Changing threads 2022

Changing Threads Exhibition

Location: Nelson: Exhibition dates, 25th March - 23rd April

I’m honoured to be one of the 35 finalists in the Changing Threads exhibition for 2022, see my entries and statements below.

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You Can’t Do that,

2021, Embroidery and paint on fabric

In this piece, I explore concepts of perfection, beauty, and climate change. Two embroidered bees flying on a paint-splattered sky. Thick paint is applied to the surface partly covering embroidered areas creating tension

Chasing Shadows,

2021, Embroidery and paint on fabric

In this piece, I explore concepts of abstraction and climate change. A blue smear of thick paint is in opposition to the delicate embroidered red admiral butterfly. The butterfly seems to be disappearing in front of us.

I’ll follow you into the dark,

2021, Cotton and Glow in the Dark thread on linen, Cross Stitch

In this piece, I explore concepts of parenting, perfection, and repetition. Using glow in the dark thread, I meditatively stitched the word Mummy onto linen fabric. Filling in the space around this word using various found white cotton, I obscured and responded to the word ‘Mummy’ using improvised and planned patterns. Created in the evening over many months with thousands of white cross stitches this piece is a personal reflection on being a mother and a daughter.

Congratulations to all the finalists and all those who entered. The awards were well appointed and deserved.