After a prolonged curiosity with sock creatures, I downloaded a set of instructions by Nicky Gibson. She runs a “Making Things Club” at http://www.monster-monch.com/– I want to go! I’ve fashioned my own sock cats though…until I can have a real one!
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Finally a few pictures of my work in one of the Art Tanks on Ward Rd, Dundee. Each Tank (there’s 5) contains Art which is then changed every 6 weeks. From left to right: Hand-embroideries depicting “extinct” UK shops: “William Low (1868 – 1994)”; “Littlewoods (1923 – 2004)”; Woolworths (1909 – 2009). Woolies is hanging on in cyberspace…they even have…
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Here’s some wee cakes inspired by Reeses Peices…the icing is chocolate and peanut buttery! I’m going to start recording my cake-making again. I’ll add a gallery of my previous cakey art…hopefully to inspire me with the upcoming cake-expo at DOJ.
Read MoreMet with Jenny Brownrigg and Laura Simpson from DOJ exhibs this morning. It looks like my plans for a small cake expo could become bigger than i’d first expected! With an emphasis on domestic craft as art, they suggested I look at Merlyn Riggs, Martha Rosler and Ebba Redman, to add further “layers” to the exhibition cake. Ebba’s graduating this…
Read MoreGreat fun installing work at No1’s pub for the Art Tanks show…even got a wee picture in the local rag… http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2009/04/23/story13009469t0.shtm
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