Category: My work
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Selvedge blog post
Selvedge have included my museum sales news in their blog this month. It was a lovely surprise to read this in their newsletter while I was on holiday last week! Read the full post here.
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My Shop
Since my Textile Traces exhibition has closed, I have been doing a little studio housekeeping and sorting out a lot of work which needs to find a new home! My online shop has had a facelift and is starting to fill up with prints, textiles, collaborations, textile jewellery and other treasures appearing from the archives…
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Museum Purchase
Two of my recent artworks have been purchased by museums this year. I started my professional career working in museums, after doing a Masters Degree in Museum Studies. Museums are still my favourite places to spend time, particularly in textile and social history collections. I left my museum career aged 30 in 2005 to pursue…
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Criminal Quilts exhibition pop up in London
One 2nd & 3rd November 2019, my Criminal Quilts exhibition will appear for ONE WEEKEND ONLY at Gunnersbury Park Museum, West London. I will also be giving a talk / tour of the exhibition on the Saturday at 2pm. Tickets are £10 available from Gunnersbury website.
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Commissions
In recent months I have completed a couple of commissions. The large panel is worked onto blue linen with scraps of antique fabrics including 18th century tapestry, 19th century embroidery and 17th century brocade. I’ve added lots of hand embroidery details and several found objects embellished with hand stitch and silk threads. The objects…
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Textile Traces Exhibition Launch Interview
My Textile Traces exhibition opened last weekend (25th May 2019)at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre. It’s a real joy to see so much of my work up on the walls in this lovely gallery, and to have so many people come to the exhibition opening. On the day we held an ‘In Conversation’ event with me…
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Precious Objects
I’ve got some new work for sale on Made by Hand including embroideries of my grandad’s gardening tools as well as a saw, a spoon and a couple of lovely plastering trowels. Prices start at just £41. Other pieces from this collection can also be purchased from my solo exhibition Textile Traces in Cwmbran, South…
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Criminal Quilts new exhibition
Criminal Quilts exhibition returns to Staffordshire from 25th May – 7th July at The Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The museum is free entry and is open Monday to Saturday – 10am to 5.30pm, Sunday – 2pm to 5.30pm, Bank Holidays 2pm – 5.30pm. I will be giving a talk and tour at the museum on Wednesday…
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Textile Traces exhibition launch & workshops
My new solo exhibition, Textile Traces, opens on 25th May at Llantarnam Grange Art Centre, Cwmbran, Wales. The opening event includes an ‘In Conversation’ event with me and Polly Leonard, founder and editor of Selvedge magazine. This event is free and takes place 12-2pm on Saturday 25th May. The exhibition continues until 20th July 2019.…
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Thread: Contemporary Textiles Exhibition At Rheged Art Centre
Thread: Contemporary Textiles Exhibition At Rheged Art Centre This exciting group exhibition of innovative and unusual textile work includes a group of my Precious Object tools. The exhibition opens on Friday 3rd May and continues until Sunday 30th June. 10am – 5pm and free admission. There is a preview event on Thursday 2nd May, please…
Ruth Singer 