Tag Archives: embroidery
Open Doors: SW4 / How to get to Clapham Common (Healing)
This past weekend saw the 2nd exhibition for the Open Doors Project. This one was based around the SW4 postcode, which is the Clapham area. It was held in a lovely, lofty-type space at the Clapham North Arts Centre and … Continue reading
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Memory Maps (of London)
I may be avoiding a. cleaning b. ironing c. editing photos d. the giant pile of dishes in the sink e. the second part of my feminism articles, but I’ve been getting lots of work done on the map project. … Continue reading
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New Places, New Plans
It’s been a while. Hopefully someone still reads this! I have good excuses as my life has been so busy lately, but it is starting to slow down or at least become manageable. In the past month…. 1. I’ve moved … Continue reading
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Maps and/of Memory
I think anyone that lives in London develops a strong relationship to two maps: the A to Z and the iconic London Underground map. The A-Z gets crinkled, written on, places frequented are circled, phone numbers are written on pages … Continue reading
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A Scarlet Letter: Textile as Protagonist
In tenth grade with Mrs. Obrien, we began to read A Scarlet Letter as part of our curriculum. Written by Nathanial Hawthorne, it has an American spin on the flowery writing of the mid-nineteenth century and there was revolt in … Continue reading
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