d-i-e-t-s f-a-i-l, 2012
selected - uk
The temptations of chocolate, biscuits and wine, some of the top ten ‘Diet Breakers’, prove irresistible and contribute to the failure of diets. This artwork is displayed as ten ‘handkerchief boxes’, once bought for women as gifts, used here for crying into as the pounds pile back on again!
CMYK silkscreen printing has been used to create the food images
The monograms across the 10 handkerchiefs read D-I-E-T-S F-A-I-L
In-situ at Ruthin Craft Centre
Measurement: 25cm x 25cm (each)
Process: Hand stitch, CMYK photographic silkscreen printing
Materials: Textile, silk threads, binder, pigments, handkerchief boxes
Exhibited in:
62@50, Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester (2012)
Nadelwerke (Needle Works), Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany (2012)
Construct, Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire, North Wales (2014)
Solo Gallery, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London (2014)
Solo Gallery, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate, North Yorkshire (2014)