Maker Monday: Sharon Walters - Seeing Ourselves
For this weeks Maker Monday, a little throwback to an exhibition i saw at MAC Birmingham last year...
'Seeing Ourselves' by Sharon Walters celebrates the power and grace of Black women through a series of collages and hand-crafted pieces.
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Layers of photographs of friends, magazine imagery, donated imagery are layers to give depth to the pieces; to highlight the layers beneath the surface.
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I felt the pieces, although colourful, highlighted the idea of being invisible...or not 'seen'...or the subject having hidden depths or meanings. Walters highlights this invisibility and under-representation of Black women in her work and uses art as a 'form of meditation and self-care'.
I particularly loved the cut out pieces as the lights created strong shadows across the works to make them seem deeper than they are.
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The Little Dictionary of Fashion: P is for....
Dior has a lot of say about the letter P in his Little Dictionary of Fashion....
Perfume should be applied more liberally it seems;
Persian Lamb (is this still a thing?) can look nice and young;
Petticoats are vital if you don't want your dress to look dull;
Pockets (and we all love a good pocket!) have useful yet ornamental purposes;
A Princess Line can be slimming if you 'plump' (charming!);
...and finally, Purple is the king of all colours.
Some fashion advice from 1954.
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New 2023 Courses now available to book!
Its a special Maker Monday edition today with the release of my 2023 courses!
I have some brand new topics coming to both MAC Birmingham and The Sewing Cafe, as well as space for private tuition later in the year if there's something new you would like to try.
Take a look at the topics below to see what's on offer :)
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