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| Puffin, 2016 Applique and machine embroidery on linen |
After a very busy first half of the year I was feeling a little flat in terms of my own personal practice, I'd enjoyed the projects I'd been working on but I'd not had much time for my own work. I got the year off to a good start with my daily drawing, keeping it going through January and February but as time went on things started to slide, as they do, and I lost the impetus a bit.
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| Assemblage, 2016 Painted wooden box and curated objects |
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| Assemblage, 2016 Painted wooden box and curated objects |
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| Assemblage, 2016 Painted wooden box and curated objects |
One Sunday a couple of months ago I was meeting Mr. Stitches at the sports centre (not my natural habitat) and I saw a flyer for Carlisle Arts Fair. I'd been looking for a project that would give me an opportunity to spend some time developing my own work and provide an opportunity to share my work with others. This seemed like a good option as it was local, I'd been to one of the previous Fairs and liked it and I'd thought about doing this show anyway. I checked the submission details and realised that it was the last day for submissions so I went home, put together my submission and sent it off.
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| Memento I, 2016 Thread wrapped twig, feather, hand dyed indigo cloth |
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| Memento II, 2016 Gold paint, twig, feathers, red velvet |
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| Memento III, 2016 Gold paint, thread, twig, feather, red velvet |
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| Starling, 2016 Fabric pastels and hand embroidery on linen |
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| Starling, 2016 Fabric pastels and hand embroidery on linen |
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| Starling, 2016 Fabric pastels and hand embroidery on linen |
I've really enjoyed spending time in my studio drawing, stitching and making. These are the things I love doing and having time to devote to them has been really rewarding and made me realise that I need to make this more of a priority. It's also fired me up with so many ideas that I want to explore. I've focused on making work that is less conceptual for the Fair so I've been focusing more on skills and aesthetics which has been quite liberating as I've been less worried about what it all means. As I've been less worried the ideas have been flowing and I've got lots of avenues I want to explore.
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| Raven, 2016 Lino print, limited edition of 20 |
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| 3 Small Feathers, 2016 Pen drawing on watercolour paper |
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| 2 White Feathers, 2016 White gel pen on black paper |
I'm writing this post partly as a break from all the practical preparation that goes into showing work; labelling, pricing, mounting (so much tape) and so on but now I must get back to it. If you're in Carlisle next weekend it would be lovely to see you!
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| Starlings, 2016 Machine embroidery on linen |
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| Gannet, 2016 Machine embroidery and fabric paint on linen |
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