Matthew Harris - To cut on fold
Adventures in drawing and stitch
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This autumn, we are once again very excited to be welcoming artist Matthew Harris back to the InStitches studio, his third visit this year! A graduate of Goldsmiths College, Matthew has been working with textiles since 2000, having for the previous ten years made and exhibited drawings and works on paper. He has shown in a number of group and solo exhibitions throughout the U.K, Ireland and Japan.
Matthew's work employs dying, cutting and hand stitching and is concerned primarily with abstract imagery and the translation of drawn marks into cloth. By making work that is pieced, patched and assembled, he aims to create pieces that explore repetition, pattern and the disrupted or dissonant journey of line and image across and through the surface of cloth.
Over this four-day workshop with Matthew you will explore adventurous and playful ways in which to gather and manipulate visual imagery, both two and three dimensionally, in order to develop ideas for textiles.
Through the processes of drawing, painting, stencilling, collage etc, you will create a collection of visual information that exploits colour, line, shape and pattern.
This gathered material will then be subject to a series of dynamic activities which take as their starting point the ‘verb list’ of the artist Richard Serra. By subjecting both drawn image and textile materials to this series of actions, we will endeavour to explore the potential of both image and materials to do unexpected and surprising things.
Matthew will encourage and support you as you develop your personal language, creating a narrative and history through the interaction of making, materials and process.
This gathered material will then be subject to a series of dynamic activities which take as their starting point the ‘verb list’ of the artist Richard Serra. By subjecting both drawn image and textile materials to this series of actions, we will endeavour to explore the potential of both image and materials to do unexpected and surprising things.
Matthew will encourage and support you as you develop your personal language, creating a narrative and history through the interaction of making, materials and process.
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Date: Tuesday 3rd to Friday 6th October 2023 (4 days)
The studio will be open from 9.15am and the workshop will start at 9.30am until 4.30pm (ish) each day. Cost: £520 (this includes some materials) Deposit: £260 There will also be home-made biscuits with morning coffee, a light seasonal lunch and an enticing cake with a pot of afternoon tea. Please note: Places are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis
Booking implies that you agree with our terms and conditions for in real life workshops. You can read them here: The Small Print Want to stay locally?
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To see more of Matthew's work visit his website
