I’ve been a part of Ruth Singer’s ‘Making Meaning’ membership for a few months. I didn’t really know her work well, I’d seen some bits. But after reading up on it, I realised my work lacked this ‘deeper’ meaning. Where every mark and material choice and size and shape is there for a reason. After …
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Amazing Arachnophilia by Tomás Saraceno
When you come across something that is so incredibly interesting it stops you from doing anything except going back and reading and scrolling and reading. Not sure how I found it but the Arachnophilia project by Tomás Saraceno and his studio and collaborators is incredible. It seems to be a series of projects, spanning years …
My work in the theatre
It was a path I had no idea I would go down, but during 2021 I worked on the costumes for three plays in the Porto theatre. UM GOSTO DE MEL The most recent was an adaptation of Shelagh Delaney’s play ‘A Taste of Honey’. Directed by Emanuel Rodrigues with a great cast of actors, …
Daily Practice – Day Twenty Two
Daily Practice – Day Nineteen & Twenty One
This was day nineteen, a random little embroidery / basket hybrid. Then I took a Friday off. Too much life going on. Then day 21 was a drawing. Not loads but it is SOMETHING, and for that I’m happy.
Daily Practice – Day Eighteen
Daily Practice – Day Seventeen
Daily Practice – Day Sixteen
Couldn’t face / didn’t have time to do stitching today… but I sorted things out and played a bit and grouped things together and tidied my desk and generally stopped ignoring things. I even made a list of new samples I want to try AND samples I need to finish – or maybe adapt.
