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 …
Category archives: Work in Progress
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, …
My artwork musings #3 – ART DESIGN or CRAFT or
Looking at my personal values of art, design or craft.
Sooo… this is something I have trouble with but am really interested in. I know I could get into really in-depth research about the difference between art design or craft… but I need to dissect it myself by just writing some notes and hoping it forms something coherent.
My art work musings #2 – The difficulty in being excited by too many textiles techniques
(A long title, but there we go.) I have the affliction of a textiles addict. Excited by every new shiny technique that I come across. I know I’m not the only one, I’ve read about others. Others who see something and long to learn how it is made… others who see a technique and instantly …
My art work musings #1 – Getting back into it
I find it very difficult talking about my art work. So here is a start…Awkward though it may be. I started making art again; away from university, away form any structured group and probably 10 years since I had allowed myself to regularly practice and nurture my creativity. After working pretty solidly for people and …
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