Series Five of Making Meaning is here. A lot of this series will be focussing on textiles, although there will be some other stories, conversations and solo episodes coming up too. This week I am starting by sharing two of my talks from the Cultures of Care Group from the end of 2024. Cultures of Care Group is a free online discussion group about care in creative practice. Each month I share a talk about my reflections on an aspect of care in my creative work. In October and November 2024 the group discussed textiles, and I’ve combined these two talks into this one episode to launch this new series focussed on cloth and sewing, and all the meanings they contain.
Part one explores textiles and care in my work, and in part two I delve deeper into textile history and explain why the study of historic textiles is a care practice. I hope you enjoy these essays and find threads of connections to your own life and creativity.
If you prefer to read, you can find both essays here
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