The Beginning History is over, but

if you'd like to read about this glorious show, you can find a very personal review on

Sleep-drunk I dance

and leave comments here or there, whichever is easier.

Come see!

If you'd like to read more about my work go to

Sleep-drunk I dance

and leave comments here or there, whichever is easier.

Joyful

I was already delighted to have my piece Soldier's child chosen for the promotion of Shape Arts' exhibition, but to find my work on the same page with Yinka Shonibare, whose work I love, made my day, week, month...  

Date: Friday, October 4, 2013 to Sunday, October 20, 2013
Private View: Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 18:00
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm
Address: The Nunnery, 181 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ

Memory work 4

All the soldier's children (2012/13)

Soldier’s daughter (2013) 

Dimensions: two pieces 53 cm x 28.5 cm
 

Materials: crocheted from wool/polyester yarn


Soldier’s son (2013)

Dimensions: 66.5 cm x 39.5 cm

Materials: crocheted from wool/polyester yarn

Soldier's child (2012/13)

Materials: crocheted from wool/polyester yarn

Dimensions: 45 cm x 26 cm

The soldier's child

knows hollows to hide

The soldier's son

hoards hush and won't run

The soldier's daughter

shakes the hearts he brought her

and daily deftly gaily bereftly

cuts the hiss from slaughter

Memory work 3

LR's children (2012/13)

LR's child 1 (2012)
Materials: hand-me-down wool/polyester mixtureDimensions: 41 cm x 31 cm

LR’s boy (2012)
Materials: hand-me-down wool/polyester mixture
Dimensions: jumper 29 cm x 15 cm, pants 16 cm x 13 cm

LR’s child 3 (2013)
Materials: crocheted from hand-me-down wool/polyester mixture
Dimensions: 22 cm x 26.5 cm

LR’s child 4 (2013)
Dimensions: 19 cm x 27.5 cm
Materials: crocheted from hand-me-down wool/polyester mixture

LR’s children (2012/13)

If you'd like to read about LR's children please go to

Sleep-drunk I dance

and leave comments here or there, whichever is easier.

Memory work 2

Soldier's child (2013)
Dimensions: 66.5 cm x 39.5 cm
Materials: crocheted from wool/polyester yarn

I seem to have moved away from producing a single object and have become fascinated with exploring series, groupings, families of artworks, tracing relationships, shared qualities, differences.

Memory work 1

Veteran's girl (2013)
 Dimensions: 45 cm x 26 cm

Materials: crocheted from wool/polyester yarn

Most of my work over the last few years has been concerned with childhood memory, its shifting grounds, fictions, inflections. I’m becoming more interested in what we can’t concretely remember, because it is not part of our experience, but are affected by: inherited memory. How we are embedded in time, history, through the accident of when and were we are born, but more specifically through our family history. When does a person’s past start? Is there ever a point at which we have no past?

Back with foundlings in tow

Foundlings

Material: Crocheted from cotton-thread

Foundling1

Dimensions: 24 cm x 28 cm

Foundling2

Dimensions: 24 cm x 27.5 cm

Foundling3

Dimensions: 22.5 cm x 27 cm

Foundling4

Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 40 cm

Foundling5

Dimensions: 22 cm x 39.5 cm

Foundling6

Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 30 cm

Foundling7

Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 27.5 cm

Although I enjoy blogging as part of Artists Talking I've missed posting here, partly because over the years (on-line) relationships developed that I don't want to leave behind, partly because this is accessible to a much wider audience and leads to encounters beyond all kinds of borders. And the image size allows a much better/closer view of the work. I'll be trying to maintain both blogs for a while, see how it goes what with not having amazing amounts of energy at my disposal. Expect duplications!
Have proposed a little pact to my bbf Mien of Redredday who is also thinking about going back to blogging, along the lines of I will if you will. Well - I have, Mien. PLEASE come out and play.
Thought I'll introduce you to my foundlings, inspired by a visit to the Foundlings Museum a couple of years ago.