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Matthew Harris - To cut on fold

Adventures in drawing and stitch
​with Matthew Harris


‘Play continues to be a big factor in my studio, because that’s how one allows oneself to move in directions which one could not have foreseen’
Richard Serra 

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This autumn, we are once again very excited to be welcoming artist Matthew Harris back to the InStitches studio.   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.
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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.
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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. 
​Date: Tuesday 8th - Friday 11th  October 2024 (4 days)

​Time:  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 vegetarian lunch and an enticing cake with a pot of afternoon tea.  
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​Please note: Places are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis
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Matthew Harris: To cut on fold 8th-11th October 2024 DEPOSIT

Matthew Harris: To cut on fold 8th-11th October 2024 DEPOSIT

£260.00

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To see more of Matthew's work visit his website 

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