Maria Walker

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Stitch

Hand and Machine stitching are element of my practice depending on what I want to say in my work

I often explore surface texture and I created a collection of machine stitched samples that explored wear and tear.

But I often return to hand stitching for its slow mediative properties and when hand stitch is essential for the message I want to convey.

During 2017 I stitched daily onto vintage linen napkins. The discipline of hand stitching became part of my life and developed into the period of reflection. As I stitched my way through the year recorded the daily intervals by stitching objects I had encountered during the day or snippets of text. By the end of the year I had a created a stitched diary covering four napkins: one for each of the seasons.

Enraged by Donald Trumps comment "grab them by the pussy" and the subsequent "Nasty Women" protests I started stitching a subversive alphabet of aspects of being a woman. Using the traditional 'cross stitch' as my medium, my work is designed at first sight to look like a child's alphabet but the initial nativity and humour has a deeper underlying message.
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Detail of June Sunset Dress

Detail of June Sunset Dress

Detail

Detail

Reverse Applique Distressed

Reverse Applique Distressed

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Nasty Women

Visual Journalling

Visual Journalling

red work

red work

Fabric Manipulation

Fabric Manipulation

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