‘Ties That Bind’ is an exhibition which uses the context of the apron to express women’s lives, published stories, personal memories, imagined futures and more. Twelve contemporary designer/makers come together under the curatorship of Jennifer Collier displaying works made from paper, print and embroidery.
The preview event of Ties that bind was a massive success, (with some sort of cake baking contest taking place between the resident artists) we stocked up on a selection of homemade beetroot brownies, lemon drizzle squares, millionaires shortbread, fancy cupcakes and plenty more whilst taking in the exhibition. After a catch up with Louise Dawn Wilson and Emily Notman, unit twelve‘s newest residents, Mini me and me got heavily involved in the paper apron making activity (which certainly kept both kids and adults in deep concentration) I must mention the lovely Laura Kent who spent possibly the longest time perfecting her apron! A few of the exhibiting artists were at the preview including Colette Dobson and Ruth Singer, and with so many other stunning examples of craft available to see up close and personal at this exhibition you’d be mad to miss out….so get yourself over there sharpish!!
This exhibition looks truly wonderful. Would you mind if I showed a few of your photographs on my blog, with credit of course?
It is!!! please go ahead with using some photos, if you wouldn’t mind popping in a link to the post along with the credit that would be ace, Ta!
What a lovely looking exhibition! I wish I could see it. Colette Dobson taught me on my degree, would love to see all that beautiful work in person, thanks for all the photos.
Wow, lucky you to have had Colette teach on your degree! Jennifer was a tutor of mine during my HND and without her, I’d think to think where I’d be now!
Im glad to hear that although you can’t see the exhibition in person, my photos have given you an insight!
I love your work! Im doing Contemporary Crafts at Falmouth uni. Im usually textiles, but there isnt any on my course, and im going a bit crazy! I want to learn all the new stuff – ceramics, metals and glass – but i miss textiles so much! Im going to keep following your blog; your work has inspired me. Thanks.
Oh thank you, it’s lovely to here such compliments!
I can understand your need to produce textile pieces, but I assure you it’s SO important to take in what you learn in the other medias, treat them with the same excitement you experience with textiles. I never really got to involved in metals or woodwork and wish to this day I had learnt more. Keep doing your textiles, just a little here and there….you’ll find you can incorporate it into your work eventually. Best of luck in you degree, I’d love to hear how you get on, :- )