The very beginnings of a panel aka Project: Anger (yet untitled)

(NOTE: The 2013 "heart" above is symbolic to this piece - there is more about it later

but for the time being is just here to lead in to this narrative)

In April 2020, I was commissioned to make a panel about the “emotional effects of Anger” & with Covid lockdown, also decided to  document it - all the trials & tribulations that would be encountered … its processes, the techniques & everything else that is involved in making a creative piece of work. It will also include personal thoughts & feelings - both on the subject material & on those creative processes that will be used. Nothing will be randomly selected but it all represents &/or symbolises aspects of specific emotions, actions or reactions as detailed within the panel. Like many things made over the years, I often create ‘from the heart’ … where feelings & thoughts get displayed as being pieces of textile or mixed media items. So here goes ...

When asked to make this piece, one of the first things that sprung to mind was visualising Anger as a "demon” & after checking the Oxford dictionary (see below definition), thought this to be a perfect choice:

An evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell.

A cruel, evil or unmanageable person.

A powerful, often destructive compulsion or obsession.

Something very insidious & harmful.

Reckless mischief; devilry.

A forceful or skilful performer of a specified activity.

However, to graphically display this somehow & yet demonstrate an “emotional effect” was to be the next step & in thinking of ‘Demon’, I remembered a Japanese interactive display "The Night Parade of 100 Demons" seen at the Cardiff museum in 2018. 

Active cell

 I've just uploaded the Cell so far

Cell continues

The Cell project has been continuing with some periodic hand stitching over the past year - nothing major but it is beginning to look a lot better. It's being done "as I feel like it" - a little slow & difficult to stitch as the needle &/or threads keep getting caught in the netting. 

It reminds me also of some 'brain scan imagery' where on an MRI, pathways in the brain are clearly visually working as thoughts are begun!!

Latest update ...

With the possible start of another project on the horizon, I've decided to slightly alter how things run & as previously mentioned, several earlier blogs will no longer be updated. The main reason for this is that I no longer feel they have an importance as my working practices have changed somewhat. Two main creative areas now seem to exist - an on-line one & a textile one.

The first - the on-line one will largely exist as an overall summary & is now the main website for all on-line work. It's finally up & running & can be found if you click the link to Stitcherydoodaa

The second one will remain here & continue to record my creative journey along with narratives as appropriate. I've included the image above as although part of the "Cell" project, it suddenly shows a hidden face (a bit like an Alien!) - can you see it too? I've not noticed it before !!! ... perhaps it's shouting at me to hurry along & get this part of my journey also up-to-date!!!