Elsewhere

Elsewhere in my blog universe......
The Museum for Objects of Vertu is beginning a five part online exhibition of its collection of shadows, mostly on film so they are, in fact, shadows of shadows.
Thread Management is now documenting my experience as an observer during surgery.


and then I too am elsewhere because I will not be exhibiting at the Knit and Stitch show this year.
I will be here in Cambridge at the CRASSH seminar on Wednesday the 5th,

and here at the Guild of Needlelaces on Saturday the 8th.

and if you miss me at Alexandra Palace don't forget you can buy on Etsy, or just email me if there was something that you remembered but isn't on the shop.

see you somewhere......

The Craft of Medicine

The Craft of Medicine at The Art Workers’ Guild

What do magic and medicine have in common?

How can understanding puppetry skills change how doctors learn?

What skills do a lace-maker and a surgeon share?

( that would be me)

Come and find out as we explore the mastery of skill-learning

in medicine and the arts, and the overlaps between

different craft specialities and healthcare.

Join us for any, or all, of our series of discussion evenings:

Monday 29th of February: Magic & Medicine

Tuesday 22nd of March: Puppetry &Medicine

Tuesday 26th of April: Threads &Medicine

Registration and refreshments from 18.30

Discussion from 19.00 until 21.00 (including a short break)

All events will be at the Art Workers’ Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT

Nearest tube stations Russell Square or Holborn

Places are free but limited, and must be reserved.

Please RSVP to laura.coates11@imperial.ac.uk

Diabetic lace...done !

5.Normal ER

   As previously mentioned I've just exhibited a series of needlelace panels depicting cell change in diabetes. In total there are six circular pieces mounted in an old gramophone record album. Each is worked in a lovely crimson silk from Gloriana.
  It was clear from the start that I wouldn't be making a traditional piece of lace so I decided on anarchy as my main technique ! Loose tension in the backround,completely floating cordonnets,some things which don't have names and lots of picots. Each piece took about 7-8 hours from couching through to releasing from the pad. (photo of no.6 on its' way)

1.Normal mitochondria

2.Mitochondrial destruction

3.Normal insulin containing granules

4.Electron dense glycogen particles

Diabetic lace

you are cordially invited to the opening of an exhibition

Tales of Diabetes

&

Stories of Teeth

by

East London Textile Arts

Monday March 14

6 - 9 pm

at

The Art Workers Guild

6 Queen Square

London WC1N 3AT

Exhibition will be open to the public

Tuesday 15th, Friday 18th and Saturday 19th March

10 - 5 pm

I will be showing needlelace inspired by macrocellular photography of beta cell destruction during diabetes!!( it's still not finished!)

Art Workers Guild

 This is a picture of the hall at the Art Workers Guild of which I am a member, or brother as we are known to each other !!! Under the busts at the top of the picture runs a name board with everyone's name from the start over one hundred years ago, my name is up there too! (William Morris is the man in the middle). This Friday we are opening our doors to the public as part of London Craft Week and I will be demonstrating...probably part of a big piece that I'm working on at the moment...

Next.......

Lady Google

invites you

to a viewing of her collection

at

The Art Workers Guild

6 Queens Square

London WC1N 3AT

on

Monday 27 October 6 - 9 pm

Featuring work by

Celia Ward

with contributions from

Max Alexander   Gwendolen Dupre   Kang Sing Fung 

Deborah Hopson Wolpe   Rachael Matthews   

The McGrath Makers & Sophie Ramsay   Fleur Oakes

Iona Ramsay  Sonia Tuttiett   Charlotte Ward   Sarah Winslow

The Algorithm Isles

My pin corset will be in the show at PYF from 20th March-23rd April. There are a lot of pins in it...........

.. I overheard someone at a show once say   " I don't think it's quite finished, all the pins are still in it "

Yes they are.

live leaves

The leaves in bottles will be briefly on show as part of PYF's pop-up show at Riflemaker from 19th-22nd September.....swiftly followed by the mossy tile at the Art Workers Guild  (London Open House) weekend 22-23rd September...

(free entry to both)

I have loved thee with an everlasting love

.....therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee . (Jer.xxx 1.3)


Many thanks to Prick Your Finger for showing this. It will be up until mid-September and will then be off to the Knit and Stitch show at Alexandra Palace at the start of October.

The Private View

The corset will be on display for the whole of May at Prick Your Finger and later in the year at other events.

a new window.......

........at Prick Your Finger

Prick Your Finger

On September 4th I will be launching my new range of handmadedashery at Prick Your Finger(see links). There will be hellish buttons ,forlorn ribbons and pingles ! The window will feature a new corset.............



Dante's 'Hell' button



' Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense' button



' Goblin Market ' ribbon