PINS AND NEEDLES, 2020
This body of work was inspired by my relationship with my mother and childhood memories in rural Spain. Traditional crafts associated with women was encouraged by my mother and taught in schools and in particular needle work - my first experience with a needle - was a very vivid memory for me. As the lockdown situation took a firm grip over the country, it enabled me to develop a contemplative work where ideas flowed from the process of making, repetition, doing/ undoing. The main material in the process is modified sewing needles, which have been arranged and threaded to build up ephimeral wearable pieces which relates to the idea of memories and loss.
This body of work was inspired by my relationship with my mother and childhood memories in rural Spain. Traditional crafts associated with women was encouraged by my mother and taught in schools and in particular needle work - my first experience with a needle - was a very vivid memory for me. As the lockdown situation took a firm grip over the country, it enabled me to develop a contemplative work where ideas flowed from the process of making, repetition, doing/ undoing. The main material in the process is modified sewing needles, which have been arranged and threaded to build up ephimeral wearable pieces which relates to the idea of memories and loss.