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Fancy curling up with this squishy guy? 🖤 Domi

Fancy curling up with this squishy guy? 🖤

Domino velvet bolster cushion handmade at our @salford_makers studio by @needlewomanjess

50cm x 20cm, concealed zip & synthetic feather feel inner

£65 inc uk postage DM to buy

Bangin background @moderaterealism

NEW MAKER YARDS // DONKEY STONES For the final pa

NEW MAKER YARDS // DONKEY STONES

For the final part of this commission, I worked with @mrsoapltd to design a handmade soap for every home in the neighbourhood inspired by “Donkey Stones”.

First used in the textile mills of Lancashire, they would have also been commonplace in the industrial sites of New Maker Yards.

Donkey stones were used to clean greasy steps and gave them a non-slip coating. They became popular with mill workers who then used them in their homes to give their doorsteps a shiny, even finish.

These old-fashioned scouring stones, about the size of a bar of soap and named after their trademark donkey imprint, were moulded from a cement like mixture into a soft stone.

We created two fragrances which include rhubarb & rose, as featured in the Manchester Flora book and woodsmoke & leather which evokes the scent of the roaring furnaces of the ironworks which were situated on the @newmakeryards site. Made with natural ingredients, each bar was subtly coloured using clay and imprinted with a custom stamp to re create an authentic donkey stone effect.

Each household received a soap along with a limited edition A5 print telling the story of the commissioned works.

Massive thanks to Mark Charnley for sharing his knowledge & expertise in all things heritage 🙏

I’m looking forward to causing more colourful chaos in the neighbourhood this summer 🌞

A2 versions of prints framed by @inframestudiomanchester, A5 prints by @marctheprinters

Image 7 courtesy of Preston Digital Archive

NEW MAKER YARDS // MORE OUTDOOR! In addition to t

NEW MAKER YARDS // MORE OUTDOOR!

In addition to the furniture, I gave the existing shade structures a colour change and designed panel inserts featuring a cross section of the original design.

@m3inds on the panel install 👌

Bringing full colour energy to the neighbourhood!

NEW MAKER YARDS // FURNITURE Working in collabor

NEW MAKER YARDS // FURNITURE

Working in collaboration with @m3inds also based at @islingtonmill, we designed and fabricated custom outdoor seating for the shared neighbourhood @newmakeryards

Featuring two lounger style seats and a bench, the designs reflects the form and materials of the traditional working boats which would have been prevalent on the waterways of @middlewoodlocks

Each seat is made from sustainably sourced larch and galvanised steel which will weather and fade over time to remain in keeping with an industrial feel. Each piece also includes a T-stud, commonly found on the helm of canal boats for mooring ropes, in this case they can be used to attach a dog leash, as wonderfully demonstrated by Brucey. (FYI @newmakeryards is a pet friendly neighbourhood, soooo many good doggos).

Design features of the seating also nods to PR Jacksons ironworks and rolling mill which was situated on the New Maker Yards site. Details taken from the teeth of the rolling mill wheels have been delicately etched into each @himacseurope table top.

NEW MAKER YARDS // MURALS I separated the visuali

NEW MAKER YARDS // MURALS

I separated the visualisation (see previous post) into equal parts and scaled each section up into individual murals.

Collaborating with artist @tasha_whittle and dream team paint mob @gilly_bal4 & @inframestudiomanchester we hand painted the murals across 12 floors of apartments and on the entrance to the underground car park @newmakeryards giving each space its own recognisable identity.

📸 @joeolismith

NEW MAKERS YARD // HERITAGE Last year I was commi

NEW MAKERS YARD // HERITAGE

Last year I was commissioned by @newmakeryards to create engaging and playful interventions to
enliven their shared neighbourhood spaces alongside @middlewoodlocks only a stones throw from my studio home @islingtonmill.

Connecting to the industrial heritage of the area, I created a visualisation representing the jobs of people that lived in the area during the late 19th century which included a herbalist, tripe dealer, tailor, undertaker, plumber, pattern maker and blacksmith to name but a few.

I used symbols to represent the different jobs and overlaid them on a historical map to correlate with where people would have lived.

I incorporated a colour palette inspired by the textile design ‘Peacock Feathers’ by Arthur Silver for @libertylondon in 1887 which still remains a key aesthetic piece in textile design today.

See following post...

Cover 📸 @joeolismith

Bespoke coat commission in my Domino velvet fabric

Bespoke coat commission in my Domino velvet fabric including silk lining & pockets.

Made to perfection, as always by @needlewomanjess

This fabric is available by the meter & we also offer a full made to order service.

Follow the link in my bio & get in touch if you would like something special making 🖤

Amazing work as always by @inframestudiomanchester

Amazing work as always by @inframestudiomanchester on a set of my screen prints for @megsparkinson.

Check out my highlights for A5 & A4 screen print duos & triples at £20 per set inc postage.

I can post directly to @inframestudiomanchester if you would like to get your prints done up real nice 👌🏻

#cellprints #apoptosis #parasites #whipworm #wtccmr

Check out @wild_emerald_designs latest headwear pi

Check out @wild_emerald_designs latest headwear pieces in my cell print fabric teamed up with some @wonderhaus_uk Jewels ⚡️⚡️⚡️

My collaboration with @wild_emerald_designs is an ongoing #zerowaste project which uses my fabric off cuts & prototypes to make head wraps, scrunchies & face masks.

More new designs on the way too including some hand screen printed designs.

Follow the link in my bio to shop.

Super finds from frens 🤓 @emilyjaneellwood cer

Super finds from frens 🤓

@emilyjaneellwood certainly knows what floats my boat

#electronmicroscopy #microscopic #davidscharf #sciart

THE SNOWFLAKE MAN I was commissioned by @boxonthe

THE SNOWFLAKE MAN

I was commissioned by @boxonthedocks & @hemingwaydesign to create an updated version for the winter season of #boxonthedocks @vertigo_plantbased @mediacityuk

I created a holographic surface design featuring enlarged microscopic snowflakes onto ice dichroic film.

‘The Snowflake Man’ is a homage to Wilson Bentley, who at the age of 19 took the first ever photograph of a snowflake in Vermont on January 15th 1885. He arranged snowflakes under his mother's microscope and photographed them before they melted.

Photographing over 5000 snowflakes across a duration of 50 years, he captured this natural wonder at its finest.

I'm looking forward to a time when we can enjoy these spaces together along with some tasty grub and a beer (or two!)

Props to the super skills of @m3inds @bob_cojones & 📸 @jodyhartley for the incredibly serious photoshoot.

Thank you to everyone who has bought work from me

Thank you to everyone who has bought work from me over the past week. I’ve been busy packing & posting your orders!

Just to remind you that any orders placed after 12 noon tomorrow will be posted in the new year.

Check out my highlights to see prints, textiles & cushions that are still available. Comment on anything you would like to buy.

#printspotters #screenprints #screenprinted #cellprints #wtccmr #salfordmakers

HEY THERE XMAS SHOPPERS! Check out my highlights

HEY THERE XMAS SHOPPERS!

Check out my highlights for a selection of science inspired, single edition A5 & A4 screen prints, screen printed fabric hoops, greetings cards & cushions.

With a selection of parasites, cell death, intestines & cartilage tissue in all their gorgeous glory, there’s something for everyone 😋

Just comment on anything you would like to buy & it’s yours.

Check out @inframestudiomanchester if you would like your prints done up real nice too

I will request payment via PayPal & my last posting day for UK Xmas postage is 21st December.

If you have any questions about the content of this work, please do ask away or if you would like to find out more about my practice with scientists at the Wellcome Centre for Cell Matrix Research at the University of Manchester, visit the link in my bio 🖤

#printspotters #print #screenprinting

ZERO WASTE collaboration with @wild_emerald_design

ZERO WASTE collaboration with @wild_emerald_designs featuring face masks and scrunchies using off-cuts of my fabric.

Pieces include limited run designs, hand screen printed & digital fabrics & one off prototypes so you are guaranteed to bag yourself a banger!

Follow the link in my bio to shop shop shop

Going BIG with a custom heavy weight, velvet curta

Going BIG with a custom heavy weight, velvet curtain for the grand entrance to @nancylouise62 super lush abode.

Curtain by @needlewomanjess 🖤 Domino fabric by me, follow the link in my bio to shop by the metre

Ring out the old, Ring in the new Ring out the fal

Ring out the old, Ring in the new
Ring out the false, Ring in the true

As part of @manchesterhistories Festival 2019, I was one of ten artists commissioned to work with archives and heritage collections across Manchester to create a response to the themes of protest, democracy and freedom.

Working with material from Stockport Library archive, this piece was inspired by the personal scrapbook of Hannah Winbolt who was a working class silk weaver and prominent suffragette advocate from Hazel Grove in Stockport.

The hand screen printed the fabric features a design created using an audio reactive programme in Processing. The incoming audio of me reading one of Hannah's speeches aloud was mapped to visual objects on screen (I used the image of the boundary lines of Stockport) which reacted to the amplitude of my voice. I used the same colour palette that would have been used to dye the silk in the mid - late 19th century.

The words featured on the lights are an extract from one of Hannah’s speeches. By highlighting the negative space where the words have been removed and the light shines through, I wanted to draw parallels to the attempts to silence her and many other women who through resilience, strength and determination fought for women's rights throughout their lives. I believe that these words are still relevant now, more than ever.

The lights will be exhibited at Stockport Library.

Laser Cutting @drawnbythelight
Processing & Code @vickyclarke_sound
Lampshade construction inc silk lining @art.illuminated
Location 📸 @islingtonmill

#artivist #manchesterhistories

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