Journal of a Final Year Textile Undergraduate - Contentment, Joy and Peace

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Final Module Results - oh my word!

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Our results were published today, so as soon as I woke up at 5.30 am, I went on line to find out how the marking went.  First Sitting mark (...
Saturday, 31 May 2014

Private View

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All the way through this course, I have learned things at unexpected times.  I was very wound up about the catering for the Private View as ...
Sunday, 18 May 2014

Staging the Show

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As usual it took far longer than expected to stage the show.  It took me 6 days. I went a day early, while the show build was taking place...
Saturday, 10 May 2014

My Mother's Work - Supportive

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My Mother's Work - Supportive A lining to a garment supports and improves the experience of wearing it andextends its life, and is sy...

My Mother's Work - Cyclical

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My Mother's Work - Cyclical My Mother found being a homemaker to be cyclical in many ways - daily repetition of preparing and clea...

My Mother's Work - Unfinished

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My Mother's Work - Unfinished This collection of knitted pieces arose from a conversation in my favourite wool shop.  I was admiring ...

My Mother's Work - Unending

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My Mother's Work - Unending This collection of roller towels demonstrates the unending nature of women's work.  The roller towels...
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Cathy MacTaggart
I'm a contemporary artist, having completed my Masters by Research at Coventry University. I am interested in how society values people who carry out mundane or manual roles - often tasks that are essential but low status or low paid/unpaid. My Masters By Research: Stitching (In)Significant Women, created 5 samplers and a body of artwork about 5 working class women, known to me.
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