These were some of the samplings I attempted to bleach but it didn't work as I had hoped. During my assessment I was told that these samples lacked sincerity, even though the tutors failed miserably to understand that the things I had sewn or what I was thinking no longer held any sentimentality to me anymore. And the floral print of the fabric was a reminder of death or decaying. It was about finding a means to materialise what I was thinking.
I decided after the Cantor exhibiton, I wanted to experiment with something diefferent. When the idea of bleaching the "Life" out of the fabric was something that really appealed to me. I experimented with a series of different medias, paper, card, fabric, clothes. I wasn't even sure if what I was experiementing with would work.
The series of embroidery outcomes went on to be apart of the Cantor building Creative Art Practice exhibition. I thought this was a real success and I was proud of the work how it was display and the work I had produced.
This was the work I presented in front of my Crit group, and how it was displayed visually as a series of decorative type of hung outcomes. Each piece has a symbolic and personal response to me expressing emotions of love, loss, anger and fear. From this Crit I didn’t walk away with any useful advice, observations or insights in to my work from the view of others.
The work contains stitch, rocks, bones all of which oppose each other, so there is an element of unease to the pieces. I took a series of photographs whilst, emptying out my Nan's house and here is some of the photographs I had took. I felt this was a really poignant set of photo’s highlighting my theme of loss and grief and the disappearance of life (death). And seeing such strong and emotional visuals in a domestic setting. I also like how a decorative hung item can hold so much visual poignancy.
I usually tend to do lots of different outcomes at once, experiementing with many different ideas and outcomes. This was the beginning to a series of embroidery text outcomes.
This was a sampling I did where I got a piece of calico, painted it rather heavily it with white emulsion. I then after it had dried stretched the fabric to cause it to crack and distress. I really liked this effect and eventually covered the paint in a layer of charcoal to highlight all the cracks and imperfections. It almost has a natural effect of soil almost or a dry muddy path. Leading to this organic type appearance I wanted to experiment with.
This was an idea I had where I wanted to spell a sentence out with old cigarette ends, spelling out “to see you again” but I had not fully concluded this idea to a level where I felt comfortable with so I decided to scrap it until a later time.
This was an extremely personal piece to make for me containing my deceased Nan’s teeth it was about the moment of me capturing the moment I was present alone, when she said her last words and at the moment when she died peacefully. As it is something that will forever in my memory. The pale pink repetitive stitch captures the calmness of the moment and the act of stitching is something I find very therapeutic.
In conversation with Jerry Gorovoy, Anthony d'Offay and Frances Morris Monday 6th October 6-7.30pm.10/28/2014 This was an amazing oppurtunity that I was invited to whilst walking around the Artist rooms exhibition: Louise Bourgeois: A woman without secrets at the Mima, (Middlesborough institute of modern art) a guest talk and lecture with Jerry Gorovoy, Louise's chief assisstant and friend of 30 years, Anthony d'Offay curator of Artist rooms and founder and Frances Morris, Head of collections and international arts at the Tate.
It was an amazing lecture full of personal emotion for Jerry Gorovoy, really upsetting at times. He spoke about his personal life with Louise, not just an inspirational woman and artist. But as a very close friend. He gave an extremely Poignant lecutre talking about Louise, her work, her life, her fears and trauma's and the moments and days before her death. This was an extremely overwhelming experience for me as Louise Bourgeois is one of the biggest inspirations for me and my work. |
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