tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45306937298894576412023-11-16T08:55:59.364-08:00Adele Thomas Textile ArtAdele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-11842802888051244962018-04-27T12:23:00.001-07:002018-04-27T12:45:46.300-07:00Amazing Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I spent last weekend demonstrating my new technique of creating rust text at the fabulous Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I had never been there before, so when I was invited by the very witty and super talented Maggie Grey, I had to say yes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was opposite the </span><a href="https://wowbook.d4daisy.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;" target="_blank">WOW team</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> on the first floor which was a really great spot to be, so I had not only a great view of great artworks but some fun company with Maggie, Fiona and Amo. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Maggie's new <a href="http://books.d4daisy.com/d4daisyshop/prod_6246022-WOWbook-December-2017.html" target="_blank">WOWbook</a> has been flying off the shelves almost too fast for Maggie and Fiona to keep up. The reason why this book is so delightfully different other than the content, is that you are also eligible to join a class similar to the old City and Guilds some of us did. What with adult education actively being discouraged these days this is a really super opportunity. If you are interested all things mixed media and textiles or even paper I really recommend you investigate! Not an opportunity to be missed and a really great present.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I did sneak a quick look down stairs when my brother Robin brought my Mum to have a look and so he could help me pack up. In my quick walk around I saw some really beautiful and sensitive naturally dyed and printed work by <a href="http://carolinebelltextiles.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Caroline Bell.</a> I saw some smokey grey eco prints and some really lovely naturally dyed silk threads. I fully believe in supporting other artists and I would have come home with armfuls of these if I could. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Keep and eye out for the <a href="http://www.brockenhurstfiesta.co.uk/" target="_blank">Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta</a> next year, it is close by the train station. There is plenty of parking too, the organising team were very lovely and very efficient. A show not to be missed!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Check out the <a href="http://books.d4daisy.com/" target="_blank">d4daisy books</a> and look out for the WOWbook!!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Go over to Caroline Bells <a href="http://carolinebelltextiles.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and see the lovely colours and textures she is getting. </span></li>
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0Exeter, UK50.718412 -3.533899000000019450.637996 -3.6952605000000194 50.798828 -3.3725375000000195tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-2201606485382488932017-07-02T19:27:00.002-07:002018-04-27T12:51:59.239-07:00I have to do some art... and the things that get in my way..<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">The right essential oils can help you lose weight. They can work on the
part of the brain that deals with satiety. </span><span style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0cm;">Fennel has a long history of
use as a weight-loss aid. Fennel seeds are known to have been eaten during Lent
and fasts to stave off hunger and stimulate movement in the digestive system.</span><span style="color: #212121;"> <span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Fennel seed essential oil can help support weight loss because it
can </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">boost the metabolism</span><span style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0cm;"> while suppressing the appetite.</span><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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stored energy sources. Eating a balanced diet is the best approach for any
weight loss but to speed up the process you can add Fennel essential oil. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 1px;"><a href="https://www.mydoterra.com/adelethomas/#/" target="_blank">Fennel essential oil</a> can also help break up fat deposits in the bloodstream to be used as energy. Using energy sources the body already has stored can reduce the cravings for food. A German study found that overweight participants who supplemented with fennel seed oil consumed less food with the obvious knock on weight benefits. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 115%;">Fennel can detox your system, speed up your
metabolism, aid in digestion, and boost your energy. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">Fennel seed has powerful antioxidant
properties and fights free radicals and irritation. It provides amazing
digestive support and can help you to lose weight and curb your appetite.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">These medicinal properties come from the various components of the essential oil of fennel, including Alpha Pinene, Anisic Aldehyde, Cineole, Fenchone, Limonene, Myrcene, Methyl Chavicol and Trans Anethole.</span></span></div>
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glass of warm water. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">You can pour a few drops of fennel essential
oil to your bathtub filled with warm water and take a bath. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">Another option, add some drops
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As you know, as artists we unusually walk a path letting it take us on its journey of discovery. I wanted my life to be more congruent with my beliefs and so I happily stepped onto the natural path. Not a surprise to anyone who knows me well. I have firm beliefs that the earth while not perfect is sacred and that plants trees, rocks, sea and air are also. I have found standing on the earth barefoot helps me feel emotionally grounded and touching trees lifts my spirits.<br />
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So I left behind my procion dyes and moved over to woad, indigo, rust and really anything I can mark fabric with. I didn't miss the unnatural vibrant colours, in fact my eye preferred the ways all natural dyes seemed to enjoy being with each other. I had a lot to learn ahead of me, I was leaving ground I was very familiar with and delving into something that I knew would take years to really get to grips with, I had to take a breath, relax and just take a few steps forward, keeping my head so that being over whelmed didn't scare me off my course of action.<br />
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Years of being anaemic caught up with me and stopped me dead in my tracks, I became so ill that I had to cancel all my plans for a year. So I had to make a new years resolution to find a way to heal myself. A friend told me about the essential oils that were so good his whole family were healthy and happy.. So I bought the <a href="https://www.mydoterra.com/adelethomas/#/" target="_blank">Home Essentials Kit </a> and started to use the oils I received. The first oil to be used daily was a blend called <a href="https://www.mydoterra.com/adelethomas/#/" target="_blank">Digestzen</a>. This stopped me having heartburn all the time and I stopped using the medication the doctor gave me. I then started to notice that I was having less anaemia symptoms. My stomach pain had completely stopped. I was using the <a href="https://www.mydoterra.com/adelethomas/#/" target="_blank">deepblue</a> blend on my frozen shoulder, not only did I get the movement back in my shoulder the pain disappeared in my shoulder, lower back, hips and legs. I diffused Lavender at night to help me sleep and I woke up in the morning feeling refreshed. 3 months after the start of using doTERRA essential oils my blood test showed my iron levels to be in the normal range. For the first time in years I was pain free, energetic and feeling confident and happy.<br />
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Because I was prescribed Omoprezole to stop acid reflux from a hiatus hernia it set off a chain reaction. Omoprezole also stops the body from absorbing nutrients from food. Like iron, magnesium, calcium and many more. So as soon as I started using <a href="https://www.mydoterra.com/adelethomas/#/" target="_blank">Digestzen</a> instead of Omoprezole by body started absorbing nutrients again. Using the <a href="https://www.mydoterra.com/adelethomas/#/" target="_blank">deepblue</a> I was getting anti inflammatory ingredients into my system that I hadn't have before. I was so excited, I may have irritated several people being so excited and happy.<br />
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Now I'm not an essential oils novice, I have used oils for years. My daughters have jokes about the things I used as they were growing up. But let me say that there is a world of difference between off the shelf aromatherapy oils and <a href="https://www.mydoterra.com/adelethomas/#/" target="_blank">Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade oils</a>. I am 6 months into this new way of life and I have gone from being partially bed ridden to being able to go out and walk all day, painting outside. playing with my grandchildren. de-cluttering the house and my art shed. My daughter says I have become the most energetic member of the family. So I will be sharing my essential oil discoveries with you as well as my textile discoveries. So a new way of life to go with my new work, this seems completely right. Feel free to contact me with any questions.<br />
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0Exeter, UK50.718412 -3.533899000000019450.637996 -3.6952605000000194 50.798828 -3.3725375000000195tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-62020020959842662332016-06-26T12:48:00.001-07:002016-06-26T12:48:11.880-07:00Rusty Rust Dyeing Textile Art - holding the universe together<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my latest piece of work 'Holding the Universe Together' . This one I made to demonstrate rust dyeing for <a href="http://www.workshopontheweb.com/" target="_blank">workshop on the Web. </a> It will be published in the September issue. I did this slightly differently from my normal method, Rusting is a very versatile and fun method. </span><br />
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making bridges where divides had been. I believe that learning to understand each other
holds the key forgiving and to bring everyone back together. Little did I know how timely that would be with the emotional fallout from the EU referendum in Britain. But that was not my focus, I was thinking more world wide. But of course with abstract everyone sees something they recognise themselves. A friend of mine said she saw viruses, which I suspect look like this under a microscope. She works as a Midwife.<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-50026099520860124442016-05-28T08:25:00.004-07:002016-05-28T09:14:32.953-07:00Can we find hope in art?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love exploring, exploring the beach, rock pools, woodlands, ideas, emotions, beliefs and just about everything I can. My mind does sometimes have still moments, but generally there is a hum of curiosity running like a passive program that does not need initialising.<br />
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Now I am starting to feel better after having the iron infusion I have more energy to continue my explorations and verbalise the little rivers of thoughts my mind has been taking. Some of my thoughts sink so deep down and are gone before I can catch them, other times they run along the ground long enough that I am able to reach a conclusion before they have disappeared.<br />
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I realise that life brings lots of interference to the pure tune of inspiration. Preconceived ideas, others peoples beliefs and sometimes sensitive sensibilities, culture and dogma. Having to navigate around these and be true to yourself and true to the compulsion to create and express what is within can be a challenge<br />
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Having said that I do have a strong sense of community despite my constant desire to hide away and create. I like to include others in exhibitions and ideas. I have a strong feeling now is a good time for some strong collaborative exhibitions from artists whose message is that of art with integrity, that can uplift society and encourage us to treat each other with more respect. We have not been able to rely on political leaders for integrity for quite a long time now. Although, some musicians and films stars have raised their voices to the call of social conscience. I have that nagging feeling inside me that bad things happen when good men (& women) do nothing. That artists who are not political in nature can raise the awareness of the viewer to one of more consideration. In my family most engage emotionally with music, but it is possible to engage with art in the same way. I remember the first time this ever happened to me. A previous tutor <a href="http://www.theartroomtopsham.co.uk/port_EveDewar.html" target="_blank">Evelyn Dewar</a> showed us a painting of hers. It had strong reds and pinks in, colours I do not naturally go to. So the intense emotional reaction it brought to me was a complete surprise.<br />
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I am tired of art that reflects back to humans base desires and the ugliness that people can do. In 100 years we will be gone and so will those who knew us. What will be left of the mark we made on the world? I think of the ripple effect and if we can just start small ripples of good art, telling a story of compassion and goodness, where will those ripples touch and wash some sadness or disillusionment away. Can we make this a time for art to tell eternal truths, to lift others up and not leave them stranded without hope.<br />
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-26013824333078464062016-02-08T08:50:00.000-08:002016-02-08T09:08:45.578-08:00Craft4Crafters - Stand 179 - demoing rust dyeing..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-285690602137519452016-02-01T06:15:00.001-08:002016-02-01T18:17:47.548-08:00Rust & Woad Textile Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest work I have decided to look at more traditional methods of mark making and dyeing mixed with a contemporary twist.<br />
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This piece I free machine stitched the kissing gate behind a castle not far from where I live. I added texture to the bushes and trees also.<br />
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I then carefully dipped my picture into Woad that I buy from <a href="http://www.thewoadcentre.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Woad Centre</a>, they include full instructions.<br />
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After this has been hung to dry and rinsed I then go onto the rust dyeing. I achieve this buy placing the art work into a tray and randomly pouring on a 50/50 solution of water and white vinegar. I then sprinkle iron oxide onto the work. I leave this process a couple of hours in a warm room, then put outside in the rain to rinse. I often use the copious rainfall here in the South West to weather my work. The fabric is then soaked in a warm water and sodium bicarbonate solution. This halts the rusting process. To be honest rust dyed textile work will need to be sprayed with this solution yearly to stop the rusting process that never actually stops. if you don't do this it will eventually make holes into the cloth.<br />
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The final process was to hand stitch with woad dyed thread. I really like the colour contrast between the woad and rust. The texture of the rust works very well too. This has to be one of my favourite combinations. My intention is to really experiment with these two methods in abstract form to see what is possible.<br />
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If you are interested I am demonstrating this at the Craft4crafters Fair on the 4th, 5th and 6th of February at Westpoint, Exeter.<br />
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It is March already and I am writing a tutorial for Workshops on the Web with work I made quite a few years ago. I have been thinking that old work, although old to me is still valid and isn't old to anyone who has not seen it. I have since done a fine art degree and because I have learnt so many new ideas, I have changed. But work created in the past is almost a reference to that time and place. It is easy to get a little snobbish about artwork because as we learn our tastes change. But as a good friend pointed out, if we don't show our old work, we don't give those who want to learn something to grab onto. Work that they can look at and think, I can do this. Everyone has to start somewhere. So here are some of my my beginnings.<br />
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Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-6486625300243109492014-11-27T02:49:00.001-08:002014-11-27T02:49:47.081-08:00Felting with years 1&2 at Sparkwell Primary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Felting isn't that easy when you are only 5</span></span>. But the children at Sparkwell Primary did very well. I am going back in a couple of weeks to do some crepe paper fun, so I will get a picture of the finished piece they made. They worked so hard and they laughed a lot. I love working with small children, they are so excited and eager to learn. Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-61780952295333412352014-11-08T13:26:00.003-08:002014-11-08T13:26:46.755-08:00Exhibiting, advertising, promoting, the learning curve after graduation.I have kept my studio space at ECAH and Adam our creative director asked me if I could get an exhibition together in a couple of weeks. So I put a shout out to the people I have been studying with and asked them for particular pieces of work that I knew would work well together.<br />
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I'll add to the images next week so you have something to look forward to. I am also supposed to be preparing a talk right now and I think I may be procrastinating.<br />
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<b>Judy Harrington</b><br />
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<span lang="en-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-GB; line-height: 114%; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">I take inspiration from my surroundings, particularly the coastline and the sea, working with found objects and imagery. I revel in patterns and reflections, materials and layers of meaning. My art practise is experimental and process led, involving many different media from porcelain and seaweed, to photography and painting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-GB; line-height: 114%; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">“The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, cleaning, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in the abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation. The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-GB; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">‘Thin Place: Hallowed Earth’ explores ideas relating to the relationship between community, church, archaeology and spirituality. It is an installation comprised of Devon-red earth, recreated skull and archaeological fragments, original silk-screen printed tile-fragments and digital imagery printed on fabric.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-GB; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-ligatures: none;">As I stood in the church, earth and bones laid bare during re-ordering works, time slipped and compressed; the space within the heavy stone walls became thin. The skeletons of five unknown lives were spread out before me, undisturbed since the 15th Century. The dry, musty, Devon-red earth, served as canvas to the aged skeletons. And in that moment, the veil between earth and other lifted and I felt a fleeting, tumbling sense of connection with those who had lived and walked the same lanes before us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB"> This exhibition is on to the 29th November. I'll take more photos in a few days time. SO I have learnt facebook is not a good enough advertising tool alone. You must be use every form of media you can. Newpapers, Websites, Radio Stations, Twitter, Posters and Flyers. This is time consuming, I spent 3 weeks solid getting all this organised with a weeks help from my husband too. We did okay but not enough promotion for a place that doesn't have a high footfall, city centre rates are very high.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-GB">We did the first night like a launch style party with live music, food and even a fire breather. Here are some photos from the launch, taken late in the evening when it was possible to take photos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-77580904579958262352014-08-15T02:45:00.001-07:002014-08-15T02:45:43.601-07:00Textile Art, is this really art?<div style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I was told this year that I am not an artist I am a maker, my
thoughts were “Why can’t I be both?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It’s not a new question; the divide between craft and art has
long been disputed. However, with the explosion of interest in craft, from the
Make Do and Mend revival, the new cool of the Women’s Institute and graffiti
knitting of artists’ such as <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/artists/ai-weiwei" style="outline: none;"><span style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ai Weiwei</span></a>
and Grayson Perry using textiles the connection with traditional skills and
artists it seems we still need to discuss this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">So what defines an
artist or a craft maker, or even divides an artist from a craft maker? </span></strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Perhaps intention makes the distinction. If a maker intends to
express a concept perhaps that makes it art.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">However, after asking a few people they believed,
and <em>they </em>often
felt that it was the material they worked with that made it craft - textiles,
ceramics, glass seem to fall into the craft category, never mind if their
intention as maker might be an artistic one.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Perhaps it’s how a maker learnt their skill. As an
apprentice coming through a process of learning a skill, that was practised and
developed that is a craft. As an intelligent artist enhancing an expressive
talent? That is art.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Perhaps it is use. Something wearable or useable -
jewellery or furniture for example seems to fit neatly under the craft label,
while something that has no clear practical purpose might be called art.
However, this doesn’t take into account the decorative crafts, or the artists
who produce practical items.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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helpful. If I am creating a piece of work with the intention of expressing a
concept or expressing a belief, thought or emotion but with the materials of a
craftsman then this is art, it is also a craft. I have spent hours developing
my skills, but I also spend hours thinking creatively. I have something to say,
I have a message. However, I also have developed my textile techniques to
craftsman levels and I intend to continue to hone and develop these skills. I
also intend to study and develop myself intellectually. I believe these can coexist
and can be mutually beneficial. Maybe we need a new name for this hybrid of art
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Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-89706716109680103402014-07-17T14:49:00.001-07:002014-07-17T14:59:46.035-07:00The Spiritual Voice in Early Abstract Art. (Reconsidering Kandinsky and the Spiritual in Art).I know a few people were interested in my thesis. I thought this was the easiest way to share. If you follow this link,I have made it public. I tried to research this in the most objective way I could. I couldn't list a supervisor because we lost our tutors through the year and so this was written without supervision or guidance. I am happy to receive constructive criticism.<br />
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-68351238039704206092014-06-17T16:03:00.003-07:002014-06-17T16:03:51.988-07:00Intuition, time to think and not complete exhaustion are good for creativity.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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learning to be an artist or craftsperson was not a hurried affair. An
apprenticeship took several years of tuition and practise. The quality of work
from this system was high and consistent. Like many challenging professions, the
time to think and to perfect a skill was vital. This produced works of art,
architecture and music that is no longer being achieved in my opinion. I
suppose after finishing a degree is a time to be reflective. It also gives me a
chance to consider why this is the situation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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there are better articles written by more eloquent people than me. But I had to
get this down. If study techniques are not being taught and there is no time to
practise what as students can we do to change this? Theory from deep and wide
ranging subjects are skimmed over and then a deep and lasting understanding and
knowledge are expected. In the past it was known that this came from years of
study. Trying to push this much learning and production of work into a 3 year
degree pushes the students into a state of exhaustion that it impedes the
quality of work that was once achieved.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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experiencing this because I mistakenly chose to study at a place that was
deconstructing its art program (I </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> know) and I have had the worst
academic experience of my life. But I believe even if I </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">hadn't</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> decided to study
there that I still would have been too exhausted to create at my best. Speaking
to other students, their experiences were similar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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that my feelings at the end of this course are complete disappointment, in
myself, in the college management and in the arts education system as a whole.
But I know this is now an opportunity to really learn at a pace that encourages
quality and reflection. In an environment that is conducive to learning and
retention. I can write off this year as a learning experience in patience and
fortitude rather than in fine art studies. I am already excited about the work
I am going to be producing next.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This piece being looked at is the smallest and has traces of Asemic writing. This references old texts that are undiscovered or left unread.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a part of the largest of the panels. It is a whopping 5m x 4m and as you can imagine was extremely difficult to dye. Unless you are familiar with hand dyeing don't have the experience to realise that a container to dye this has to be large and that rinsing this is a nightmare. I ended up hanging this over my shed and letting the rain do the work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really wanted this one hanging free also, because the back of this is as important as the front.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is possible to see through this panel but the details are not clear, this is a great metaphor for spiritual communication. You can just see someone looking at the dye pot behind, watching the dripping from the roof.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken from the front of the installation of the panel "The veil is thin." you can see here the silk moving in the disturbed air from visitors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dye Pot of blue dye, catching water from the leaking roof. But also a reference to living water.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-24015677331578469302014-06-01T17:00:00.004-07:002014-06-01T17:00:46.101-07:00Brilliant Blue! Textile Art - graduate show.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dyeing in a bin, nothing else was big enough.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low immersion dyeing on a tarpaulin. The urea and constant drizzle kept it moist enough for the reaction to keep going.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to find the right place for the 5m x 4m piece.</td></tr>
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-10007088310584513232014-04-11T18:07:00.000-07:002014-04-11T18:07:28.059-07:00First layer of blue<h2>
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Here is a closer look.</div>
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The splashes and splatters build up such a fascinating pattern. I love this process. I can help but respond to these materials. I'll be building up more colour next week. Electric blue next.</div>
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Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-20209786849833054542014-03-18T10:37:00.000-07:002014-06-10T10:44:07.279-07:00Thoughts on module Scol 302<div class="MsoListParagraph">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I am still exploring the theme of spirituality in art,
this is an extension of my argument that artist have a responsibility to
society; that we can inspire and enrich lives by spiritually inspired art. I am most drawn to non-representational art and I am beginning to appreciate installations. This study of spirituality,
philosophy and non-representational art is important to my practice because it
informs my work, then in turn the work informs the theory. It creates a dialogue
between understanding and practice.</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">All my experience as a psychologist leads me to the conclusion that a sense of reverence is necessary for psychological health. If a person has no sense of reverence, no feeling that there is anyone or anything that inspires awe, it cuts the conscious personality off completely from the nourishing springs of the unconscious. It is ironic then, that so much of our modern culture is aimed at eradicating all reverence, all respect for the high truths and qualities that inspire a feeling of awe and worship in the human soul.</span></em><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Robert Johnson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The artists I have been primarily researching but not limited
to are Hamilton, Kandinsky, Klein, Gilliam and
Serra. Kandinsky and Klein helped me decided on my colour choice. Gilliam and Serra helped me decided on I have been looking at Goethe’s colour theories also. I chose these artists
as they all work in a non-representational way, but they also recognised the
need for spiritual content and the part that art played in that. I particularly
like to read the teaching of Kandinsky, who thought and pondered over this
subject for many years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I have been studying books about various philosophers
and spiritual thinkers to inform my level of understanding of spiritual
awareness. My research has covered: “On
the Spiritual in Art,” by Kandinsky “The re-enchantment of Art,” and the “Conversations
before the end of time,” by Suzi Gablik, “Paths to the Absolute,” and
“Spiritual in Abstract.” I have been studying Karl Jung, although many people
think that psychology and spirituality are two different systems I think they
are the same. Psychology means study of the soul.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I have started studying the book “The Artists Way: A Spiritual Path to
higher creativity” this book introduces ways of working that art becomes part
of life’s spiritual practice, this encompasses everything in our lives not just
an occasional intention. After that I have another book to work through called
“Art is a way of knowing”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Although I </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">can't</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> help but to approach work from a Christian viewpoint,
I accept truth from everywhere, the search for truth takes us many unexpected places. I have realised that creating spiritually inspired art initiates a
dialogue between faiths and those of no faith but recognise they are lacking something
deeper in their life. Throughout my work I will be referring to the absolute,
spirituality and enlightenment. I do not want to discount anything true and honst and embrace
anything that leads to something positive and good for society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The acting teacher Stella Adler stated “<i>Life beats down
and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one</i>.” It is possible
that art can enrich some people’s
lives, as an artists I can take up that challenge and hope that I can inspire another
human to reach a greater awareness of self, to reach a greater sense of wonder
or to inspire a deeper relationship with the mysteries of the universe. Not as
individual artists, but as Suzi Gablik suggests as a community of artists all
engaged in the same purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I will be continuing my study of cloth and working with rust
and Procion dyes, fabric paints, inks, Oilsticks and thread. I will be carrying
out colour studies, using fabric wet and dry. I will be printing with gelatine,
colouring in layers, adding the dye dry and then adding the water afterwards. Cloth
is an important element of my work, I work on cloth, because it holds the
memory of now and connects it to the memories of other times and places. Cloth shares
our journey through life with us from birth to death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I will continue to explore the relationship between
spirituality and personal journeys. I layer textures as a metaphor for the
levels of awareness in life. As the colours and textures are considered, I
encourage an awareness and deeper understanding. Even marks that are not fully
intentional have echoes of meaning. I want to tempt the viewer into
participation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I wanted to link them together to make an installation of
several panels, each one different but all tied together in theme. I will
research and find the colours that best suit my intention and research a dye
that will be most effective. I will experiment different ways I can use these
dyes on cloth, what textures and marks can I create. I want to work much bigger but space has also
been a problem sharing with 3 in a cubicle, so I have taken an outside studio
at Exeter Contemporary Arts Hub, it costs £155 a month. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">At present I have come to no absolute conclusions, I am very
much in the research and develop stage. I know I want to fill the eye field as
Rothko explained that has more emotional impact. I will probably work with blue predominantly, as Kandinsky stated that blue is the most spiritual colour. I want to see how
large areas of blue affect the viewer. I will try to find the best way to
communicate this idea of spiritual awakening. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My aim is to create a body of work that will develop my skill
level with these materials, especially as I have never worked this large before.
That I will be able to create a group of work that has a cohesive look and has
an effective message when viewed. I do want the work to be read as spiritually
motivated, but also for there to be some mystery that will challenge the viewer
to uncover something deeper. I would like to scale up to a much bigger size as
this body of work develops. With maybe my final piece being a free standing
triptych of 7ft high. That the viewer can stand inside and be surrounded by the
work, that you do not merely look at. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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This is the finished product. It is made up of several processes and layers of dye, washing, paint, washing, oil stik and paint.<br />
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The process started with washing the duck canvas in a 60 degree wash to get rid of treatments, then dyeing the fabric with a mixture of dark blue and purple. Rough shapes were then painted on with acrylic.<br />
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The acrylic was softened by being left out in heavy rain. Potato dextrin was put on as a resist. <br />
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More layers of colour were added using Steward Gill textile paint and Markal sticks. <br />
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More paint and Markal were added. I used markal to make marks from a collograph print placed under the fabric and gently rubbed.<br />
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Collograph markings. <br />
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Gold painted over the orange<br />
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Deep blue ink poured over the whole. Paint and markal acted as a resist. <br />
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Left in heavy rain for a few days to soften the marks.<br />
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Copper Gold added to the top to knock back the strong yellow.<br />
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Close up on the effect of rain exposing some of the layers. Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-87116998083447123092013-12-17T20:22:00.002-08:002013-12-17T20:22:38.034-08:00work in progress Dec 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-92185948942204123842013-05-23T12:45:00.002-07:002013-05-23T12:49:33.385-07:00Mixed Media May 2013 and large scale Textile Art!I am the artist in focus on Mixed Media May today. This moth has been so crazy busy with the end of this years study. Right now we have the private viewing for the students degree show.I'll take photos next week when it is quiet, there were too many people tonight to get near the work.<br />
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The Website is run by <span class="gD" name="CindyJones Lantier">CindyJones Lantier and this was all her idea =)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Welcome to <b><i>Mixed Media May: An Annual Blog Celebration of Mixed Media Artists</i></b>!</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #444444;">This is a project that has been close to my heart for a long time. I
originally conceived of the idea a few years ago, but I was just too
overwhelmed by possibilities to bring it to fruition. Then one day, I
ran across Connie Hozvicka’s <a href="http://30journals30days.blogspot.com/">30 Journals 30 Days</a> project, and <b><i>Mixed Media May</i></b> suddenly became
doable! This site looks and sounds a great deal like her site, not
because I wanted to copy her, but because Connie organized her project
so well!</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #444444;">For 30 days in May, I’ll feature a different mixed media artist.
Every artist was asked the same questions, but their answers are wildly
different! Each contributor has also shared some of their favorite mixed
media artwork to be featured along with their interview. Prepare to be
wowed! The artwork is amazing and the styles are vastly divergent. I
promise you’ll be inspired each day.</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #444444;">Maybe you’ve already picked up on this … May has 31 days! I have
something special planned for the 31st day. I think you’ll like it, so
be sure to follow the project to the end!</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #444444;">If you’d like to show your support for the project, feel free to grab
a badge to put on your website. Please spread the word about <b><i>Mixed Media May</i></b>
on your blog, Facebook page, or Twitter feed. In order for this project
to be a success for everyone involved, we need to get the word out!</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #444444;">Putting together the <b><i>Mixed Media May</i></b>
project has been so much fun — and educational! I’ve honed my organizing
skills a little bit and advanced my web design skills. But the most fun
was working with the mixed media artists that are featured on this
blog. Artists can be so gracious when asked to talk about their work and
their favorite tools & techniques, and these artists were no
different.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">This piece of work was a monster to make. I painted silk that was 4 metres by 2.2 metres. The dark marks are where some other students threw some pieces of paper onto it. What can I say they are 16/17 year olds in the college.. </span><br />
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When the exhibition is over, I am going to work into it a little more. Just to improve the colour density and texture.<br />
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I'll see if I can get a better veiw from the 2nd floor. Really hard to work on silk this scale and just as hard to photograph it. Any suggestion for future large scale projects are very welcome..Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-55718276132854497932013-05-18T01:47:00.001-07:002013-05-18T01:47:32.982-07:00Stitched inches..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This very hurried photographed work is about communication. The stitched lines represent the conversation changes between people in a relationship of whatever nature. The closed patches are the secrets not spoken of. The conversation breaks up and drops away, gathered in a heap on the floor... I'll photograph the fallen pieces too if they haven't all completely disappeared from the gallery space.</span>Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-68934922730769625532013-05-17T14:33:00.001-07:002013-05-17T14:57:28.662-07:00Mono and Screen Printing Sketchbook ideas.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This piece of work was created by a series of free silk screen prints. Using bleach and fabric paint. Then the more delicate work was free machine stitched. The work is about communication in relationships.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I will put these ideas onto fabric maybe next week. I have been using mono printing, screen printing and painting and drawing straight onto bondaweb to get the results for the layers them working directly on top to get some of the finer details.More to come, next Thursday is the last official day of this academic year for me. So then I can blog away. Have you any idea of some other methods I could try?</span><br />
<br />Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-23300562788525714902013-03-28T17:25:00.002-07:002013-03-28T17:37:53.579-07:00Sketchbook work - monoprintsBecause of the amount of sketchbook work I have to do it is so much quicker for me to experiment with techniques on paper rather than on fabric. I can fill a couple of sketchbooks with experiments, iron out the creases in techniques and design and then get to work moving the work forward into fabric.<br />
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So this module I started with monoprints. I think if you click on the image you can read my notes.<br />
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I photocopied the monoprints and then worked into them with just white paint, a red pencil and black drawing ink. I was trying to get it to look like it was cracked.</div>
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I like to build up layers. These are still not deep enough and feel a little flat to me. They are also little lacking in colour, so I painted over the mono-printed to then draw into them.<br />
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I got a bit held up with my essay, so I still have these to work on over the next couple of days. So I will work into them and put them up. I can't wait to see how these translate into fabric. I may post my essay after it has been graded. It will explain some of my main inspiration and ideas behind my work.Adele Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132314322864139547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530693729889457641.post-2243537624771855852012-12-12T23:37:00.001-08:002012-12-12T23:38:24.480-08:00Journey through Environment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The environment I decided to choose is the park at the back of my house. It is a very beautiful area but is very little used. Only living here for a year and being so busy with classes I haven't really had much time to really explore. There hasn't been much available information about he area either so I am in the middle of trying to dig a little deeper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I considered this and why children and teenagers were not outside and came to the conclusion that the media about young people spending their time inside on technology wasn't just an emotive article. Although they had this area right on their doorstep they didn't know how to use it. We would have been playing tag, buildings dens, climbing trees and loving being outside. I wondered how this technology obsessed generation would be different from us, having not experienced the fun of playing in a group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So I thought I would base my project on encouraging locals to turn off their electronic equipment and enjoy their park. I am going to add some organic sculptures to the entrances to the park to see if it arouses curiosity. i thought maybe I could challenge the local primary school to make some sculptures and add some of their own. Or see if they could find mine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I need to contact the school on Monday and see if they have any work with any of the classes that would work in with this. If its not on the curriculum there is no time for it. My granddaughter enjoyed it though, especially her dad running down the hill with her sitting on his shoulders.</span><br />
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