its been a busy year and in February i had the opportunity to travel to Kolkata in connecton with Heirlooms exhibition at Dovecot Studios and Edinburgh International festival . It was an amazing experience and i had the opportunity to visit crafts centres with the crafts council of west bengal. As as result of this i am now making a body of work to be exhibited at dovecot studios 4th August - 4th September as part of Heirlooms.
With an interest in the traditional technique of Kantha stitch, a series of functional Kanthas have been made which reference the wrapping and protecting of everyday objects. Imagery has been gathered from a recent research trip to West Bengal through photographs and video stills. The imagery has been combined with drawings in collaboration with St John Vianny School in Edinburgh (through a series of workshops with Edinburgh International Festival.) In a collection of functional stitched textiles, ‘Repository of memory’ fuses the traditional skills of Kantha with contemporary reference to rapidly growing Information Technology in India. Each piece is accompnaied with QR code which can be scanned by mobile phone to link to online content.
barántúil (adj) = authentic
Barántúil is a collection of textiles by Deirdre Nelson. These have been created for Modern Languages exhibition curated by Katy West for the National Craft Gallery. A series of 'authentic' products have been made which play with ideas generated from research into Irish Textiles such as aran knit and lace.
Barántúil is a collection of textiles by Deirdre Nelson. These have been created for Modern Languages exhibition curated by Katy West for the National Craft Gallery. A series of 'authentic' products have been made which play with ideas generated from research into Irish Textiles such as aran knit and lace.
I have just completed work for Modern Languages an exhibition curated by Katy West with National Craft Gallery in Ireland.
Curated by Katy West, Modern Languages (re-interpreting the Irish vernacular) presents the work of Nao Matsunaga, Laura Mays, Deirdre Nelson, Ciara Phillips & Barbara Ridland. Coming from Ireland, Scotland, Canada and Japan, these artists offer new interpretations of traditional Irish craft.
The exhibition explores the relationships between indigenous Irish craft and contemporary international creative practice. It focuses on the intentional adoption and corruption of craft practices within the artist’s work; each adapts elements of the Irish vernacular to convey meanings that are no longer dictated by historic provenance but by their own personal interests and motives.
Modern Languages will be at the National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny from the 22nd of October - 11th of January 2012
The Ebay auction is doing well with Serendipity in the lead and red , bubble and fanny following closeby .
word exchange @ The Book Shop Wigtown
Word Exchange at The Book Shop Wigtown
Words have been embroidered onto cloth and are being exchanged for new words to add to the collection. The words are accompanied by by a needle and thread and can then be stitched onto something of choice.
bamboozle exchanged for -------------purple
oxter -------------------------------------------pinkie
gazebo----------------------------------------dictionary
shambolic------------------------------------scrumptious
swan ------------------------------------------cookie
banter------------------------------------------smashing
crimson----------------------------------------cerulean
amazing---------------------------------------chthonic
skelly-------------------------------------------sextant
stooshie---------------------------------------wandering
fankle-------------------------------------------swither
contentment
photograph by Alison Marr
'Contentment' is getting ready to be released into the world. With the help of photographer Alison Marr and Steve McInerney , the words are being prepared for Ebay
Let the bidding begin – online!
The eBay auction of words will begin at 7pm on 26th May 2011, and will end at noon on 5th June 2011. The reserve price for every artwork will be just £5, so you could pick up an original piece of art for next to nothing! All profits go to Ganet’s Adventure School Fund.
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The listings will be posted on our eBay page at http://bit.ly/wordbespoke-charity as soon as they go live.
Get set to bid on your favourite words in an eBay auction!
Wigtown words team up with Gannets Adventure School in Malawi
The pupils of Ganet’s Adventure School in Malawi came up with a whopping list of 1,254 words in English and Chichewa, which they whittled down to their favourite 20, some of which will be in the auction. Over 700 favourite words were also chosen by writers and festival-goers at Wigtown Book Festival 2010, a selection of these will be in the auction too.
The artworks will be on display from 28-30 May at The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland, as part of the Spring Fling arts festival.
Let the bidding begin – online!
The eBay auction of words will begin at noon UK time on Saturday 28 May 2011, and will end at noon on Saturday 4 June 2011. The reserve price for every artwork will be just £5, so you could pick up an original piece of art for next to nothing! All profits go to Ganet’s Adventure School Fund.
Sign up for our email updates at http://eepurl.com/dPDAU
Follow highlights of the bidding on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ganetsadventure
The listings will be posted on our eBay page at http://bit.ly/wordbespoke-charity as soon as they go live.
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 choicegusset 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
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