One of the things which students often struggle with is finding that personal theme with real meaning. Katie Taylor has tried out several themes over two courses at level 1. For her latest assignment 5, she chose to go with the theme of fat after finding some stunning photos of fat cells. For her,...
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Several times lately, I've been asked for help by students really struggling with the weaving section of Textiles 1. Apologies to those tutors and students who are weavers, but this is an area which causes a lot of headaches for many. I think in al
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It's probably not escaped your notice that Tracey Emin has recently been appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy. Unlike some, I don't want to take issue with that at all, in fact I feel its very well deserved. Rather it was the following
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Quite recently, one of my students (you'll know who you are!) was talking about the work of Tracey Ermin, how she admired her ability to put so much of herself into it, to be totally honest. This, she agreed, is what really constitutes the art in
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Having got myself deeply embroiled in discussions about passion in textiles both on and off this blog (thanks for those who emailed me directly) I return to a safer topic this time, or is it?
One of the main aims of Textiles 1 is the structure,
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A response to recent discussions with face to face students, concerning Passion in Textiles - in all its guises
Often students start a Textiles course because they're passionate about making. They may already have indepth knowledge of sewing, kni
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Often, in the making of a piece of wall hung textile art, the finishing off stage can be surprisingly sticky. It will catch you out if you let it; everything goes so swimmingly well, and then, just as you come to nearly the end - what to do with thos
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I come back to Rosalind Wyatt's work once more, because quite simply, her textile art illustrates so many ideas and themes. For the moment, I want to focus on her use of text on fabric, something which often causes concern to students and much
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One question which often crops up in student learning logs and beyond is - where does art begin and function end? Yes, lines have converged in recent years so this is a valid discussion point. Clearly, if you're designing a product for commercial pu
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I make no apology for highlighting here two works with minimal actual textile content; none at all in the case of the first - a drawing which I’d like to show you because it has strong personal meaning and was instrumental in many ways in my own d
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