Jessica-Lucky Airlie

In my last few posts showcasing the emerging talent of Scotland's Art Colleges, I am featuring graduates from Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.
These silk typed letters are Jessica-Lucky Airlie's exploration of female bonds and relationships.
They are fragile and almost remnants of the past, with their use of old fashioned (old technology) type. The texts tell private often embarrassing stories about girls transition into womanhood.

"The overall softness of the work creates a space of reflection, which allows the viewer to question their own experiences while feeling part of something bigger; a sense of acceptance despite the stress and tension experienced whilst becoming an adult."  Jessica-Lucky Airlie

A chance find

 

I found a very sparkly button on the ground, when I was waiting at the vets a week ago, that led to this latest addition to my Scottish Limerick series. The only problem being that there is no Makay in Scotland only one in Australia (which I have miss spelt) I think I may have to tweak this a little bit.
My artistic licence is now stretching the truth about geography and spelling very naughty.

Lauren DiCioccio II

Scraps of newspaper recreated by Lauren DiCioccio. (images)

The Circus . . . has come to town

At last it is all finished and ready to post tomorrow. Textiles are so under appreciated as an art form. I love to work in this media but it is a slow process, requiring incredible patients, there is no rush even when there is one and no short cuts.
Now it is time to relax and get ready for a new week and a new project.
This piece has been created for an exhibition called Tactile in Alloa, where visitors will be encouraged to touch the work. I wanted bunting not only for the colour, but also for that ragged prayer flag feeling. I am therefore hoping that the work will improve by being touched.

Adele Mattern

Newsfeed Mumbai is a fantastic collaboration between Adele Mattern and 180 women from embroidery collectives in Mumbai. Adele traveled to India to participate in an embroidery workshop. In Adele's desire to continue the intimacy and camaraderie forged at that workshop Adele asked each woman to embroider an Indian newspaper with her own designs. I love this idea, its possibilities and the incredible results, found here.

Winter Branches

White, winter branches from the ever wonderful Masami Akatsuka of Cocon.

I never saw another butterfly.

Typical of me to jump from lovely snow ladies that you want to have high tea with, to a frankly disturbing moth/butterfly for an exhibition commemorating the children who perished in the Holocaust. This work has even disturbed me.

Probably as a result of facilitating the gentle butterflies that my students (most of whom had never sewn before) created. I wanted to make a butterfly that was more representational and challenging.

Maria Mira

Maria Mira is a photographer and artist, who also makes these beautiful mail art pieces I absolutely love them.

Dr Neal's Exhibition Work

Embroidery takes a long time, at last, these are ready for tomorrow nights opening at Dr Neal's Garden, Duddingston, Edinburgh 8th-15th May. Phhhhheeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww

Louise Richardson

Above: Hold

Above: My Mother Said

Above: Take Home Away

Louise Richardson creates installations and collages fabrics and photographs into incredible clothing, to create a visual narative. I love the top piece and its whimsical humour.

Woolly Jumper Garland by Mary Stanley

These little jumper garlands created by Mary Stanley, are great and they reminded me of Little Robin Red Vest.

I found them here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/art_spirit

Textile Madness from Cardigan

http://www.cardigan.ltd.uk/index.php?s1=1 Here are some of the amazing products of Kate Jenkins company Cardigan. Have a look here at her soft smokes and comfort food. http://cardigan-knitwear.blogspot.com/ Kate's blog has some lovely images from the 'Kate's Cafe Exhibition'.

Tattooed Men by Mimi Kirchner

It was the pirates that first attracted me to Mimi's work I love their tattoos and attitude. http://www.mimikirchner.com/blog/

Tamar Morgendorff

I have admired the work of Tamara Morgendoff for a long time this is her beautiful Bumble Bee. Tamar creates crazy things out of textiles, my favourite madness being textile sprouted avocado stones, have a look at her website and be inspired, http://www.tmogy.com/ image care of the wonderful http://www.kindergallery.com.au/ .

Seams by Caroline Broadhead

I like the structure, the skeleton of clothes that Caroline Broadhead has exposed in her work Seven Seams, that was part of the Brighton Art Schools 150 years exhibition. c/o http://www.thylemma.blogspot.com