These are some images of the body parts I stitched together over the weekend as part of a collborative project I’m working on with the magical illustrator Layla Holzer.
The final puppets will take a puppet-like form constructed from a range of materials. These Louise Bourgeois-esque body parts have been constructed from pink towelling and silicon baby bottle teats for our Rapunzel figure.
Tags: Collaboration, Sculpture, Sewing, Textiles
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This is a little recording of a rather crude sonic-textile-art synth that I made with Syntjuntan at the Arnolfini in Bristol this weekend. It’s a very simple construction made using conductive thread. You can see me controlling affecting the sound by means of a light dependant resistor which has been sewn in to the circuit.
There are a couple of images here which show a bit more detail of the circuit:
Of course if you spend more time learning to control the sounds and building more complex cross modulated circuits you can actually make some rather beautiful sounds; this piece below has been produce by Syntjuntan
For more information about these sonic-textile-art pieces visit www.syntjuntan.se
Tags: Art, England, Sewing, Textiles
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This is the first of two large embroideries I’ve been working on. It’s completely hand stitched with cotton thread on canvas. I’ve had it framed unmounted floating in the glass which is why it appears on a black background in one image and a white background in the other.
I have to say I’m pretty pleased with this piece; the slightly unusual framing sets it off nicely. It is approximately equivalent to a3 paper in size (297 × 420mm) and was a long time in the making taking around 50 hours to complete.
Tags: Art, Drawing, Sewing, Stitch, Textiles
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Following the completion of my first large unicorn embroidery I’ve started work on the second piece which is being embroidered on a black cotton-linen mix fabric rather than canvas. The process has been slightly different dues to the dark fabric but the work is coming along nicely.
I thought it would be a fitting moment to post a snippet of this work in progress as I’m due to pick up the first piece from the Frame Factory tomorrow. I haven’t yet posted any images of the finished work so you can expect that to be unveiled later this week.
Tags: Art, Craft, Sewing, Textiles, Work in Progress
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I picked up this lovely embroidery from Roath Flea Market last week. How was I supposed to resist the lovely bright colours? And it was less than a fiver! I gave it a wash and it’s now nicely framed and adorning my living room wall.
If you haven’t been to Roath Flea Market then you’re missing a trick. I only found out about following a chance conversation last week but it’s a magical shed full of musty delights. Whether it’s a treasure trove or a junk shop will depend upon how miserable a soul you are I suppose but I spent a good couple of hours rummaging around in there of a Saturday afternoon. It took rather a lot of will power to walk away with just the embroidery.
You can find the Flea Market on Rose Street in Roath.
Tags: Sewing, Stitch, Textiles, Wales
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