A Girl’s Day Out in the East End for Hilda, Nellie and Ida
mixed media • hand and machine stitch with acrylic paint
size 128 x 102 cms
Yesterday I delivered this piece to its new home in the North East of England. I was sad to see it go so I decided to revisit how I made it, however, I am very happy that it has gone to such a good home with new owners who love it so much. It was made in 2012 for one of the 50th Anniversary exhibitions by the 62 Group of Textile Artists ’62@50′ at the Holden Gallery at Manchester School of Art.
This is my Artist Statement for that exhibition.
Exploring displacement using old family photographs, images of distant relatives I never knew, cut into to a modern day environs, Girls Day Out enquires into and questions, the sense of belonging/not belonging whilst referencing the passing of time and the transience of life itself.
Hilda, Nellie and Ida were 3 sisters and Ida, the tall, elegant one on the right was my sister’s mother-in-law. This piece combined the then, the now and alludes to a journey in-between. The street art in the background is by an artist called Stik and was found in Grimsby St London, E2 in 2011. The images above are the original images I combined to make the work and those below are of the work in progress.
Thanks for sharing and congratulations on seeing that piece …it is wonderful as is all your work!
Amy Mimu Rubin
Thank you Amy
What magnificent handwork you do! The thread-drawn images of the women and their clothing and the bricks behind them are simply magnificent!!
Thank you so much. Pleased you enjoyed seeing it
You are so inspirational in the work you do. Thank you so much for sharing your process. Being able to see the detail in your stitching makes up in a small way for not seeing the work in person. If ever you come to Canada, please let us know well in advance so that I am able to make plans to travel to your show and hopefully a class would be the ultimate. I am a huge fan.
Thank you for your kind words Lucie