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an artist's journal

New posts every Sunday! Here is where I'll be writing down my every inner artist thoughts, updates on my current work and future projects!

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Curation Team - Social Media Content...

After meeting with Andrew and getting last minute graphics created and sent over, me and Sophie met up on the Friday 2 weeks before the...

Clay Cushion...

I also got the idea to experiment with clay as well as wire, when making my cushions and bought some air drying clay. It was fun to go...

Exhibition Collaboration with Beth Freer....

As part of Beth's practice, she was exploring the idea of space and objects, and how static objects can be used through placed needs. She...

Large Wire Cushion...

After creating my small maquette, I started working on my bigger piece. I really liked how it looked as a small experiment, and thought...

Photoshop Experiments...

During my last tutorial, I got the idea of designing my own patterns using imagery related to sexism, misogyny and even rape. We spoke...

Wire Cushion Experiments....

During my thematic group crit I got the idea to experiment with different materials when making my cushions. I had started to explore...

Curation Team - Placement/Developing ideas...

After our last meetings we devised a plan to try and get proposals or some sort of ideas about what people wanted to do for the interim...

Documentation of Cushions....

After making my second cushion I decided to take them home and document them in a cosy setting outside of the studio. I really wanted to...

Stitching Workshop....

This year the Womanist Society has organised multiple workshops, one of which was a Stitching Workshop. This workshop was designed to be...

Second Cushion Piece...

The second cushion was inspired by an exhibition piece I saw while walking through Project Space 1 in St Georges. There was a tent with a...

Curatorial Group....

As part of 3rd Year, two groups are formed in regards to exhibitions throughout the year. These groups are the Editorial Group, and the...

Cushion Piece.....

After doing my small maquette, I started to research and plan out the type of slogans that I wanted to embroider onto my bigger cushion....

Embroidery & Video....

As I previously mentioned in my post on thread painting, it was suggested to me to film myself stitching. I am really interested in the...

Hand-Crafted Cushions...

Another idea I had was to look into making some hand crafted objects, and from there to move into soft sculpture of some sort. I also...

Thread Painting.....

Thread painting is a technique that involves painting with thread. The fabric is essentially your canvas and the thread is your paint....

Textile Project Ideas

For this next year my practice will revolve more around the idea of textiles and exploring the boundaries of this medium. I will also...

Embroidered Jeans

Over the summer holidays I decided to experiment with clothing and embroidery. I was inspired by the 'reBUTTal movement' created by...

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