I visited Lincoln, Nebraska in Sept and with help from staff at the IQSC I worked in four local schools where large numbers of refugee families are “settled”. I was humbled by the very warm welcome I received everywhere. The stitched signatures the children created will be sewn together in new cloths to show at […]
Published: 5th December 2014
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement handmade identity signature text
“Signature Cloths” at the IQSC in Lincoln, Nebraska opened in September. It showcases several of my recent collaborative signature quilts alongside a selection from the Nebraska collection. Research stems from a Fellowship at the IQSC in 2010. Investigating and documenting these early cloths will not only inform the new collaborations but help to shed light on this […]
Published: 30th November 2014
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement handmade identity quilt signature text
This is the latest collaborative signature project on display at Touchstones Gallery, Rochdale until March 2014.
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Published: 8th November 2014
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery engagement exhibition identity quilt Rochdale signature text Touchstones
See my Remembering Emily post for background information. This cloth was part of the Wilding Festival on the 15th June at St George’s in Bloomsbury where Emily’s memorial service had been held. It was carried in the procession by her descendent and draped in the church where her coffin had stood 100 years ago. Thanks to Sarah Evans @ artwithaheart
Published: 1st October 2014
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement exhibition identity signature text
A range of my collaborative signature cloths are shown in a textile exhibition Construct at Ruthin Craft Centre from April – July. It links to the forthcoming show I am curating at the IQSC in Lincoln, Nebraska from Sept 2014 – May 2015.
Published: 1st June 2014
Themes: autobiography crafts embroidery handmade identity
The new bags from Ahmedabad were display at the Craft Centre in Manchester as part of the Asian Triennial in the autumn. They are made from khadi cloth, woven according to Ghandi’s principals. Khadi is a movement started by Gandhi and aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India’s economy.
Published: 20th December 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery exhibition handmade identity India signature sustainable text
There are over 60 signatures and names sewn onto the cloth, all varied in composition and design, reflecting the mix of participants. Countries range from China, Libya, Eritrea and the Czech Republic.
Published: 28th November 2013
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement identity text
This was a collaboration with the Whitworth art Gallery as part of the Who Cares Exhibition around mental health awareness.
Published: 12th November 2013
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement identity signature text
Last summer whilst staying in Robin Hoods Bay on the Yorkshire coast I visited for the first time the small museum. There before my eyes a beautiful signature cloth pinned to the wall.
Published: 30th September 2013
Themes: embroidery identity signature text
The Remembering Emily cloth petition will be displayed at the People’s History Museum on Sat 8th June as part of an event about EWD.
One of my kantha pieces has recently been acquired by the Denver Museum of Art for their new textile gallery.
Published: 9th June 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery engagement exhibition identity quilt signature text
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