deirdre nelson

word exchange

Words are being prepared for a 'word exchange' at the Book Shop in Wigtown.Visitors can come along and exchange words .Words can be the stitched onto something of choice

gusset shambolic gerrymandering serendipity skelly fusionless fankle slithering pugnacious phlegm mega bert loquacious banter propititious swither hunky-dory fleek calipigious dreich sapphire turnpined raging think scunner horses phantasmagoria peace guddle ballistic veer corrieneukin cadaverous smackered stooshie backerties pish sustain bigjessie heebyjeeby fanny cheese penis fantouche multicultural maybe swan amazing supercalafragilistic atlantean bibliophile mummy family fragrant seaside son marmaleise wifey festoon thanks love dick moss two chocolate gorgeous whimbel gay still ambit circumnavigate springtime television fecund pillywalley adrenalin discombobulated chutzpah spatula cardigan tintinnabulation foxed area wonder lagom mooncalf sinister fractious fricative velvet pithy stumour eedjit reinverdire nuance fractious lagom paul sumptuous gooey feline bacherties crapulous zombie glaikit slightly gricer mawdlet flange crimson buarach chemical cackle sylphlike bailar chemical fink aubergine frabjous palimpsest stooshie lurcher pallid tropical skelf phosphorescent discharge elemental moist flaccid strathspey haughmagandy somnolent brother iconic thistles skeelish bumptious cool mega idiot stupid jaybob beast mental hard tatties tattiescones crazy magpie doodoo weird dumdee dog looloo sam scream poo fancat leave backflip sumsum fluffy crop zang oompaloompa collector mummamia OMG ribena shing!!! word spectacular brilliant zang bob soisant amazing bakarule squidgy sport horse crazy great zippy guitar beautiful believe sheep fun chocolate hey fansheeptastic sup awesome sausages cheese hightops singer muppet water friend weird mam weeble gruesome scrubdub bong princess cake love football ozzy scribble clipclop hello tara binbag wahoo oliver food zap wicked chumchumadoo lettuce fandabydosey blob free kaboombay chubby totalwipeout dumpling clootie heuch! cullenskink faffing glint projink linguist mawkit fankle ostrobogulus crabbit keekin lobby bleather cooriein stoor polymath little onomatopoeia toxic mitsubishi sgionneil summerafternoon bosom skedaddle chin-o squeegee sumptuous zealous poltergeist plype baboon smurr meandering moose pillock boomboom chouette mignone goolie idiosyncratic extremely crumble plainstanes clarty scrofulous jabberwocky pastiche blowin wanabee life bamboozle wistful frabjous obfusc pernickety entschildigung freckle elemental eichornchan armpit curious sunflower banana historic apple excited supertastic chicken lubricant crepuscular cludgie terrifying drums silly basketball play happy spontaneous squishy pop bang bakedbeans ecstatic smelly what bus awesome paper india volcano prototype chuckling shabaladindong burger coat world knot nap cat leave red freckle crumbs crunchy plooky supertastic van jewel historic toilet stony dress twilight bed splash cast sling lola onion run princess tent ban minging tangerine kite flower pen tomatoes bird chips lollies juicy scarf lipstick nailpolish seats hairband shops hairdo morning bat transformer funny crisps bahookie transport landscape yuk terrifying bum cartoon emotion rain name

great bowl tree train fantastic enervated soncy scunner chicklit book write fantastic green school scampered thud thump rain chair bed egg outstanding cool fandabydosey squid fabulous colourful logic squash logical fun red money sun splodge huff slurp slop seats blob pig lion joyful story monkey happy fairtrade splosh mirkin symmetry kafuffle inspiration huggle bubble burble passion hallyracket rooters gentlemen guantanamera annual-leave peesweep gumption speagy bissum piglet quintessence meadow wigtown plangent incandescent pulmonary boanthropy smithereens lillypod class irnbru cludgie dodgy doctor manky nut globular blobby assume superdude laugh chortle LOL hiya hey dug bed dum excellent fiveyearsabbatical doodler gooey fandabydosey canny aye holiday thistle shoogley look pharmacy groovy macaronicheese globular passion lachrymose midden bamba ping trinklement chocolate camboloza renaissance touchpaper apricot creditcrunchie callipygous balmy cornucopia shambolic phlegm cadaverous stooshie scurryfunging disconap dryboke heebyjeebie oozing currywumple bumfle tattiebeetle randan oxster synchronicity stenter noin murderpolis knob stravagin schreike kefi landscape rapprochement gorgonzola pants drongo kafuffle bombastic plop contentment book magnetic beaver bumfluff gorgonzola promiscuous nip cludgie drongo kafuffle buddies pants denada granulated akimbo tattie alleviate suss syncope burny vernacular perspicacity silly sleepy girth extravaganza peruvian skewiff stramash fathom gracious plethora fluffy gallus pal whoa bun jammy scoop minging bin numpty naff goose gusset ginnell phlebotomy discombobulated footerin autumnal aquatic sanctuary glaikit celery superfluous icecream drauky smoorikin chiggle obtuse fontanelle spinster goitre promiscuous snuggle granulated but obsequiousness booze syrup wigtown mate friend goodness mucksavage futtock alabaster hope wine unctuous dreich rancid essence hugh treacle oxter cuddle enough dang smootch random equanimity marsupial godzilla drathais( pants in gaelic) sguidal ( rubbish) smugaid ( spit) symmetry trump

words are building up in preparation for word auction and work is coming together in collaboraton with Alison Marr for 'wordbespoke'. A series of 'portraits'of garments will be on exhibit throughout the Book Shop 28th 29th 30th May as part of Spring Fling

preparing words

When artist in residence at Wigotwn Book festival 2010 over 700 words were collected .

Playing with ideas of the value of words, ideas for an online auction of words are developing . Linking with Gannets Adventure School in Malawi , a selection of words are being collected and auctioned with the help of graphic designers Steve McInerny and Stephanie Posavec .

shirt belonging to Jonathan stitched with words : chump champ

I have been working with photographer Alison Marr to create a series of 'portraits' for 'Wordbespoke' which will be on exhibit in the Book Shop at Spring Fling 28th 29th May.

Wordbespoke : ways to carry favourite words around. Instead of producing more new STUFF I have been stitching onto existing clothes . This adds a new dimension to an existing garment with a word which has a special connection to the owner. The work has an element of co-creation with the word donator.

Date:: 1858
Description:: An embroidered sampler commemorating the erection of the monument in Wigtown that is dedicated to the Wigtown Martyrs, executed there in 1658. The monument was erected in 1858, and this piece was probably sewn around the same time. Although somewhat faded, the text was originally embroidered in gold or deep yellow with intermittent use of dark green within the border pattern. Future Museum South West Scotland

I am beginning to stitch some of the words collected and have been looking again at the Wigtown Sampler as inspiration . golden threads perhaps?

It is time to begin blogging again about Wigtown Words. I am exhibiting the results of ongoing work with the 700 words donated at the Wigtown Book Festival late 2010 in The Book Shop in Wigtown 28th and 29th May .

"The Bookshop is the largest second-hand bookshop in Scotland, with over a mile of shelving supporting roughly 65,000 books. We are the oldest bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland's National Booktown and our range of stock includes all subjects.

Most days people bring books to the shop at a rate of about 100 a day on all subjects, but we also clear larger private collections."

Bona fide: handmade and homemade . 1st April - 5 June

Owens Gallery, Mount Alison University . Sackville. New Brunswick Canada
more info HERE

Bona Fide is an exhibition which celebrates the work being done by artists in Sackville, elsewhere in Canada and internationally who are interested in materials and methods traditionally associated with craft and the handmade. The work in the exhibition covers a range of media broadly inscribed by the acronym DIY, so as to embrace embroidery, sewing, knitting, and crocheting, as well as silk-screening and posters, drawing, film, and paper cutting. The artists in the exhibition are: Amalie Atkins (Saskatoon), Elisabeth Belliveau (Montreal), Rachel Beth Egenhoefer (Oakland, California), Leah Garnett (Sackville, NB), Paul Henderson (Sackville, NB), Yoko Homareda (Nantes, France), The Little Friends of Printmaking (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Jane McKeating (Manchester, England), Deirdre Nelson (Glasgow, Scotland), Karen Reimer (Chicago, Illinois) and Candice Tarnowski (Montreal)

article relating to the show HERE

in Silhouette a recent collaboration with Dawn Youll at Gallery of Wonder Newcastle until 1st April . more info HERE

In Silhouette

new work by

Deirdre Nelson & Dawn Youll

The collaboration between Dawn Youll and Deirdre Nelson is based on a mutual interest in the narrative possibilities of each chosen craft mediums: textiles and ceramics. Over a period of 6 months there has been an exchange of ideas building up a body of visual research and inspirations relating to the many stories embedded in domestic objects. This has offered an opportunity to bring together individual practices in the creation of forms where ceramics and textiles meet. Notions of domestic service, superstition and traditions have influenced the making of the curious set of objects which question the relationship between materials in a domestic setting. The work does not refer directly to a story but instead leaves the viewer fishing for clues as to its’ narrative.

Silhouettes of semi-familiar forms allow the viewer to question preconceptions of both ceramics and textiles provoking enquiry and wonder as to their function and scale. Textiles become part of the ceramics. A bell form, with stitched soft damask, is rendered functionless and quiet and sealed urn-like forms are edged with fine detailed embroidered frills. A small plastic vessel stitched with silk is tied to a tall cone like form and mixes both materials and scale evoking curiosity into its own unique narrative. A pvc doyley plays with preconceived notions of materials within a traditional domestic setting. The resulting works although familiar evoke a sense of curiosity and wonder.

Since graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1992, Deirdre Nelson has pursued a parallel career in creating work for exhibition and commission and in working as a tutor to various groups. Hand skills are used in the work in a humorous commentary on social and textile history within the contemporary gallery and museum. Her textile work employs a variety of techniques and materials fusing traditional textile skills and contemporary reinterpretation through photography and digital manipulation. She has been artist in residence in a variety of locations from the Outer Hebrides to Western Australia creating work for exhibition and with local communities.

www.deirdre-nelson.com

Dawn Youll is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art and Cardiff School of Art & Design. Her ceramic practice centres on the exploration of a personal landscape, and uses form, colour, surface and arrangement to engage with the viewer. She is currently represented by Marsden Woo Gallery, London and she has recently represented the UK Crafts Council at the ‘Ceramics – New Generations’ exhibition in Paris, and the UK at the ‘European Ceramics Context’ exhibition in Bonholm, Denmark.

www.dawnyoull.co.uk

I am taking a break from my Wigtown words project for a short while and working on a few other projects . The high vis and retro-reflective tape are back on the scene in developing experiments from my residency last summer at Cove Park. Work will be exhibited at caa in London later in February . Writer Nicola White ( who lives close to Cove park and has knowledge of both the artists residency programme and of living close to a military base ) has been writing about the work .

R&R retreat and residency in contemporary craft Contemporary applied arts .London 24th February- 26 March 2011

Wordbespoke:Jo's favourite word is Juicy

Happy new year to everyone .

I am now getting back into work and beginning to embroider words onto garments for Wordbespoke element of my Wigtown words project. I am working with friend and photograper Ali Bell to document the project so I will be posting images and information over the next while. There have been many elements to the Wigtown word project and over the next while i hope to develop ways to show the work at The Book Shop in Wigtown at Spring Fling 28th - 30th May 2011

I have an exciting year ahead with work being developed from my Cove park residency summer 2010 to be exhibited in London and Sydney. I am also developing work for an exhibition 'Modern Languages' curated by Katy West with Crafts Council of Ireland and am researching Irish textiles and economy for this . Further details of whats happening next can be found HERE

wigtown words adorn the Scottish Poetry Library christmas tree in Edinburgh . The words are spreading their way around through donation to a variety of places. In 2011 they will be donated to first year visual communication students at Glasgow School of Art and I look forward to seeing what becomes of them.

The word bespoke itself is derived from the verb to bespeak, to "speak for something", in the specialized meaning "to give order for it to be made"

wordbespoke

the word is out and i have a few takers willing to have their favourite word embroidered onto a garment! each contributer is deciding on the garment and the placement of the text so watch this space for further news ....

'squiwiff' has landed inside my coat sleeve

sarah : pants

jo: beret

emma: wedding dress

rebecca : wedding dress

christos: shirt

roy:jacket

wearing your words

wearing your favourite word... a badge ?....though i have been thinking of ways to carry favourite words around. Instead of producing more new STUFF i have been wondering about stitching onto existing clothes . This would add a new dimension to an existing garment with a word which has a special connection to the owner. The work would have an element of co-creation with the word donator.

what to call the project ?
wearing your words on your sleeve ? bespoke words ? wordbespoke ? offthepegwords?

favourite word
garment
location of embroidery
size of words

Spring Fling 2011 preparations are under way and we are thinking of where to show my work in Wigtown . I loved The Book shop there and had an idea to develop work which would be placed inside the bookshop amongst the books. Thanks to Shaun at the book shop the idea is all systems go in May 2011 so i had better get planning and developing ideas further.

check out a wee video of the bookshop HERE

Wordcount is an interactive presentation of the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked and scaled in order of commonness, and arranged side by side as one very long sentence. Each word's size reflects its frequency relative to the words that precede and follow it, giving a visual barometer of relevance. The larger the word, the more we use it. The smaller the word, the more uncommon it is'.

jonathan harris

have a look at his work HERE