Residue - the town
leaves traces. In sketchbooks, in ironwork, shadows, shop windows, places to
sit and in the habit of looking twice. These works begin with noticing and end
somewhere else.
A journal told in chapters about looking twice whilst walking, sitting and thinking in Leamington Spa
Chapter 1, Walk one: 250 yards up the Parade.
One cracked paving slab, lots of geometric shapes and stitching, text
about what I saw and heard. Mostly dyed cloth, including break down
printing, printed cloth, stencilling and other mark making processes.
Machine and hand stitch
Drawing, collage, painting, textile grid, 2 experimental pieces, and below, the finished piece.
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Chapter 2 - “Sitting on a bench in the Jephson Gardens daydreaming about life” above: Grids with paper collage, and paintings etc on khadi paper. below: two smaller textile pieces   Below: 2 larger textile pieces The alliums outside the Glasshouse Studio became the starting point for these pieces. One of the joys of working this way is giving yourself permission to stop asking sensible questions and just go with instinct. Lots of things poured onto these, especially the 2nd one, which has thick oil pastel which I’ve ironed into the cloth.   Chapter 3 - not sure of title yet, something like: On Being Stuck fully dressed in the Hammam“A hammam (often called a Turkish bath) is a traditional steam bath and public bathing ritual originating from the Islamic world. Rooted in Roman and Asian bathing customs, it combines deep exfoliation, cleansing, and relaxation in a heated, humid environment.”  |