYkeBdvK8hdu52DDZHYLIY9TYOXXhydzsfovb-BUY-0GTCZd0I9RNro7x-82gvXGx0Ej_iNvKlwAJvTUyGtetx8iznt7vTEi0GGCRAZZoa2CWhd10FZ21YLMZW2Fio3kFAZwV18Y4yPnJoZgYq9LZwQGTkLngPuXsKL1lwDvoXAtC7I/w400-h300/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Samples%20and%20ephemera%20(658).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeanette Orrell - Samples & ephemera</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I loved the indigo samples where white thread had been couched down to form elaborate patterns...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE65GQvUWPEe5sFIqalRY9SlOP-nJ_pXfEF5ilrAQVARnLBhle6UB-ZrJ_KRA5Jplc23IjmCT7zgHWEMyzNph6osoDIUExJNPGt32q6CCPNyRKxPC56mWkWfO0rbwcHtXT3_GdvlSEXZ2JCJK4KgNHOI4KkiqTh5O6rdEchmhCQzmaP7nMn91hxXabLU/s2992/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Sample%20(204).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE65GQvUWPEe5sFIqalRY9SlOP-nJ_pXfEF5ilrAQVARnLBhle6UB-ZrJ_KRA5Jplc23IjmCT7zgHWEMyzNph6osoDIUExJNPGt32q6CCPNyRKxPC56mWkWfO0rbwcHtXT3_GdvlSEXZ2JCJK4KgNHOI4KkiqTh5O6rdEchmhCQzmaP7nMn91hxXabLU/w400-h400/Jeanette%20Orrell%20-%20Sample%20(204).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Jeanette Orrell - Indigo sample with couched white thread</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />There were also a number of short films made by Jeanette's daughter, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oktobergal/" target="_blank">Ellie Orrell</a>, illustrating Jeanette's practice. This exhibition continues to 2 July 2023. Jeanette and Ellie Orrell are running a two day indigo dyeing workshop at Ruthin Craft Centre on 1-2 July 2023. You can book <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2-day-indigo-workshop-with-jeanette-orrell-tickets-619033234067" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />Other exhibitions on show were Animal Rites - celebrating fauna in clay. I loved <a href="https://www.susanobyrne.co.uk/" target="_blank">Susan O'Byrne</a>'s work which looked like patchwork...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a byrne="" hare="" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsbr49KYVws0-wa5Hhz6H1DwxmB_USdyA_td6XjPTYor4v5WwqtwG6N5Oo0ewTUTYQGgyp4eoHalKTic38gSSt4vwCVHFf01S0RjYI1XYXtDm6OW3ltG-WeoI3WAIPbd-LhRlKTJ6SFUJXwwnH_J1ASNAMu5L-o9Waps4zkZX-cdQDvfWYSW0M1KpMCw/s4000/Susan%20O" jpg="" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" byrne="" hare="" jpg="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsbr49KYVws0-wa5Hhz6H1DwxmB_USdyA_td6XjPTYor4v5WwqtwG6N5Oo0ewTUTYQGgyp4eoHalKTic38gSSt4vwCVHFf01S0RjYI1XYXtDm6OW3ltG-WeoI3WAIPbd-LhRlKTJ6SFUJXwwnH_J1ASNAMu5L-o9Waps4zkZX-cdQDvfWYSW0M1KpMCw/w300-h400/Susan%20O" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>Susan O'Byrne - Hare 2023</div><div>(Hand built and printed paper porcelain)</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a byrne="" hoopoe="" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-Rlk6NGQqDNt8dps2Uyh70Pd2zm_PtrirD4pR5LdBgKQn_ZWQcdecyLU0J90F_B-T3MZqFGwtSBvttj9FReoflivLOxZjLeYzRe3jq3hnwtV5BBOpLbeKbW16fmjxgk9-DOGq08Y-AVgdFjBXCnAlgzcoKPCp4R61xflX55kAmpZWSMW9Wak4PsxGWI/s2992/Susan%20O" jpg="" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" byrne="" hoopoe="" jpg="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-Rlk6NGQqDNt8dps2Uyh70Pd2zm_PtrirD4pR5LdBgKQn_ZWQcdecyLU0J90F_B-T3MZqFGwtSBvttj9FReoflivLOxZjLeYzRe3jq3hnwtV5BBOpLbeKbW16fmjxgk9-DOGq08Y-AVgdFjBXCnAlgzcoKPCp4R61xflX55kAmpZWSMW9Wak4PsxGWI/w400-h400/Susan%20O" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan O'Byrne - Hoopoe 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>and <a href="https://www.louisebellceramics.com/" target="_blank">Louise Bell</a>'s Endangered Species that looked like pull-along toys. Louise fears these representations may be all that is left if humans don't change their actions in relation to these animals.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz2314eeBsZKaHYkLJzZ50qMZOBUC3IrnJhBNdGbr7yXO94u6T-dF8mougdulXt_inFC7zbJonfVyiUQG9c8PejrYjm3kmtfWQyjNdMECp1Q5nJjVwA9hPLMr-dLXQZPqrdq-VOXWqFldobScEOkLDzq1UmhnyKQemyxssiTuvBLhXPaRPMJuXeoieTw/s2992/Louise%20Bell%20-%20%20Black%20Rhino%202023%20(448).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz2314eeBsZKaHYkLJzZ50qMZOBUC3IrnJhBNdGbr7yXO94u6T-dF8mougdulXt_inFC7zbJonfVyiUQG9c8PejrYjm3kmtfWQyjNdMECp1Q5nJjVwA9hPLMr-dLXQZPqrdq-VOXWqFldobScEOkLDzq1UmhnyKQemyxssiTuvBLhXPaRPMJuXeoieTw/w400-h400/Louise%20Bell%20-%20%20Black%20Rhino%202023%20(448).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Louise Bell - Black Rhino 2023</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Love the angels coming out of the elephant's trunk...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMvlahKSYpo28p4vhuu1sG03yuQ_wxww9u6Lpdy6fw3u3Kp_MynXKYiu46KiTu1NP9UZM6LUJOdiduHQJVnyQJaru4HRe-Q-fjEjRDvJVA_Gmt0_Y0VqlgC6eYIkX5qWEwU_UtwaT_F55CKG2FwkUgEM3T2QdFBjM334nHpi-qBrgrUhej6P22kqOMVU/s2992/Louise%20Bell%20-%20%20Elephant%20Finding%20Hope%202021%20(512).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMvlahKSYpo28p4vhuu1sG03yuQ_wxww9u6Lpdy6fw3u3Kp_MynXKYiu46KiTu1NP9UZM6LUJOdiduHQJVnyQJaru4HRe-Q-fjEjRDvJVA_Gmt0_Y0VqlgC6eYIkX5qWEwU_UtwaT_F55CKG2FwkUgEM3T2QdFBjM334nHpi-qBrgrUhej6P22kqOMVU/w400-h400/Louise%20Bell%20-%20%20Elephant%20Finding%20Hope%202021%20(512).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Louise Bell - Elephant Finding Hope 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />All of Louise Bell's work was fantastic.<br /><br />The other exhibition was <a href="https://zoepreece.art/" target="_blank">Zoe Preece</a> - In Reverence. Zoe Preece has created a series of ordinary domestic objects – intricately carved by hand from porcelain or turned from plaster on a lathe. Each piece takes many hours to create. For Preece, the repetitive and unseen activity of her craft resonates with the ceaseless, invisible domestic labour undertaken within the home. It is this often unnoticed, undervalued work that Preece tries to capture in this installation.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW5Gtiol2R86HsJR2ekgf5xM_DrtC0BSHIAi1Gh_Fl4BnuwBdBA_eNK8nsh9QQg2aXTlZeyI0PJThpZ29MZSCeGA1XojNylaM8JncCGrn-HvwYlxsvtc5cqtZ-XKmTk3r44fTQkXHuL9Bf0uIwY2ZUElA0Kd9rHIFttesfmyudM1YxNt0jr5DTywOLvs/s2992/Zoe%20Preece%20(834).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW5Gtiol2R86HsJR2ekgf5xM_DrtC0BSHIAi1Gh_Fl4BnuwBdBA_eNK8nsh9QQg2aXTlZeyI0PJThpZ29MZSCeGA1XojNylaM8JncCGrn-HvwYlxsvtc5cqtZ-XKmTk3r44fTQkXHuL9Bf0uIwY2ZUElA0Kd9rHIFttesfmyudM1YxNt0jr5DTywOLvs/w400-h400/Zoe%20Preece%20(834).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Zoe Preece - Spoonful</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuw5wydyxyIX5P9QOVO6OaVMFKJVtYWtxXIk9rOutqWZxqZf4-EPiOaap-f7liaQFsdivPKNtr6z65CCJw7uHeze47laRmSTUiXa5qsGmFs6i1nRe3oxW9aY9xhbH9OcXBP0LAKCuhG7yFXzSpevjSLdXAcVaW8SuOw6KpWtsZVn7h8HpIWOYlep-7NM/s2992/Zoe%20Preece%20-%20Carved%20Tools%20(020).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuw5wydyxyIX5P9QOVO6OaVMFKJVtYWtxXIk9rOutqWZxqZf4-EPiOaap-f7liaQFsdivPKNtr6z65CCJw7uHeze47laRmSTUiXa5qsGmFs6i1nRe3oxW9aY9xhbH9OcXBP0LAKCuhG7yFXzSpevjSLdXAcVaW8SuOw6KpWtsZVn7h8HpIWOYlep-7NM/w400-h400/Zoe%20Preece%20-%20Carved%20Tools%20(020).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoe Preece - Carved Tools</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Ruthin Craft Centre has a large car park and a spacious <a href="https://ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/cafe/" target="_blank">cafe</a>. If you need somewhere to stay try <a href="https://www.manorhaus.com/ruthin" target="_blank">Manorhaus Ruthin</a> - nice rooms, lovely food & great welcome from Gavin. Also, lovely to see <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thescatteredchairs/" target="_blank">Julie Arkell</a> and <a href="https://www.dionneswift.com/" target="_blank">Dionne Swift</a> represented in the artwork on display at Manorhaus.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-76511650803115405502023-04-16T17:24:00.001+01:002023-04-16T17:25:03.457+01:00New fabric necklaces head to cambridge contemporary crafts<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgAvZt8DxFX9AKb0Cv_jIwR44SSRqWxyLSIkSv4ehdNmiwKnmG0r4cXLqv49H0GT37HEDgF76mD4vf0kaEabpkKmsyCQ0wsWTUnJLIfWK-BKPpCu0IFunMtr9rT5Ee-BWgLokRdKBChGepewuSiD51n9ZzJcHWdWAOJPbl9TWOExpHCQBP4Jx0jhs/s2549/Fabric%20Necklaces%20-%20March%20April%202023%20(133).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="2549" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgAvZt8DxFX9AKb0Cv_jIwR44SSRqWxyLSIkSv4ehdNmiwKnmG0r4cXLqv49H0GT37HEDgF76mD4vf0kaEabpkKmsyCQ0wsWTUnJLIfWK-BKPpCu0IFunMtr9rT5Ee-BWgLokRdKBChGepewuSiD51n9ZzJcHWdWAOJPbl9TWOExpHCQBP4Jx0jhs/w400-h400/Fabric%20Necklaces%20-%20March%20April%202023%20(133).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"> <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">A new selection of fabric necklaces have winged their way to <a href="https://www.cambridgecrafts.co.uk/" target="_blank">cambridge contemporary crafts</a> recently.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xEJKaH9wNXTVWF51RdF5E5g5aEgwd13d9Z1Kg9-ma2tK_aIhwJwG82KucNm2uwkz1peghR6goIUsMuAurQj6u0OXgSDf1rXWvjWxruPqWIZIW-EPEcoOHfnOpl7BKj9dEXh1Xek3HVS0oHFITskk2PbykRN2WYykDRl0QRzSzpSYEf_MSeDo7dFK/s2474/New%20necklaces%20(333).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="2474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xEJKaH9wNXTVWF51RdF5E5g5aEgwd13d9Z1Kg9-ma2tK_aIhwJwG82KucNm2uwkz1peghR6goIUsMuAurQj6u0OXgSDf1rXWvjWxruPqWIZIW-EPEcoOHfnOpl7BKj9dEXh1Xek3HVS0oHFITskk2PbykRN2WYykDRl0QRzSzpSYEf_MSeDo7dFK/w400-h400/New%20necklaces%20(333).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There are lots of lovely Liberty prints to choose from...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIW0bzCmXLxw1RPj93WeUQHehsOlHFgkcVwgsIkqDLZLzc_fOTdJXRDkTeYhfvzlvzrWO1JqkPdB6Z9nlN0kl1gGqBzTuvIrs2RlrYLFkwvYw5nzqFVWiqlFgLNVZ0ckaVYYJGwEsEOgGCgJt4lKD5VkRWRR0poqtuPfNJ7bYsVCBhw1V4EgNspUs/s2656/Fabric%20Necklaces%20-%20March%20April%202023%20(052).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="2656" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIW0bzCmXLxw1RPj93WeUQHehsOlHFgkcVwgsIkqDLZLzc_fOTdJXRDkTeYhfvzlvzrWO1JqkPdB6Z9nlN0kl1gGqBzTuvIrs2RlrYLFkwvYw5nzqFVWiqlFgLNVZ0ckaVYYJGwEsEOgGCgJt4lKD5VkRWRR0poqtuPfNJ7bYsVCBhw1V4EgNspUs/w400-h400/Fabric%20Necklaces%20-%20March%20April%202023%20(052).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hippystitch Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Why not go and take a look? cambridge contemporary crafts have lots of great things that would be perfect for a present or a treat. As well as jewellery, there are ceramics, prints and paper, sculptures, glass, textiles and cards. Find them at 5 Bene't Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QN.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-77990622507105357982023-04-10T17:42:00.001+01:002023-04-10T17:43:39.802+01:00Wilhelmina Barns-Graham - Hatton Gallery - Newcastle upon Tyne<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQmyqjG5IbhrnlKmLID3oJii-52hb5kdjQtAGgXFhWdnBHucDVs1sYu_-GMaOd7-buG3tU-Rf5C_SQe7lefH2_MZR49p5qhCcU3DQxyya6_yqnASTUWnK4jYHto36wiSlTuIuQeEowpefFpV61-FVIuRUu09BtkIoxwmNFKG8G-F5EA5nX0h4QngE/s1578/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20(846).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="1578" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQmyqjG5IbhrnlKmLID3oJii-52hb5kdjQtAGgXFhWdnBHucDVs1sYu_-GMaOd7-buG3tU-Rf5C_SQe7lefH2_MZR49p5qhCcU3DQxyya6_yqnASTUWnK4jYHto36wiSlTuIuQeEowpefFpV61-FVIuRUu09BtkIoxwmNFKG8G-F5EA5nX0h4QngE/w400-h400/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20(846).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barns-Graham</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.barns-grahamtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">Wilhelmina Barns-Graham</a> (1912-2004) was a Scottish artist who became a leading member of the St Ives School of artists. This exhibition - Paths to Abstraction - at the <a href="https://hattongallery.org.uk/" target="_blank">Hatton Gallery</a> in Newcastle upon Tyne concentrates on her work from 1935-1972. During this period her work develops from the representational to the abstract.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NviD9vEpezCMkapnr-hYmSUqvqMb6gaOAEONZ6QQxXNZt7aMYhQV02vzpIe1QJIYt8I3omo_yGnGE8l4PSSG95OBQ2zDtqKafWzJOOYIao70qklW01QNh1-3Z-GkTiz11IgW11fTk2V4roRkW0_Ht8cLGRPxjUDSJGTGfSb8l48YvBrPRq-w7_C0/s2034/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20The%20Episcopal%20Church%20Aviemore%201938%20(415)%20no%20frame.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="1558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NviD9vEpezCMkapnr-hYmSUqvqMb6gaOAEONZ6QQxXNZt7aMYhQV02vzpIe1QJIYt8I3omo_yGnGE8l4PSSG95OBQ2zDtqKafWzJOOYIao70qklW01QNh1-3Z-GkTiz11IgW11fTk2V4roRkW0_Ht8cLGRPxjUDSJGTGfSb8l48YvBrPRq-w7_C0/w306-h400/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20The%20Episcopal%20Church%20Aviemore%201938%20(415)%20no%20frame.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barns-Graham - The Episcopal Church, Aviemore 1938<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI0-9Atlak9dQ-FT01qnMOGhDKrpnPxwcts7XVVROiHuw_fb6kBsyu-b4R8Scqf5yfo9EbAFkwr6cffq3zPBBFp4tx7w-nR2YCKbrfjVusucmOpGcD4I2Rn8SgnLbPE7_0wn9tP7MlTy4NeCdtOMjZJmmC-uEkRcZDG3FxQ2nEuUUqSBAiCXLt6hy/s2342/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Sleeping%20Town%20(718).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="2342" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI0-9Atlak9dQ-FT01qnMOGhDKrpnPxwcts7XVVROiHuw_fb6kBsyu-b4R8Scqf5yfo9EbAFkwr6cffq3zPBBFp4tx7w-nR2YCKbrfjVusucmOpGcD4I2Rn8SgnLbPE7_0wn9tP7MlTy4NeCdtOMjZJmmC-uEkRcZDG3FxQ2nEuUUqSBAiCXLt6hy/w400-h286/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Sleeping%20Town%20(718).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barns-Graham - Sleeping Town 1948</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Colour was very important to Barns-Graham. She often associated a particular colour with people, places, names or letters which was characteristic of her synaesthesia. The colour red runs through a number of her works...<br /><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucx1-JLam2vbImBsncPsKkHsLZgyJ02JHi4qmDPBQGdaqAD585SCiZXGAogDUuFtc-vrDHGjUY8uhz_NDBgvpC31TqFNW6_5JAGMu7vkk8VMGxk68EwnH3VIWkgqosfqDH00RQ16m3u3wt2hToqo07on4w6oCj60s1TVmQmtygEnKruMuetEBQmVt/s1881/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Snow%20at%20Wharfedale%201957%20(832).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1881" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucx1-JLam2vbImBsncPsKkHsLZgyJ02JHi4qmDPBQGdaqAD585SCiZXGAogDUuFtc-vrDHGjUY8uhz_NDBgvpC31TqFNW6_5JAGMu7vkk8VMGxk68EwnH3VIWkgqosfqDH00RQ16m3u3wt2hToqo07on4w6oCj60s1TVmQmtygEnKruMuetEBQmVt/w400-h264/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Snow%20at%20Wharfedale%201957%20(832).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barns Graham - Snow at Wharfedale 1957</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGN2Vmi3KZ6x-3LD_oR0dGQaXn-QXHBNCURz-MFR5LlfkVnbx3wMfA0z9mE9q1K0NKFMT8g7HOTWcAtJa4x3uLtlmGyfhbQ9MHaULPcl-4f3za3BruMqDTbdRlWDVIDPn29QauUqs2Dvc4EUHb_-IaBUvFauxzeKMJ-6V-FoMV1ErGOduwt0v1OBxn/s2361/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20White%20Square%201954%20(021).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1541" data-original-width="2361" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGN2Vmi3KZ6x-3LD_oR0dGQaXn-QXHBNCURz-MFR5LlfkVnbx3wMfA0z9mE9q1K0NKFMT8g7HOTWcAtJa4x3uLtlmGyfhbQ9MHaULPcl-4f3za3BruMqDTbdRlWDVIDPn29QauUqs2Dvc4EUHb_-IaBUvFauxzeKMJ-6V-FoMV1ErGOduwt0v1OBxn/w400-h261/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20White%20Square%201954%20(021).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barns-Graham - Red Square 1954</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E-b0S3S1Eel477kaPTY3YXe6tmMO2Ut0JI4hChHkb71ce0IRhVOaPf0CMxEWUAF8wIno-EN-MzgfCUknWyn-zPiRNUKjs7YBeQl73bdtIsycID1PC9ghmoX69UB8bsR6_8hjuk6wxeJj7g4ZGkYdWqJV8BUeDe5kMzVHlsqoqmRjFZ5aoYYt1tbM/s4000/20230321_145943.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E-b0S3S1Eel477kaPTY3YXe6tmMO2Ut0JI4hChHkb71ce0IRhVOaPf0CMxEWUAF8wIno-EN-MzgfCUknWyn-zPiRNUKjs7YBeQl73bdtIsycID1PC9ghmoX69UB8bsR6_8hjuk6wxeJj7g4ZGkYdWqJV8BUeDe5kMzVHlsqoqmRjFZ5aoYYt1tbM/w400-h300/20230321_145943.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham - Artist's Materials etc.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;">In 1949 Barns-Graham visited Switzerland and the Grindelwald Glacier which had a profound impact on her resulting in the Glacier Series which she continued to paint until the early 1950s. These shows her increasing interest in geometry and her aim to capture the scene in form and colour which continued in her Rock Form Series based on the Cornish landscape...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_muP676TTuc1CW8J4iWJIx80cRKUSq7Y19NjQKE5HwnobWTniugQ7BDFkRKsDc4IVqMZoCpsY1rE7avIekdE9XQZDAu5HM9irCyn_l7p_kHpOYUYqVgS16JdsNaUxE6gin1KvNy3K2pVq60PhYe7boJPcn88S9vZNJbz3_JeHkE8Ziw9rCRTJ0-7/s2395/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Glacier%20Chasm%201951%20not%20sq%20(503).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="2395" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_muP676TTuc1CW8J4iWJIx80cRKUSq7Y19NjQKE5HwnobWTniugQ7BDFkRKsDc4IVqMZoCpsY1rE7avIekdE9XQZDAu5HM9irCyn_l7p_kHpOYUYqVgS16JdsNaUxE6gin1KvNy3K2pVq60PhYe7boJPcn88S9vZNJbz3_JeHkE8Ziw9rCRTJ0-7/w400-h330/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Glacier%20Chasm%201951%20not%20sq%20(503).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham - Glacier Chasm 1951<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_GDiZVsza8WYV_uuplaVw-MbRowc_2mQOCSLEaoJz9zZZMCWvH5jgf6bccIOnoaui0iA_fsKdpi_RnLJmU9heFu7MK_A5sNpeOp3i_ymiU8zSYrtpK2do8q5pzxXpWtp_Q4w03ncquxUB1jE3_5qawgTdE6wsON79SLhgYlY38_swbZNK9OMQUle/s2002/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Three%20Rock%20Forms%201951%20(536).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="2002" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_GDiZVsza8WYV_uuplaVw-MbRowc_2mQOCSLEaoJz9zZZMCWvH5jgf6bccIOnoaui0iA_fsKdpi_RnLJmU9heFu7MK_A5sNpeOp3i_ymiU8zSYrtpK2do8q5pzxXpWtp_Q4w03ncquxUB1jE3_5qawgTdE6wsON79SLhgYlY38_swbZNK9OMQUle/w400-h297/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Three%20Rock%20Forms%201951%20(536).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham - Three Rock Forms 1951<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Her notebook and photos from her time in Switzerland were on display...<br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFeSKSSSSp1wiKvkmZb3huVSogWuJWNQ8r71uFWVj4ZdPDydd8YgiNNNThgXkfCH6ngJXR7he92QLX8ugh0UJRX7ynhLe49QoNeEGKWgw6H2iQrxILnXArAjM2iNhMwd8Mwuo2uBbFjT3-W9lkzcmWwoUGxHU5_3gBDZMDEjS4ZZEuZwEU04B0iPF/s3000/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Notebook%20and%20photos%20%20(755).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFeSKSSSSp1wiKvkmZb3huVSogWuJWNQ8r71uFWVj4ZdPDydd8YgiNNNThgXkfCH6ngJXR7he92QLX8ugh0UJRX7ynhLe49QoNeEGKWgw6H2iQrxILnXArAjM2iNhMwd8Mwuo2uBbFjT3-W9lkzcmWwoUGxHU5_3gBDZMDEjS4ZZEuZwEU04B0iPF/w400-h400/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Notebook%20and%20photos%20%20(755).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham - Notebook & Photos</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />In the 1960s, Barns-Graham's work became more abstract featuring squares and circles...</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRmjPBztx-7_DUhZ54hHTymfLGADHf6qoJStbiv9G5TRxYK49q-vL1w6Rqb6qUgph5aqIh-3jvA-tR86JBJk4HNTGGRjZodRnytxvnJZvuFJC7XzwwKTAJaJdQtrLqselaruQNXv_ikqVpnjAuNTosiHAhSC3iUgO1wx0L9p4ij5zsWSaN-ky7xHB/s3385/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Untitled%201958%20(657).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="3385" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRmjPBztx-7_DUhZ54hHTymfLGADHf6qoJStbiv9G5TRxYK49q-vL1w6Rqb6qUgph5aqIh-3jvA-tR86JBJk4HNTGGRjZodRnytxvnJZvuFJC7XzwwKTAJaJdQtrLqselaruQNXv_ikqVpnjAuNTosiHAhSC3iUgO1wx0L9p4ij5zsWSaN-ky7xHB/w400-h251/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Untitled%201958%20(657).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham - Untitled 1958</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutLXvfPJCRIGwssV_OdZDbMhT2CJfqblItI3am1Dai5BbnR1jzZV21aQptXeSgHye_wrW0Cd7rZ3kbXssLZFBUEdwZViBHB85OsT-WK8Lgct2wd36KgXBjGeH6W_xfIz-qbvzfCbwnL60bxMg1hv5YqxAZPYT0q0asJ6IxpuNkTg4eeXg9a_pJsUS/s2625/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Assembly%20of%20Nine%201964%20(805).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="1616" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutLXvfPJCRIGwssV_OdZDbMhT2CJfqblItI3am1Dai5BbnR1jzZV21aQptXeSgHye_wrW0Cd7rZ3kbXssLZFBUEdwZViBHB85OsT-WK8Lgct2wd36KgXBjGeH6W_xfIz-qbvzfCbwnL60bxMg1hv5YqxAZPYT0q0asJ6IxpuNkTg4eeXg9a_pJsUS/w246-h400/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20Assembly%20of%20Nine%201964%20(805).jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham - Assembly of Nine 1964</span><br style="font-family: courier;" /><br style="font-family: courier;" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPQ4ulJg33KnwW_DrGs-yVNI62td2f0iwIedKPARkFE83l4cM04H6BLkN_NsLpcdyJjBv8ldMHr-cItzfjihswBXFoKDE8-mY_hbhdPTzf4XzVtJ6j4Phz8iE5NhdpDx-ssmgI2neBHC-MNaZ_zGFUtIbR7cnoDPB0y0VFmgO-oKrlRLxbkCWmOs2/s2348/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20In%20Tension%201958%20(959).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="2348" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPQ4ulJg33KnwW_DrGs-yVNI62td2f0iwIedKPARkFE83l4cM04H6BLkN_NsLpcdyJjBv8ldMHr-cItzfjihswBXFoKDE8-mY_hbhdPTzf4XzVtJ6j4Phz8iE5NhdpDx-ssmgI2neBHC-MNaZ_zGFUtIbR7cnoDPB0y0VFmgO-oKrlRLxbkCWmOs2/w400-h299/Wilhelmina%20Barns-Graham%20-%20In%20Tension%201958%20(959).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham - In Tension 1968</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">My favourite painting in the exhibition was "Snow at Wharfedale" and in general the semi-abstract forms of Barns-Graham's work in the 1950s.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Go check it out. It's on until 20 May 1923 so there's still time!</span></p><p><br /></p></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-14658001745107351042023-04-02T16:31:00.003+01:002023-10-04T17:15:40.210+01:00New Stock Arriving At The Ropewalk, Barton Upon Humber<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupdUqkfbeu9G3JW18rvAMJkf5MByVyIHcrFT47xpubi1OpPp9T8DVqp_AHQpPqwMzwuxpjHo4JAJ9pUi9jCBNdz7g8sfYSgAOLVrDfT8u0QsEZ6MSDgoDEdruba3PnIinYly9o9gW1Q7ftGXhJAxm6OI9yrw1G1GFYpxNF9hodSB7z2a7j_I_MA79/s2992/Resin%20button%20brooches%20(754).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupdUqkfbeu9G3JW18rvAMJkf5MByVyIHcrFT47xpubi1OpPp9T8DVqp_AHQpPqwMzwuxpjHo4JAJ9pUi9jCBNdz7g8sfYSgAOLVrDfT8u0QsEZ6MSDgoDEdruba3PnIinYly9o9gW1Q7ftGXhJAxm6OI9yrw1G1GFYpxNF9hodSB7z2a7j_I_MA79/w400-h400/Resin%20button%20brooches%20(754).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Resin Button Brooches</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A whole new selection of Hippystitch stock is winging its way to <a href="https://www.the-ropewalk.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Ropewalk</a> in Barton upon Humber.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">There's a selection of vintage button brooches including these small mother of pearl button brooches with brightly coloured thread. A new selection of resin button brooches (pictured above) is also en route.</span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3dPBnBUYdgANCbryBvW9T5egRMvlKtaps9H9j-AjttBE_9s7u1AuYeJAOaFRKKOBpyn9KR4l0jxoFMSeJZCtPTRb-xA11eaPkzF6lJJtge5bX28nU3QxZ9DcigxPduf34QdIBp0s0-Vom_9fB7ZdYAcHGvT561nNHw4tnAA8k8sisjOoR5vZWXD7/s3573/Small%20vintage%20button%20brooches%20(918).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3573" data-original-width="2510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3dPBnBUYdgANCbryBvW9T5egRMvlKtaps9H9j-AjttBE_9s7u1AuYeJAOaFRKKOBpyn9KR4l0jxoFMSeJZCtPTRb-xA11eaPkzF6lJJtge5bX28nU3QxZ9DcigxPduf34QdIBp0s0-Vom_9fB7ZdYAcHGvT561nNHw4tnAA8k8sisjOoR5vZWXD7/w450-h640/Small%20vintage%20button%20brooches%20(918).jpg" width="450" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Small Button Brooches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There's some larger button brooches too...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3OY597ChYy78lE2wS2VbK2mBgn9iaEVdCiF1Tgm_0JVPcahERmTu8EgMTxDVS5qa8RxBFGsB2MR6VBCEVoJlSe-pzygzTpFJZHsvujCfW41Kwas1ga2aVMw9ATZ7Jajo7qEOIjTd1Rgqn3DkpUB8_SXFEy3h3y2mYKogYxefAMCqQRYU6hKoLf-m/s2886/Button%20Brooches%20(111).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="2886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3OY597ChYy78lE2wS2VbK2mBgn9iaEVdCiF1Tgm_0JVPcahERmTu8EgMTxDVS5qa8RxBFGsB2MR6VBCEVoJlSe-pzygzTpFJZHsvujCfW41Kwas1ga2aVMw9ATZ7Jajo7qEOIjTd1Rgqn3DkpUB8_SXFEy3h3y2mYKogYxefAMCqQRYU6hKoLf-m/w400-h400/Button%20Brooches%20(111).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Button Brooches<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: courier;">and some People & Places brooches...</span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjyZQlwYlfk3EgRI_MM9xC-TAW50JIEt6v53-of-vDpBXm7RutDhs2hjuZPvUoeKC7FsH8ZDECaE_7H_TNl1ylCxbWsOuVPeDOTSiUq2rSsJF7kOb2Fo9uTdlDJdMMGLxZKYqH5zNhBPl9vGPvUD-1nXfPWR8gYWahPUx5paK_OKwTIYnQfLoFkUC/s2992/People%20and%20Places%20Brooches%20(625).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2639" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjyZQlwYlfk3EgRI_MM9xC-TAW50JIEt6v53-of-vDpBXm7RutDhs2hjuZPvUoeKC7FsH8ZDECaE_7H_TNl1ylCxbWsOuVPeDOTSiUq2rSsJF7kOb2Fo9uTdlDJdMMGLxZKYqH5zNhBPl9vGPvUD-1nXfPWR8gYWahPUx5paK_OKwTIYnQfLoFkUC/w353-h400/People%20and%20Places%20Brooches%20(625).jpg" width="353" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">People & Places Brooches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />There's also a great selection of fabric necklaces...</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbD4ZRxC0GwBx-r0M1cO80rIKpFxFg6v-F6pWygZz-KqDZugeZ6mLby6bRU3rcoqdKAXoQdFfX5pk4fD5t_WMHpikh61JMGuiXYw--HvpEEEqIdBGPGtgvdeXRvATcS7HTotEwO80hEkPNzaMkNbBq3Z1Pv_d5oAuZ_GaapeprbXq2t0Q-fPt-C9R/s2992/Fabric%20Necklaces%20(307).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbD4ZRxC0GwBx-r0M1cO80rIKpFxFg6v-F6pWygZz-KqDZugeZ6mLby6bRU3rcoqdKAXoQdFfX5pk4fD5t_WMHpikh61JMGuiXYw--HvpEEEqIdBGPGtgvdeXRvATcS7HTotEwO80hEkPNzaMkNbBq3Z1Pv_d5oAuZ_GaapeprbXq2t0Q-fPt-C9R/w400-h400/Fabric%20Necklaces%20(307).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Do you have a favourite lucky number or a birthday coming up that one of these vintage domino brooches matches? </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yO3i4H6YJZMHNQ-3LWlb2-5qMzKaxavzy1PGFe5B6T8gynoa6NoK-HQ6zVCTw71CVr1nyfir65nFMH9bhoKtqP8i6eFs9ZMLRTlpgUd186RZyMYdXUYeU_KDb9U4MdRnmpmy4a9hfuDN26RxSu9eb2NfnJSj_TNLWeaFeICYW42Iyz7zBa1J9Nfs/s2667/Domino%20Brooches%20(312).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="2525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yO3i4H6YJZMHNQ-3LWlb2-5qMzKaxavzy1PGFe5B6T8gynoa6NoK-HQ6zVCTw71CVr1nyfir65nFMH9bhoKtqP8i6eFs9ZMLRTlpgUd186RZyMYdXUYeU_KDb9U4MdRnmpmy4a9hfuDN26RxSu9eb2NfnJSj_TNLWeaFeICYW42Iyz7zBa1J9Nfs/w379-h400/Domino%20Brooches%20(312).jpg" width="379" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Vintage Domino Brooches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Some of the vintage coin brooches have birds and animals on...</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IP5-YDLLUNac24PvqI7kf2-ElMrlofUF5cWDG-9MjBIv-_WDTCpWitSiKljjqrgLnXQ-Moq6ATYYXgI9VFkVRkGrX1u18wECdWVhj64N8zXww0nMK0xu87EP1VhXhTJvGql1ZFLul83WadzgRgEYIqBCFlu8zsbgAn-_qxD20MjpLdw0FUonYBk8/s2775/Coinn%20brooches%20(236).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="2775" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IP5-YDLLUNac24PvqI7kf2-ElMrlofUF5cWDG-9MjBIv-_WDTCpWitSiKljjqrgLnXQ-Moq6ATYYXgI9VFkVRkGrX1u18wECdWVhj64N8zXww0nMK0xu87EP1VhXhTJvGql1ZFLul83WadzgRgEYIqBCFlu8zsbgAn-_qxD20MjpLdw0FUonYBk8/w400-h400/Coinn%20brooches%20(236).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Vintage Coin Brooches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">and there's more vintage button brooches, some ceramic button brooches and some screen printed bike bags too. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4fRGVZnbpiZVgPU48H--Ni5a9SHE6lu3Kf2SKeVXzm_HZ2GkOdxnWJvhLZGgVfFeQxlv1_p5AK5HgF8ZffXCV2IUcctZoXwprOSne4f-P2I-_MNhIpntHSkeMlkvvrBLjrkz1zPX0xkYFmr2flLB8KvjLnA1RcPQa0vnmYvxGj22R-htZAJZv6mR/s1363/Bike%20Bag%20(943).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="1363" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4fRGVZnbpiZVgPU48H--Ni5a9SHE6lu3Kf2SKeVXzm_HZ2GkOdxnWJvhLZGgVfFeQxlv1_p5AK5HgF8ZffXCV2IUcctZoXwprOSne4f-P2I-_MNhIpntHSkeMlkvvrBLjrkz1zPX0xkYFmr2flLB8KvjLnA1RcPQa0vnmYvxGj22R-htZAJZv6mR/w400-h400/Bike%20Bag%20(943).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Screen printed bike bag</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Why not take a trip to Barton upon Humber and take a look. The Ropewalk has exhibitions on in its galleries as well as it's Craft Gallery Shop. There's also The Ropewalk Museum and a coffee shop not to mention some nice walks nearby. It's well worth a visit!</span></p><br /><br /><p></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-73778489557624016952023-03-26T12:27:00.001+01:002023-03-26T12:27:50.824+01:00Cecilia Vicuña - Brain Forest Quipu at Tate Modern Turbine Hall<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwxK4kXGSNl2ontYn-VS5rLDMDZArwk9vP2ZtHqmwJXlU5cZRzfZk-NZH51MpyQbBHZzR-MlvA6O4nyYN7-JiQnfaYMcg8wTAxBy5FLdpzOlkg5Kj0p1_0LzW8VlM6LOG-nrFDXKSFkAyGG_DTNU87MBo7T31TQjRTzpapQL2GiFWGWHxPkTLci9K/s2992/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(939).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwxK4kXGSNl2ontYn-VS5rLDMDZArwk9vP2ZtHqmwJXlU5cZRzfZk-NZH51MpyQbBHZzR-MlvA6O4nyYN7-JiQnfaYMcg8wTAxBy5FLdpzOlkg5Kj0p1_0LzW8VlM6LOG-nrFDXKSFkAyGG_DTNU87MBo7T31TQjRTzpapQL2GiFWGWHxPkTLci9K/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(939).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Chilean artist & poet, Cecilia Vicuña, is currently exhibiting her Brain Forest Quipu in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, London. Her installation references the Andean Quechua people's use of the quipu or knot, used instead of writing to record and remember things such as statistics, poems and stories. Vicuña calls the quipu "a poem in space". They originated 5000 years ago and were banned after the European conquest in the 16th century. Many were burnt and destroyed at that time but their symbolism remains part of Andean culture today although the exact meanings behind their formations and colours is not now known.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyZYYdlOvrSeauntZB0QWvvGoBbVqLLcFukRoQLOTtH5F2B8E86MjCFOl71zyA_4be8d27GXrIBlEu-6pWOLoDZvXQQrdwwTG2Am-9DxzanhWZoqedX4v5PMGCdEskHW0CWjU1BULym070SgbZIdw8PXqNQmRrXcQ-UIoQrJi5SzeXwCn3ezmf4Tl/s4000/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(905).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyZYYdlOvrSeauntZB0QWvvGoBbVqLLcFukRoQLOTtH5F2B8E86MjCFOl71zyA_4be8d27GXrIBlEu-6pWOLoDZvXQQrdwwTG2Am-9DxzanhWZoqedX4v5PMGCdEskHW0CWjU1BULym070SgbZIdw8PXqNQmRrXcQ-UIoQrJi5SzeXwCn3ezmf4Tl/w360-h640/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(905).jpg" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLDmlF0NGhWTUJVTDxpWL0qicGy2sqpt0Qul3gsHsDhm-LAktLpQp1GpM7PsXuh9SjQz5ZXOV0caIpT6o1GOfP6QTrkpZjHHsBwhX71LgmHRyUPMOmGtanR7YDyqTZAA-KFuD1V9Q_D25LQbWL4Uflmd5oPR_sxXBUi1dfi_t-b5UDE1g0JonmIfV/s2992/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(928).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLDmlF0NGhWTUJVTDxpWL0qicGy2sqpt0Qul3gsHsDhm-LAktLpQp1GpM7PsXuh9SjQz5ZXOV0caIpT6o1GOfP6QTrkpZjHHsBwhX71LgmHRyUPMOmGtanR7YDyqTZAA-KFuD1V9Q_D25LQbWL4Uflmd5oPR_sxXBUi1dfi_t-b5UDE1g0JonmIfV/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(928).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9O3OVwBy71gBV1EYRe75D3seWS0SWq8rMvCovQ5MKVhtRU6LW-DBr0Ovsi2CwVIxFtPIc4A2X9B3tyPonzGj7_V1oeo-gSCDhUC9co7qy-PQKpmtbs04sDFf79HB07n6W4bj5wIEzIwmxJMgKdmrD6jTEnMMjLR5beCObAZg8wcqCHSRdpRl2QNZ/s2992/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(949).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9O3OVwBy71gBV1EYRe75D3seWS0SWq8rMvCovQ5MKVhtRU6LW-DBr0Ovsi2CwVIxFtPIc4A2X9B3tyPonzGj7_V1oeo-gSCDhUC9co7qy-PQKpmtbs04sDFf79HB07n6W4bj5wIEzIwmxJMgKdmrD6jTEnMMjLR5beCObAZg8wcqCHSRdpRl2QNZ/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(949).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This multimedia installation is an act of mourning for the destruction of the rainforests and its subsequent effect on climate change and the violence against indigenous peoples. The installation comprises 3 elements. Firstly, two Dead Forest Quipu sculptures which are 27m textile pieces hanging from the ceiling. These include different materials woven together with found objects, unspun wool, plant fibres, rope and cardboard. Then there is a Sound Quipu including indigenous music, silences, new pieces by Colombian composer Ricardo Gallo and field recordings from nature. And lastly a Digital Quipu which shows films of indigenous activists and land defenders from around the world who are using digital platforms to get their voices heard.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsW89cU5lOwd6PMK8yGcTN2L0p69gdYLrstJs-6sWaILtj43pcWKU_PIFBZ2xXjuBkzFf0hk72cdej8HTV6Jn3LvD_pSfLCynxsJfjt-KG2Lh5v5-HFztI-mEUdTMzDC34KoByYNdwxM8C2Tk9wcy-QFloB3VRFOHY-SUtCNlm98lc1bOjYDW0d8U/s2302/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(024).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="2302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsW89cU5lOwd6PMK8yGcTN2L0p69gdYLrstJs-6sWaILtj43pcWKU_PIFBZ2xXjuBkzFf0hk72cdej8HTV6Jn3LvD_pSfLCynxsJfjt-KG2Lh5v5-HFztI-mEUdTMzDC34KoByYNdwxM8C2Tk9wcy-QFloB3VRFOHY-SUtCNlm98lc1bOjYDW0d8U/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(024).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZUdOzaNdsGb68s0FG7_kut39wizFrU5D4_lxi-SwWaoQ66SVvRgF6g69VE34LVOVUHfb0ZgNglPrO-d0pkFQ_96jsQQSNHSlwIuzb7spQsDTCrK56Tc0FLFvtoU2vq9Y9xa8IT0EsTtduVUE2keaCVgHF3bxzM3nT5wXqEN90kyhntkx-azyk6xy/s2715/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(042).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="2715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZUdOzaNdsGb68s0FG7_kut39wizFrU5D4_lxi-SwWaoQ66SVvRgF6g69VE34LVOVUHfb0ZgNglPrO-d0pkFQ_96jsQQSNHSlwIuzb7spQsDTCrK56Tc0FLFvtoU2vq9Y9xa8IT0EsTtduVUE2keaCVgHF3bxzM3nT5wXqEN90kyhntkx-azyk6xy/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(042).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW5bkThxyJPnv27Gz0YQ7WzyJ2BlB2WlAFTcS0tLByGSzyjt74rjfYGYyWN-_AyofaC5NkiTNb2v8QTnHE7N0Y-WrZLO8wKhLVjeSmqG9v9gAkAw8vVVmAHWqMw3XVaT6FskwP5kt_qIGEnJc5YHX5C9tcgp5LfBQa6bM2Ch_9_cRoF7DfF32GhDp/s2992/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(048).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW5bkThxyJPnv27Gz0YQ7WzyJ2BlB2WlAFTcS0tLByGSzyjt74rjfYGYyWN-_AyofaC5NkiTNb2v8QTnHE7N0Y-WrZLO8wKhLVjeSmqG9v9gAkAw8vVVmAHWqMw3XVaT6FskwP5kt_qIGEnJc5YHX5C9tcgp5LfBQa6bM2Ch_9_cRoF7DfF32GhDp/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(048).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />Some of the items included in the sculptures were collected from the banks of the River Thames by women from local Latin American communities. This is typical of <span style="text-align: center;">Vicuña</span>'s use of modest, imperfect found materials which she calls "precarios" (precarious)<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkIJtWrumlIRU7FsY0swpiplsIQYd39hUZmcFUmI-cTNr6qhPgCnqW3LynO1ehtpEo4DUSgu3pujhqXnzoW0Nq4yAIs1ot_bELk7MpFXKCfP6KNxPoxGu5VTOeNYhUzfzNHvflmXxLjtjDPKPX3hIx9k6hBMXUEyNIiOgjQ1Ddk-IjOMWU9CT4xgY/s2992/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(051).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkIJtWrumlIRU7FsY0swpiplsIQYd39hUZmcFUmI-cTNr6qhPgCnqW3LynO1ehtpEo4DUSgu3pujhqXnzoW0Nq4yAIs1ot_bELk7MpFXKCfP6KNxPoxGu5VTOeNYhUzfzNHvflmXxLjtjDPKPX3hIx9k6hBMXUEyNIiOgjQ1Ddk-IjOMWU9CT4xgY/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(051).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcbA-ONAHYriQViw1GpeWngwf7TOq4gV9c-IDzApS1n82SyHUODMezx4SB76S9Q8aVlHGeYTsqYf1JYGZtm10IKNARKgat8WCWBNyvHWuSty6wDKahwqB_laS0bbhRwKa9CmjETRSyQj6xvK7So2FGwmzHGpiJ4CZEkhUzRrmeMCeMqHopRfVL4rc/s2588/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(107).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="2588" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcbA-ONAHYriQViw1GpeWngwf7TOq4gV9c-IDzApS1n82SyHUODMezx4SB76S9Q8aVlHGeYTsqYf1JYGZtm10IKNARKgat8WCWBNyvHWuSty6wDKahwqB_laS0bbhRwKa9CmjETRSyQj6xvK7So2FGwmzHGpiJ4CZEkhUzRrmeMCeMqHopRfVL4rc/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(107).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br />The </span><span style="font-family: courier;">bone white colour of the sculptures evokes the bleached bark of trees killed by drought or intentional fire or other dried out substances like snakeskin.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrk9VQH4ocPEtVCw_1emgUGdg9sgwVRfWZGA2-oU7GbMbjLnjX1PgqSKAdEqsKqeaFGnfNhgE0bt8XK4keFuPVNZ1l3U8gczMWOyp5P5LB6SqG_vhRk5RjaTqVJOwLQAdKwH1PMEt8TSf8vblZknd3ev27hQ1LfZAiIF_1NaTr6xn8hKUFEnNfB87/s2992/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(123).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrk9VQH4ocPEtVCw_1emgUGdg9sgwVRfWZGA2-oU7GbMbjLnjX1PgqSKAdEqsKqeaFGnfNhgE0bt8XK4keFuPVNZ1l3U8gczMWOyp5P5LB6SqG_vhRk5RjaTqVJOwLQAdKwH1PMEt8TSf8vblZknd3ev27hQ1LfZAiIF_1NaTr6xn8hKUFEnNfB87/w400-h400/Cecilia%20Vicuna%20-%20Brain%20Forest%20Quipu%20(123).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Cecilia Vicuña - Dead Forest Quipu (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I saw this when also visiting the <a href="https://www.hippystitch.co.uk/2023/02/magdalena-abakanowicz-at-tate-modern.html" target="_blank">Magdalena Abakanowicz</a> exhibition - plenty of textile art on show to whet your appetite! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Cecilia Vicuna exhibition is on until </span><b style="font-family: courier;">16 April 2023</b><span style="font-family: courier;">.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-73953808005129647452023-03-18T15:31:00.002+00:002023-03-18T18:16:02.322+00:00Creature Comforts at JGM Gallery, London<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD9nEg1nhNdEK4N6gyqINkQFQ32hITwzEuY2lXfKi2KzR3nwIk9mkh7BsnphXAyZHRkd8DODEzuqwqfpOjucXoMt_LSdY4d5VowGKhO_3NmCT7q0fXtGrcWJG0O8g-lcHhbmOjaQ8SILuAWQ7PZOQJxUYid_3sE707_k7yUneyxH_CBrWE6MGm8ev/s2992/Woo%20Jin%20Joo%20-%20Re-New%20(520).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipD9nEg1nhNdEK4N6gyqINkQFQ32hITwzEuY2lXfKi2KzR3nwIk9mkh7BsnphXAyZHRkd8DODEzuqwqfpOjucXoMt_LSdY4d5VowGKhO_3NmCT7q0fXtGrcWJG0O8g-lcHhbmOjaQ8SILuAWQ7PZOQJxUYid_3sE707_k7yUneyxH_CBrWE6MGm8ev/w640-h640/Woo%20Jin%20Joo%20-%20Re-New%20(520).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Woojin Joo - Re-New</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Way back in December 2022 I went to the <a href="https://www.jgmgallery.com/" target="_blank">JGM Gallery</a> in Battersea, London to see the Creature Comforts exhibition. This was a textile exhibition exploring the multifaceted aspects of </span><span style="font-family: courier;">textiles</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> - comfort, chaos and conflict. It was great and here are my highlights...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwAFcICnJGO_aKjd_Cjy7C3x61q-t24f6c-7_us15IJ-sm-i-uU2yM9AF1iK0naK2t_QdOzUlLoK7XY4ETwTwmnUDzuz2qn0vySq-LncvGkUGD97sb_k3PFFJQpM_jViIaLn9sHi9B05hUFldRUpmCXEAd3tDd3H28m0S5CPiNm4VWpvRU9j0SrBn/s2992/Woo%20Jin%20Joo%20-%20Glove%20Dokkaebi%20%20(257).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwAFcICnJGO_aKjd_Cjy7C3x61q-t24f6c-7_us15IJ-sm-i-uU2yM9AF1iK0naK2t_QdOzUlLoK7XY4ETwTwmnUDzuz2qn0vySq-LncvGkUGD97sb_k3PFFJQpM_jViIaLn9sHi9B05hUFldRUpmCXEAd3tDd3H28m0S5CPiNm4VWpvRU9j0SrBn/w400-h400/Woo%20Jin%20Joo%20-%20Glove%20Dokkaebi%20%20(257).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Woojin Joo - Glove Dokkaebi</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><a href="https://www.woojinstudio.com/about-1" target="_blank">Woojin Joo</a>'s work is inflenced by the East Asian culture she grew up in. Her pieces were unusual and fascinating using lots or free machine embroidery. Her Glove Dokkaebi was a creature made from a lost glove. Dokkaebi are Korean mythological creatures like a kind of goblin. It is believed they are formed by the spiritual possession of an inanimate object like a lost glove. They are thought to be able to interact with humans to play tricks on them or to help them. <br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WLFnuVXbKSpuf-POaNPSj6m87Uc3b74NGRoTo1MQOVZTsKMoZh_JjkvH2IKfhByKpYfbwkhvXCo2YoUPsCALJGTZ52Xuq26HbM3qlQodA47-7dcZU27Ai8kmT_TwZiiwSN4in2_FAObmlKkJXb3X3LydjS_9I2KrwzlEaLOkX-KklDy-b8MVYn1x/s2992/Woo%20Jin%20Joo%20-%20Ten%20Symbols%20of%20Longevity%20(detail)%20(721).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WLFnuVXbKSpuf-POaNPSj6m87Uc3b74NGRoTo1MQOVZTsKMoZh_JjkvH2IKfhByKpYfbwkhvXCo2YoUPsCALJGTZ52Xuq26HbM3qlQodA47-7dcZU27Ai8kmT_TwZiiwSN4in2_FAObmlKkJXb3X3LydjS_9I2KrwzlEaLOkX-KklDy-b8MVYn1x/w400-h400/Woo%20Jin%20Joo%20-%20Ten%20Symbols%20of%20Longevity%20(detail)%20(721).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Woojin Joo - Ten Symbols of Longevity (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="http://freddierobins.com/" target="_blank">Freddie Robbins</a> had both machine knitted and hand knitted pieces. I liked how the handknitted word "courage" cast its shadows...</span></p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMR_Pwy0pyr2y0xYgXeoZo0fxkaglqR1Anh2qw5QBL3kCZag5v1THPdSv0X_GK7itgaVbkGRXqgO1laK9s108D7gfHcyTD1N_Dryky_fUVO4smHcSIgDYExxirMYfNXAtONO_d2urNd6mz6lsGR33DVASlODZUTCwB3kDEo3OBQBfE2hF3cvwwyj8/s2872/Freddie%20Robbins%20-%20Be%20Afraid%20(213).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="2161" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMR_Pwy0pyr2y0xYgXeoZo0fxkaglqR1Anh2qw5QBL3kCZag5v1THPdSv0X_GK7itgaVbkGRXqgO1laK9s108D7gfHcyTD1N_Dryky_fUVO4smHcSIgDYExxirMYfNXAtONO_d2urNd6mz6lsGR33DVASlODZUTCwB3kDEo3OBQBfE2hF3cvwwyj8/w482-h640/Freddie%20Robbins%20-%20Be%20Afraid%20(213).jpg" width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Freddie Robbins - Be Afraid</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuR0LIgsAjs-M7yYE9cynd7YJEvoJhpNwPu4PIrYx3ekyQ_lFIc5GBWzL3CQL2STtxb9Bc_8V6UPlFagtLN2fHZBk4bOf1ZYheWs6OV-M8_lgUtMZ_UoTwf9hNf6rR1oArS3RizmN8M3pLww-yZsP5NbP3UwMTus82ghguuRRmrGJkM-wdipd7z14/s2992/Freddie%20Robbins%20-%20Courage%20(949).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuR0LIgsAjs-M7yYE9cynd7YJEvoJhpNwPu4PIrYx3ekyQ_lFIc5GBWzL3CQL2STtxb9Bc_8V6UPlFagtLN2fHZBk4bOf1ZYheWs6OV-M8_lgUtMZ_UoTwf9hNf6rR1oArS3RizmN8M3pLww-yZsP5NbP3UwMTus82ghguuRRmrGJkM-wdipd7z14/w400-h400/Freddie%20Robbins%20-%20Courage%20(949).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Freddie Robbins - Courage</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><br />I loved the bright colours and graphic style of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/martinmaloney2" target="_blank">Martin Maloney</a>'s embroidered piece. This was embroidered in Afghanistan using one of Martin's collages as the design...<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSjmhpS9TjxMTfj4VFtooEGtVHApul3Bu0uw9kWvJQiewRLsj44K1eW780fSGc2rfZsek3puhkvcTJ7144BTY17PM-oEyVWu6xYjgc9xR4J0pJO9Z-Ars15I14kFNBzSF4-RKQnPhebWzQy1-1mc--n7UIPFJvsjwvOVoawrzslYb5fJUP2vh9VsG/s2992/Martin%20Maloney%20-%20Red%20Velvet%20(detail)%20(o51).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSjmhpS9TjxMTfj4VFtooEGtVHApul3Bu0uw9kWvJQiewRLsj44K1eW780fSGc2rfZsek3puhkvcTJ7144BTY17PM-oEyVWu6xYjgc9xR4J0pJO9Z-Ars15I14kFNBzSF4-RKQnPhebWzQy1-1mc--n7UIPFJvsjwvOVoawrzslYb5fJUP2vh9VsG/w400-h400/Martin%20Maloney%20-%20Red%20Velvet%20(detail)%20(o51).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Martin Maloney - Red Velvet (detail)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://mollyhkent.com/" target="_blank">Molly Kent</a>'s weaving had a dramatic quality...<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ru6RGPVvTUVzSsW-jBURfU2vUSXv-vEEaHTGz70YzF3rO6BdZ39x9XNKX94B8E-4dJj9I0yuyRE4S2sMpgddcigVVYzAJnpsV5v6R9W1RSQd6c-c6KXeiWaiWfQ4i6bfmsqxHnVES7pl1F7JuxxwRs1n_6ObVKJQHZH7w0gFVBTEr5oDsMYFaxxi/s2992/Molly%20Kent%20-%20Stuck%20in%20Limbo%20(154).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ru6RGPVvTUVzSsW-jBURfU2vUSXv-vEEaHTGz70YzF3rO6BdZ39x9XNKX94B8E-4dJj9I0yuyRE4S2sMpgddcigVVYzAJnpsV5v6R9W1RSQd6c-c6KXeiWaiWfQ4i6bfmsqxHnVES7pl1F7JuxxwRs1n_6ObVKJQHZH7w0gFVBTEr5oDsMYFaxxi/w400-h400/Molly%20Kent%20-%20Stuck%20in%20Limbo%20(154).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Molly Kent - Stuck in Limbo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://alicekettle.co.uk/" target="_blank">Alice Kettle</a>'s distinctive style of hand and machine stitch was in evidence here...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdW9dhq1DaxKaH74VoRwqrZ3dU55A64sq55i_pI-j0g1k9Vio2acEuYnCAMixFsGcbtJOnXufYBeCzh3Rjyede9ugGkn4PwqWFrMSmphXJMZ1Bski6IlmpOBcIRvoQu8UBYvF-qqp_0mCn7vhktB9vFI2y-CuwRj_VnJpAZj9R4C4GJZOTsbY0DKXz/s1806/Alice%20Kettle%20-%20Lady%20With%20A%20Bowl%20(305).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="1454" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdW9dhq1DaxKaH74VoRwqrZ3dU55A64sq55i_pI-j0g1k9Vio2acEuYnCAMixFsGcbtJOnXufYBeCzh3Rjyede9ugGkn4PwqWFrMSmphXJMZ1Bski6IlmpOBcIRvoQu8UBYvF-qqp_0mCn7vhktB9vFI2y-CuwRj_VnJpAZj9R4C4GJZOTsbY0DKXz/w323-h400/Alice%20Kettle%20-%20Lady%20With%20A%20Bowl%20(305).jpg" width="323" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Alice Kettle - Lady With A Bowl</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The exhibition closed in January but you can get a flavour of it here.</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-16683185770831647422023-03-11T13:17:00.000+00:002023-03-11T13:17:02.066+00:00Annie Montgomerie - Hand Me Downs - Yorkshire Sculpture Park<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0OjhTOLQmgFjHtQ-Eb-7kwYBY7pV5y9AHGtl-nUBGvKVckhVakEwnZE1tyDSeEWlYCobYNCbVv2Icb9P9Tlej6_ItnI5sbUWjxsAGbdpxlOUkeS1O_frqaj4JzJW1HJGDO7UmfcOTVFTvTsZo0zFaW1vnorZjbRz7TLhwwR7VxaRAaZvvUXkz7hG/s4000/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Giraffe%20(622).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0OjhTOLQmgFjHtQ-Eb-7kwYBY7pV5y9AHGtl-nUBGvKVckhVakEwnZE1tyDSeEWlYCobYNCbVv2Icb9P9Tlej6_ItnI5sbUWjxsAGbdpxlOUkeS1O_frqaj4JzJW1HJGDO7UmfcOTVFTvTsZo0zFaW1vnorZjbRz7TLhwwR7VxaRAaZvvUXkz7hG/w300-h400/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Giraffe%20(622).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Annie Montgomerie - Giraffe</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><a href="http://www.anniemontgomerie.co.uk" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Annie Montgomerie</a><span style="font-family: courier;">'s anthropomorphic creatures capture a sense of nostalgic childhood when children played hide and seek, skipped along the pavement, explored the woods whilst wearing hand me downs from their siblings and couldn't keep their socks up.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbHt8MTTEQpXy0zyjIi4gR4g9t400qOxCsRg2mJqJPf7YR9Vs-bOZIoZpFRcFzvvMLHRonNT9F_2MjHB-LfM_WqN1OQE094v4hhF07NarPd_TuUyfc6_t9nci1HNGn3ZooNxJHBMnnx-xQcTLnrYvW14HoGViBxyJSQK1QYgPr-hb9NIK4bp2Qof1/s2654/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Toftly%20(543).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="2654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbHt8MTTEQpXy0zyjIi4gR4g9t400qOxCsRg2mJqJPf7YR9Vs-bOZIoZpFRcFzvvMLHRonNT9F_2MjHB-LfM_WqN1OQE094v4hhF07NarPd_TuUyfc6_t9nci1HNGn3ZooNxJHBMnnx-xQcTLnrYvW14HoGViBxyJSQK1QYgPr-hb9NIK4bp2Qof1/s320/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Toftly%20(543).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Annie Montgomerie - Toftly the Dog</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HWQTmXLF6ZObgpCaXJbGUhE-crlLMIF0StzA5UeolRhKmbGdbQkrc_x2-lQIEERYeqqNvNtZWzwqmSeOfNdARajlU9mJIJbTmZO-YRSIlPEOt_ER42V7O5VdyUm-FXoYC-o-gGBlZ_EaDCDH5MUo8-aYAUC4bzlPzXrmw45llTcA2-dU8jvR43QM/s3767/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Urshalla%20(757).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3767" data-original-width="1464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HWQTmXLF6ZObgpCaXJbGUhE-crlLMIF0StzA5UeolRhKmbGdbQkrc_x2-lQIEERYeqqNvNtZWzwqmSeOfNdARajlU9mJIJbTmZO-YRSIlPEOt_ER42V7O5VdyUm-FXoYC-o-gGBlZ_EaDCDH5MUo8-aYAUC4bzlPzXrmw45llTcA2-dU8jvR43QM/w248-h640/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Urshalla%20(757).jpg" width="248" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Annie Montgomerie<br />- Urshalla the Cat</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Cats, dogs, foxes, alpacas, bears and more appear in her collection and often have a special "loved" toy with them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cDWOT7mSdA9wt0GJSequegWcD-pQGg1DdJhq7jPVRytTkgoQLjgmFpGQvXW9EZ2EiFVUz1uRAAPoo4n-a21_KFOW-apQOBbmwBaypkfp3V-CFNDaB3dNCNYyvVczhL4Bi9P_lNK-bV_i5RzYhJOt8J7XYmxYsKocguVVRwqP8fY5o8s_VpXrW4py/s4000/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Animals%20-%20Bombom%20with%20bumblebee%20Locka,%20Eztree%20%20(457).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cDWOT7mSdA9wt0GJSequegWcD-pQGg1DdJhq7jPVRytTkgoQLjgmFpGQvXW9EZ2EiFVUz1uRAAPoo4n-a21_KFOW-apQOBbmwBaypkfp3V-CFNDaB3dNCNYyvVczhL4Bi9P_lNK-bV_i5RzYhJOt8J7XYmxYsKocguVVRwqP8fY5o8s_VpXrW4py/w640-h480/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Animals%20-%20Bombom%20with%20bumblebee%20Locka,%20Eztree%20%20(457).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Annie Montgomerie - Alpacas, Bombom the bear, Locka & Eztree the foxes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Her making starts with the face which she creates from muslin and glue until she has a hard outer shell whilst the body and clothes of her creatures are made from vintage finds. Annie says, "I use muslin, 100% wool felt, ‘up-cycled’ wool garments, velvet, leather, cotton, moleskin and blankets for wall hangings and figures. I then stitch on curious little things I find including vintage buttons, charms and jewellery."</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8P2nr4LbBe-GH8Y-S1mpmkwhyNL1680wO-B7TxXPmUM0u0kxizGWgnaf1twQBeOn9ENB7HlWWODYd1LaK6i_OcUNiNROmFe5iCpa0xpw75FE8uCeIQwxf0it3QL5-m1iZ-Hf6mvv0sJmGG1J9RG7Aqn4HQKx6bZF8hYcR6e0Dh6dmCBXKFS8TcLg/s2787/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Agny%20the%20Sun%20Beart%20(511).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="1847" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8P2nr4LbBe-GH8Y-S1mpmkwhyNL1680wO-B7TxXPmUM0u0kxizGWgnaf1twQBeOn9ENB7HlWWODYd1LaK6i_OcUNiNROmFe5iCpa0xpw75FE8uCeIQwxf0it3QL5-m1iZ-Hf6mvv0sJmGG1J9RG7Aqn4HQKx6bZF8hYcR6e0Dh6dmCBXKFS8TcLg/w265-h400/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Agny%20the%20Sun%20Beart%20(511).jpg" width="265" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Annie Montgomerie - Agny the Sun Bear</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprGjcygjNMl_eh34QtxkbtqeUMhflirgmMFfwRXXgpv1r4SMsK6p81WDvDTj1b-meQSExJPA2k8xWKLi3znyRUEihA0hEyQ--N8rMpsOasql2waV5Oc3orrxUKI5oACtSuwqeKb1LHNEqGp1QFbLYhs0sMUp5I2zCa4nvXai4gyVfFy_ikN8gZBjq/s2643/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Blip%20(517).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="2529" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprGjcygjNMl_eh34QtxkbtqeUMhflirgmMFfwRXXgpv1r4SMsK6p81WDvDTj1b-meQSExJPA2k8xWKLi3znyRUEihA0hEyQ--N8rMpsOasql2waV5Oc3orrxUKI5oACtSuwqeKb1LHNEqGp1QFbLYhs0sMUp5I2zCa4nvXai4gyVfFy_ikN8gZBjq/w383-h400/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Blip%20(517).jpg" width="383" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Annie Montgomerie - Blip the Mouse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">They are skillfully made and spookily realistic. I found them rather unsettling but fascinating.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kDRlPkjsSXu0fIpaIk1kxsJz20uoJ1Gh4sbpypWYeI7xbaKO5r538_TsFyE-CJUeyxIzMI7Qv2072qOZuwp0ekhWzQ_Qf-vDU57_s-MNsx2WmQiYXOVLkRfAFCMBsjZ9-xoJWzVabPhrSTEwnQJMA7JEV2Ntb_IoztgX5RSMSjMurbNoAnr5Y8mG/s2992/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Fizzle%20(029).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kDRlPkjsSXu0fIpaIk1kxsJz20uoJ1Gh4sbpypWYeI7xbaKO5r538_TsFyE-CJUeyxIzMI7Qv2072qOZuwp0ekhWzQ_Qf-vDU57_s-MNsx2WmQiYXOVLkRfAFCMBsjZ9-xoJWzVabPhrSTEwnQJMA7JEV2Ntb_IoztgX5RSMSjMurbNoAnr5Y8mG/w400-h400/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Fizzle%20(029).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Annie Montgomerie - Fizzle the Owl</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqyX8rcl6IejGRRn0_YAdo6GO5QHYE7SIXaZaPicgZuglXojJPkQYQSVAZqf1OXen2DH7ppbLJMkjA93H6lAk4x7azPaLnrVcC0KsKtEXghWMD5DwXJGm2RSnsqgx7jdFgTf-BdaT6gMEb_nCHoQgD5CCBdYnyTsCH7BC6Iin8_S9lNpULjppjPkv/s2992/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Pidge%20(019).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqyX8rcl6IejGRRn0_YAdo6GO5QHYE7SIXaZaPicgZuglXojJPkQYQSVAZqf1OXen2DH7ppbLJMkjA93H6lAk4x7azPaLnrVcC0KsKtEXghWMD5DwXJGm2RSnsqgx7jdFgTf-BdaT6gMEb_nCHoQgD5CCBdYnyTsCH7BC6Iin8_S9lNpULjppjPkv/w400-h400/Annie%20Montgomerie%20-%20Pidge%20(019).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Annie Mongomery - Pidge the Pigeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The <a href="https://ysp.org.uk/press/annie-montgomerie-hand-me-downs" target="_blank">Hand Me Downs</a> exhibition has closed now but was at the wonderful <a href="https://ysp.org.uk/" target="_blank">Yorkshire Sculpture Park</a> which is always a great day out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-78484105933932329622023-03-05T22:23:00.000+00:002023-03-05T22:23:06.375+00:00New Liberty Print Necklaces Available in my Folksy Shop<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oSN-feuZC7JtyfuEE1e9lr252IgUiaug5CxderCzeC5ainEHD5YxD9fiungRctvcCOxr982HYCm7i3CE20dBeWgf45TSrOC5HrPILJxH3uI9w1GCbJsD7L2ZnRJzOO4-fF86jaJI7awBu-BZUG6-nv0ZNorqMsh6mB10baFfSnxCGVaeF05lOOCq/s2647/Liberty%20Print%20Necklaces%20(357).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="2647" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oSN-feuZC7JtyfuEE1e9lr252IgUiaug5CxderCzeC5ainEHD5YxD9fiungRctvcCOxr982HYCm7i3CE20dBeWgf45TSrOC5HrPILJxH3uI9w1GCbJsD7L2ZnRJzOO4-fF86jaJI7awBu-BZUG6-nv0ZNorqMsh6mB10baFfSnxCGVaeF05lOOCq/w400-h400/Liberty%20Print%20Necklaces%20(357).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This is just to let you know that I've restocked my Folksy shop with some new Liberty print fabric necklaces. You can find them <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/SallyStone/collections/196101-liberty-print-fabric-necklaces" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbpz-DnCyJPJB33gwN7hNsuc0rK0gOuCDQXlu5gyl73knxRbOww57AKgwYy7Zmlfhg8MpLaCy7kTkAcSk0IeiJL8Ib2CNq_tEqVlGp9Cacg5M0QCc6Ky_ZI5YOV2CEXI991JB4a6AKODxuB1VJIAgjuxvFcjRRpU7FiSyvmIYmadznEIi9FI-LgLa/s2000/Fabric%20Necklace%20fabrics%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbpz-DnCyJPJB33gwN7hNsuc0rK0gOuCDQXlu5gyl73knxRbOww57AKgwYy7Zmlfhg8MpLaCy7kTkAcSk0IeiJL8Ib2CNq_tEqVlGp9Cacg5M0QCc6Ky_ZI5YOV2CEXI991JB4a6AKODxuB1VJIAgjuxvFcjRRpU7FiSyvmIYmadznEIi9FI-LgLa/w400-h400/Fabric%20Necklace%20fabrics%20collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Liberty fabrics</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier;">And here's a closer look at the fabrics I've used. There's traditional, geometric, floral, bold, graphic, whimsical, bright - in fact something for everyone! There's a bit more detail about the prints over on Folksy. </span><span style="font-family: courier;">I was particularly pleased to find the Pattern Map fabric below. Who doesn't love a nice map - particularly one illustrated like this.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZE5z2hhWeZzOi38DC0u5Ox8KGlx11wQRp-reFI243nDZso28-6-kUy_JXfldJBVSarQZO9xSwmYl4OE4l4OSo8miN_CLVtEcwUhap8waTLwGRiFTHVp6wPf9PnLNvMHeyibj0HcChivKAbB-kHBX6MmMO6GDGSnSGPEwT0WpkcG4TJ8akmjemmjw/s2992/Liberty%20Print%20Pattern%20Map%20necklaces%20(313).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZE5z2hhWeZzOi38DC0u5Ox8KGlx11wQRp-reFI243nDZso28-6-kUy_JXfldJBVSarQZO9xSwmYl4OE4l4OSo8miN_CLVtEcwUhap8waTLwGRiFTHVp6wPf9PnLNvMHeyibj0HcChivKAbB-kHBX6MmMO6GDGSnSGPEwT0WpkcG4TJ8akmjemmjw/w400-h400/Liberty%20Print%20Pattern%20Map%20necklaces%20(313).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Pattern Map Fabric and Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">All the necklaces are made with Tana Lawn which is a beautiful soft cotton that feels great against the skin. You can tie the necklaces with a bow or a knot and vary the length from choker to mid chest depending on what you're wearing. They can even be carefully handwashed. What's not to love!</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIn3lZ-JHEEQjiAqr5vhF6Iv-1Z6lFVD9SZHJAz-ft8qNasfKa2u02mbMBVqcFqjTtv_2chkBp6RY2lraTE03v8E6z4NnjPAHF2dsDL6QTZvCUJBKsPjPiUSCuuHlv3CzDNai1zKL_83H8n4Es0I66v9qgm3JomqXP3zy_3xS-yYLEm8MDKcwZh9o/s2821/Liberty%20Print%20Fabric%20Necklaces%20(750).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="2821" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIn3lZ-JHEEQjiAqr5vhF6Iv-1Z6lFVD9SZHJAz-ft8qNasfKa2u02mbMBVqcFqjTtv_2chkBp6RY2lraTE03v8E6z4NnjPAHF2dsDL6QTZvCUJBKsPjPiUSCuuHlv3CzDNai1zKL_83H8n4Es0I66v9qgm3JomqXP3zy_3xS-yYLEm8MDKcwZh9o/w400-h400/Liberty%20Print%20Fabric%20Necklaces%20(750).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Do hop over to </span><a href="https://folksy.com/shops/SallyStone/collections/196101-liberty-print-fabric-necklaces" style="font-family: courier;" target="_blank">Folksy</a><span style="font-family: courier;"> and take a look...</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQffUqn8lW3Uqdz4_3PaMppCjepSxJ6g5_aI2ZN2I2xCsyCxbcriYiuy-xr11fekTR8snjXS7eRXWw2-jpYctP90C9iPYrnaBPaUWXHDQsVZhsp1rTKGltGRapNZXqquUWWJatI-liJjyZVs7ewSSVjOpMiaLlCcr9zIJkEB74EoUtDahorsbyK2pF/s2000/Pietra%20Dura%20Necklace.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="2000" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQffUqn8lW3Uqdz4_3PaMppCjepSxJ6g5_aI2ZN2I2xCsyCxbcriYiuy-xr11fekTR8snjXS7eRXWw2-jpYctP90C9iPYrnaBPaUWXHDQsVZhsp1rTKGltGRapNZXqquUWWJatI-liJjyZVs7ewSSVjOpMiaLlCcr9zIJkEB74EoUtDahorsbyK2pF/w640-h212/Pietra%20Dura%20Necklace.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Liberty Print Fabric Necklace in Pietra Dura Print</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206353825939009872.post-29604650619781781652023-02-18T14:41:00.001+00:002023-03-11T13:11:43.557+00:00Magdalena Abakanowicz at Tate Modern, London<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OU09FUE9_mUKGpycDOCvct-gYiZu_U1rST6pr22zKb4ueaYny3dg7t0ZFyEH-DqDssrOeDuDkHdh536zptUyVpwhTfs435CnoaMRcQ-CZzuvqNzD3vB0qGZMgnhGK6HG19esiWKE526uDHmLAV1v5TCTqqPLFPrITsRpDqermxHSTMEB8v1RHRmH/s2810/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20January-February%20(300).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="2810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OU09FUE9_mUKGpycDOCvct-gYiZu_U1rST6pr22zKb4ueaYny3dg7t0ZFyEH-DqDssrOeDuDkHdh536zptUyVpwhTfs435CnoaMRcQ-CZzuvqNzD3vB0qGZMgnhGK6HG19esiWKE526uDHmLAV1v5TCTqqPLFPrITsRpDqermxHSTMEB8v1RHRmH/w640-h640/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20January-February%20(300).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Abakan January-February</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This exhibition - <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/magdalena-abakanowicz" target="_blank">Every Tangle of Thread and Rope</a> - is definitely not to be missed. If you can get there - GO! Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) was a Polish artist, most well known for her monumental woven structures of the 1960s and 1970s known as Abakans, which were named after her. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuNffnXHakq-cse7xfBaAkKJs6rZPxL1MnHMQyoFd2np5Be4nMwbV4g-EGPlL1KIiyC3ofMrWtPSuRCFDm0Y84UkcH24DBfEq3l1xr7P9XODCE0RvgPHFa60dT8e8S_-NWkHDYRVSPCRnuECPxJs7R6K1wDdDRqnHFtKV32Ldu-_JYGx-xP4qWVDn/s4000/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Design%20for%20Tapisserie%2021%20Brune%20(555).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="4000" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuNffnXHakq-cse7xfBaAkKJs6rZPxL1MnHMQyoFd2np5Be4nMwbV4g-EGPlL1KIiyC3ofMrWtPSuRCFDm0Y84UkcH24DBfEq3l1xr7P9XODCE0RvgPHFa60dT8e8S_-NWkHDYRVSPCRnuECPxJs7R6K1wDdDRqnHFtKV32Ldu-_JYGx-xP4qWVDn/w640-h260/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Design%20for%20Tapisserie%2021%20Brune%20(555).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Design for Tapisserie 21 Brune</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">She studied painting and weaving at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, graduating in 1954. At this time the Soviet regime was becoming more liberal and there were funding opportunities for craft and folk art through the state sponsored Association of Polish Artists which she took advantage of. Artists designed items that were then produced by artisans.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRobVQwG5FaI7VSQoi4ukDG4h6hWkWn_sCoKbdU__lHJQAPMD5CsdCQ9lGp_netN5VOOXH6jUf706XAAgW_DbURcTU3Z-JAKLfm3QCdMil4teZ60ZVJluaEnsyv7yQW_QVMeKqpqMYoDvvBTyVasXYlEdW1zL6TOdW7kmDy-G0RH88aaa9zLhEBbo7/s4000/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Tapisserie%2021%20Brune%20(535).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRobVQwG5FaI7VSQoi4ukDG4h6hWkWn_sCoKbdU__lHJQAPMD5CsdCQ9lGp_netN5VOOXH6jUf706XAAgW_DbURcTU3Z-JAKLfm3QCdMil4teZ60ZVJluaEnsyv7yQW_QVMeKqpqMYoDvvBTyVasXYlEdW1zL6TOdW7kmDy-G0RH88aaa9zLhEBbo7/w640-h360/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Tapisserie%2021%20Brune%20(535).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Tapisserie 21 Brune<br />(Woven by Maria Lydzba)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">She lived in a studio apartment in Warsaw with her husband where creating artworks that could be folded up was a distinct advantage. Her style of weaving was improvisatory.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_BjRips0zNR0fXLlBVt3CzfpCD6rNwlQgcrToW5cCVtJJrNSdfKMQj2Epx-FdZo3WCMrbW4vPXhlZdoos5fb0BzF70MxT50ZEFxxvCWIh1YJkC2UnbR0kbE2U3CNUZW0zTwl2MxQyAsUZQdNL4Pt8TgqmeUQPf12rs52Q0x_7odE5KwFyUfesO1R/s2992/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Orange%20(042).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_BjRips0zNR0fXLlBVt3CzfpCD6rNwlQgcrToW5cCVtJJrNSdfKMQj2Epx-FdZo3WCMrbW4vPXhlZdoos5fb0BzF70MxT50ZEFxxvCWIh1YJkC2UnbR0kbE2U3CNUZW0zTwl2MxQyAsUZQdNL4Pt8TgqmeUQPf12rs52Q0x_7odE5KwFyUfesO1R/w400-h400/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Orange%20(042).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Abakan Orange (1968)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">She saw a strong connection between her work and the natural world, seeing fibre as the </span><span style="font-family: courier;">basic element</span><span style="font-family: courier;"> making up the organic world. She said "It is from fibre that all living organisms are built, the tissue of plants, leaves and ourselves... our nerves, our genetic code, the canals of out veins, our muscles...We are fibrous structures."</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeukCLopCfDajPwkoQ80GJ9xqxcKGpE2v7w7cMwgPFa5t0QK1bTwwvcYxhcNkwgYeH04JKOYyw1zdo5JY7pndhB63_dpqr3oPLdLzkC15maanKRq4onA8ouuPlMjX-egd_dySNgBZN2jcxBcvSAhqtmtU1LosBFbu4UNrEIpF1BsKgg5RUpOURhSt/s2992/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Red%20(135).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeukCLopCfDajPwkoQ80GJ9xqxcKGpE2v7w7cMwgPFa5t0QK1bTwwvcYxhcNkwgYeH04JKOYyw1zdo5JY7pndhB63_dpqr3oPLdLzkC15maanKRq4onA8ouuPlMjX-egd_dySNgBZN2jcxBcvSAhqtmtU1LosBFbu4UNrEIpF1BsKgg5RUpOURhSt/w400-h400/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Red%20(135).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Abakan Red</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Her weavings use sisal and sometimes wool, horsehair and rope and move from the rectangular to the more organic 3D free-hanging Abakans. Referring to her installations as "environments" Abakanowicz was interested on the immersive and performative possibilities of her arrangements in particular spaces and liked to light them dramatically.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWo1Dn7s5R83axBmt3OHWkt1pvdCmcfoEYBjgiD_B7UMkqIUVCqNarMxppPt7nQOMryfPImPYCG6saz9ToivXoVu-aGfHDqHDQQEqD1PznioCn4sut2B2JImvQWmBe2YkNYIH516Muk3nv_H-D1IE0lEVZnNBzlk1obBXAtKZFzh6YIKCyIlS4M3A/s2992/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Yellow%20(032).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWo1Dn7s5R83axBmt3OHWkt1pvdCmcfoEYBjgiD_B7UMkqIUVCqNarMxppPt7nQOMryfPImPYCG6saz9ToivXoVu-aGfHDqHDQQEqD1PznioCn4sut2B2JImvQWmBe2YkNYIH516Muk3nv_H-D1IE0lEVZnNBzlk1obBXAtKZFzh6YIKCyIlS4M3A/w400-h400/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Yellow%20(032).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Abakan Yellow</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hxi5N8K6y3TjpaRCUEXjj2YomvxZbhN51nw8HPleT3pwf2qZviZYnOskhCKSeZjL-oHXb4HfLy0OswPApRBYrkQEUOcnTQ3bHio-BG6x0kllfQTLsFE2usu1ruKR8_8SHu13anFJ5uHxRxl91vIUl48-AaXCcj0_HgVoVROUxbwTeFwEu0_sBRGc/s3000/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Orange%201971%20(437).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hxi5N8K6y3TjpaRCUEXjj2YomvxZbhN51nw8HPleT3pwf2qZviZYnOskhCKSeZjL-oHXb4HfLy0OswPApRBYrkQEUOcnTQ3bHio-BG6x0kllfQTLsFE2usu1ruKR8_8SHu13anFJ5uHxRxl91vIUl48-AaXCcj0_HgVoVROUxbwTeFwEu0_sBRGc/w400-h400/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Orange%201971%20(437).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Abakan Orange (1971)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhockhnYlYhiwa3NvVEKZhvFDQW3XixCfa33dGGwiso51pkdVp4qAq7gUxZ7Fhethd9oAdfYKTSfRa_CTDQh667k53Ygj-ormAw2L9rOgeWyJxoPwu5Rv5tVvCfVsnG9Ot5--ZdBSSXxZN5xMFED7eLt2v-MVGbzwbrkgH10L6aG63F7g-SuDPQ7g98/s3000/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Orange%201971%20detail%20(450).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhockhnYlYhiwa3NvVEKZhvFDQW3XixCfa33dGGwiso51pkdVp4qAq7gUxZ7Fhethd9oAdfYKTSfRa_CTDQh667k53Ygj-ormAw2L9rOgeWyJxoPwu5Rv5tVvCfVsnG9Ot5--ZdBSSXxZN5xMFED7eLt2v-MVGbzwbrkgH10L6aG63F7g-SuDPQ7g98/w400-h400/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Orange%201971%20detail%20(450).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Abakan Orange (1971) detail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Some of her works bring to mind garments and others body parts with elements spilling out of them. I think her Abakan January-February (see first image) looks like a pair of lungs.</span></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKyH3LWx6xHcfbSqeY9BL9gx8ZH7WjW52GOj9NEJLGia-thtNA34tWpIP1U1I2fmx3AHHxYgmaQEBssWIu7WRaaeA-231Xn8-UfuPavJ_p73ArohO4PYUslP6udasWbyLsYy9H2zKmteMFBGox8FiK2hRdP3Vyub4xB8IvQMdibsY2lJcBpDH46TP/s4000/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Situation%20Variable%20ll%20(450).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKyH3LWx6xHcfbSqeY9BL9gx8ZH7WjW52GOj9NEJLGia-thtNA34tWpIP1U1I2fmx3AHHxYgmaQEBssWIu7WRaaeA-231Xn8-UfuPavJ_p73ArohO4PYUslP6udasWbyLsYy9H2zKmteMFBGox8FiK2hRdP3Vyub4xB8IvQMdibsY2lJcBpDH46TP/w360-h640/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Abakan%20Situation%20Variable%20ll%20(450).jpg" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Situation Variable 2</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Abakanowicz's work brought to mind that of Sheila Hicks who was also making remarkable textile art in the same period and upto the present. (You can read more about Hick's exhibition "Off Grid" at The Hepworth, Wakefield in 2022 <a href="https://www.hippystitch.co.uk/2022/04/sheila-hicks-at-hepworth-wakefield.html" target="_blank">here</a>). </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJMap11AEcpfmwc7HagSbyNQSISffP2cbCgNh6TqgiYcs2-mNokQ9gez8FkevTvdPLivuURWlh7F_z284DAjDGQ6SiqjzmlV7sKQWnHjkurgLqPSLOURYPn-7Lzefwow4qZmFHJZmvz1eyrEYIGIAiV5qIE-JdcYv933PEavxqobrp3SDC8HisHcw/s2992/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Embryology%20(241).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJMap11AEcpfmwc7HagSbyNQSISffP2cbCgNh6TqgiYcs2-mNokQ9gez8FkevTvdPLivuURWlh7F_z284DAjDGQ6SiqjzmlV7sKQWnHjkurgLqPSLOURYPn-7Lzefwow4qZmFHJZmvz1eyrEYIGIAiV5qIE-JdcYv933PEavxqobrp3SDC8HisHcw/w400-h400/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Embryology%20(241).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Embryology </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">In the 1980s Abakanowicz began to move away from the exclusive use of fibres and never liked being referred to as a fibre artist. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqk3ytpenfoWLjGPj2zF_AriyIpAKD-tH_zOmB45P5_TCvUkZqj1UlepJiAj2VNRn35uj4uuo6nUoW9JMo6QXtIS4iWRwx7N7_b8iQ-4GHRf0GCdjv9GMRyvZmtGj0p6yQxib8_8EIcJJflgqIm7HqEv73MQsOTXFfXD13MeJ3tdTheM4uZ-z5BnI9/s4000/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Anasta%20(113).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqk3ytpenfoWLjGPj2zF_AriyIpAKD-tH_zOmB45P5_TCvUkZqj1UlepJiAj2VNRn35uj4uuo6nUoW9JMo6QXtIS4iWRwx7N7_b8iQ-4GHRf0GCdjv9GMRyvZmtGj0p6yQxib8_8EIcJJflgqIm7HqEv73MQsOTXFfXD13MeJ3tdTheM4uZ-z5BnI9/w640-h360/Magdalena%20Abakanowicz%20-%20Anasta%20(113).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Magdalena Abakanowicz - Anasta</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">To my mind her Abakans are her triumph which are completely spellbinding. It's a marvellous exhibition - on until 21 May 2023. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Hippystitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410047767034507619noreply@blogger.com0