Tag: craft
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Criminal Quilts film
Roll out the red carpet for the premiere of my new Criminal Quilts film! This will also be shown at Festival of Quilts and most other exhibitions, technology-permitting. Made by the lovely R & A Collaborations, filmed at Staffordshire Record Office and University of Wolverhampton, with thanks to Jan, Jan, Jan and Ann. Yes, I…
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Biography in Cloth exhibition
One of my Garment Ghost pieces will be shown in an exciting exhibition during FAB – Fringe Arts Bath 26th May – 10th June. Biography In Cloth is curated by Carole Waller and Joanna Wright. Exhibition open 10am to 6pm daily – 26 May to 10 June. FaB @ Milsom Place, Unit 26 upper level Milsom Place, Milsom…
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Meet the Maker May
I’ve got several Meet the Maker days coming up this month alongside two different exhibitions. Next week 9-12th May is London Craft Week and I will be showing my Precious Objects collections with Design Nation in a studio in south London. I will be around all day Saturday 12th May 11am – 6pm to talk…
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Ruth Singer exhibiting at London Craft Week
My Precious Objects collection will be part of Design Nation’s showcase Head, Hand and Heart during London Craft Week 9-12 May 2018. I will be in the exhibition on Saturday 12th May to talk to visitors. Helen Yardley Studio 3-5 Hardwidge Street, London, SE1 3SY 11am-6pm each day, and until 8pm on Thursday
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Emotional Repair Exhibition
I am currently working on a new exhibition at Gawthorpe Hall Textile Collection which is in an amazing National Trust building in Lancashire. The textiles there are a private collection assembled by Rachel Kay Shuttleworth (1886- 1967) who lived in the house and opened it up to share her collections and her knowledge. I…
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Criminal Quilts research blog : photo albums.
The photographs which have formed the source material for Criminal Quilts are held in bound albums in Staffordshire Record Office. The albums are part of a large collection of archives from Stafford Prison and I’ve been working my way through each one in the last couple of weeks. The images I am working with date…
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Criminal Quilts research – October 2017
The research and development phase of Criminal Quilts is now well underway. I have been spending time in residence at Staffordshire Record Office exploring archives and finding out what resources I have to explore during this project and planning what the workshops for volunteers and participants will involve. Stafford Prison photograph albums from the late…
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Precious Objects at Lustre 2017
Lustre is a fantastic selling show taking place at Nottingham University over the weekend of 4th-5th November. I will be there with a shed full of tools and remade treasures from my Precious Objects collection. Lustre is open 10am-5pm. SaveSave
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Criminal Quilts project launch
You are invited to join me at Staffordshire Record Office for the launch of a new phase of my project Criminal Quilts on Friday 8th September. Find out more, see artwork from 2012-2015 and explore the original archive photos. SaveSave
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Criminal Quilts on the Radio
Yesterday I went into the Radio Leicester studio to talk about my Criminal Quilts project and the new work I am starting to develop for exhibitions next year. You can listen to me on the programme at about 51 minutes in. I’m working on new partnerships and projects for 2018 which will be announced in…
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