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Talking Heads
I had one of those nights when you wake at some unearthly hour and can’t get back to sleep again because your mind is racing. The weight of the world was not weighing me down […]
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George Saunders – Stitching and Painting a portrait
This piece is temporarily on hold until I visit the Back to Backs, Birmingham, in early May. I need more photos and info! Not quite finished yet but coming along. I’m using a very low […]
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Starting Windrush 4 – George Saunders
George came to Birmingham from St Kitts in the West Indies in 1958. He was a tailor and opened a shop in Hurst Street in 1974 where he had a successful business in the Back […]
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Ritual update 5
Drawings in pen and ink and pencil, in A4 size, shrunk and waxed to hang on chains across the top of the piece. I’m taking a break from the drawing to do more research, and […]
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Ritual – update number 4
Ritual is based on responses to death in rituals and belief across many different cultures. These rituals are concerned with explanation, validation and integrations into other peoples views. The quilt, “Momento Mori 3 – Ritual”, […]
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Momento Mori 3 – “Ritual” update 3
Momento Mori 3 Ritual is still at the backgrounds stage. The first panel is done and the second is underway. Lots to do! The second, middle, panel will be 6 blocks as above with collage […]
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Momento Mori 3- update 2
Currently working on this one using experiments with beeswax, paper and scrim. 13th January 2024 This piece is being worked in panels and the first panel is done. It’ll be a background so the photo […]
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Rachel Thomas
Windrush. Fading away with memories that will be lost. It’s a history we should record. This is a blog of how my pieces are building. The series so far: 1) Rachel – Most Racist Was […]
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Marcia Watson
Windrush. Fading away with memories that will be lost. It’s a history we should record. This is a blog of how my pieces are building. The series so far: 1) Rachel – Most Racist Was […]
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Jeff Brown
Windrush. Fading away with memories that will be lost. It’s a history we should record. This is a blog of how my pieces are building. The series so far: 1) Rachel – Most Racist Was […]