Looking back to September Part 1 - Days 11-15

 

It's Spring here in our garden. Although the weather has been warm on a few days , it has been often wet and cold and yet the garden is blooming beautifully. Every September, for the last couple of years, I have participated in #SeptTextileLove  - a daily response to prompts by the Seam Collective to share a love of textile art.... here are my September  days 11-20 ... 

Day 11- Reverse 

Reverse side of an upcycled jacket 

Upcycling an old denim jacket with boro type stitching/mending 

Day 12 : Sloppy Craft 

What about the name of the movement – “sloppy craft”? “Sloppy” is really a sound bite kind of name, irresistible once spoken out loud. The reference was used extensively with textile and fabric art, but examples can be found in all the crafts. “Sloppy” indicates intentionality, which might not be the case with the art. “Sloppy Craft” is an unfortunate phrase — perhaps other names like “informal” “casual” or “raw” would be less jarring than “sloppy” to describe contemporary art that has some base in traditional crafts.  (from http://washingtonglassschool.com/sloppy-craft-but-is-it-art) 

My example of "sloppy" art - where stitches show and pieces of the structure form part of the work. 

13: Stitch 

A section of 145 days of slow stitch "Garden Threads" scroll 

14: Surface 

 

The surface of a textile changed with polymer clay faces representing the beheaded suitors of Penelope,
from Homer's Greek epic " Odyssey"  

15: Connect 

Connecting with others through stitching - The Wednesday Makers Group 
Contribution to a group 'book' for Finding your Thread exhibition.