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I can be found mostly stitching, or thinking about stitching!

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Lovely to be at the opening of the @oldparcelsofficeartspace Open yesterday. 
And great to find other artists using text in their work, including @ellie_clewlow_studio and @k.drakeart 
I’ve also included a photo of Ethel by @maryannstevensartis
Just delivered ‘Inside Pages’ to @oldparcelsofficeartspace for the Open Exhibition next month. 
This piece raises awareness of the many conflicts in the world that don’t even make the inside pages of many newspapers. Thanks to @guar
Chuffed to see my quilt, Uprooted, in the new edition of The Quilter from @thequiltersguild  it has recently been accepted into The Quilt Collection alongside a quilt by the esteemed @sara.impey 
More about the quilt on my blog , link in bio. 
#activ
Thank you to @normanreagallery for hanging my work so beautifully. 
And thank you for inviting me to join the panel discussion this evening. 
#displacement #textileart #activistart
Just spent a lovely day with @_artiyya @bradfordschoolofart 
We learned about the importance exciting work Attiya  has been up to since graduating. 
Then she lead us through the process of making our first collage self portraits. It was great to see
Just delivered these three pieces to the @normanreagallery @uniofyork for their next exhibition 'Displacement' which opens on 27th November and then is open weekdays 9.00 - 17.00.
I shall be joining a panel discussion on Monday 1st December 18.30.
At
Today is Armistice Day, when we should be thinking about disarmament and no more wars. Instead the headlines over the last week or so have been about the conflict in Sudan, leading to genocide.
Who is supplying the arms?
There is evidence that some o
Responding to headlines about increased flooding risks, followed by UN warnings about the failure to stem CO2 emissions. 
Social justice includes climate justice.
So as COP30 looms on the calendar this is a call for @keirstarmer to act on is words an
Trying out more ways of stitching words on a banner. JUSTICE is the key word at the centre of my manifesto and so appropriate for this trial. 
Stitching from the back allows a thicker thread to be used. It also means you have to get used to mirror wr
Articles 19 and 20 of the International Declaration of Human Rights make it clear that the right to peaceful protest is a human right.
This government is following the last one in making it more and more difficult for citizens to peacefully protest.
YorkStitcher
YorkStitcher - Textile Artist
Stop arming genocide
Nov 15

Nov 15 Stop arming genocide

Mary Whitehouse
Activism, Protest, Activist textile art

A response to the continuing civil war in Sudan and the part played by the British arms industry.

Crisis? What crisis?
Oct 31

Oct 31 Crisis? What crisis?

Mary Whitehouse
Activism, Activist textile art, Social Justice, Sustainabiiity

The climate crisis is real - we need to stop extracting coal, gas and oil.

The Right to Protest
Oct 24

Oct 24 The Right to Protest

Mary Whitehouse
Activist textile art, Activism, Social Justice

The right to protest is a human right.

Headlines
Oct 18

Oct 18 Headlines

Mary Whitehouse
Activism, Activist textile art, Social Justice

A banner in response to the governments proposals to limit visas for skilled workers to the UK.

A Call for Action
Oct 11

Oct 11 A Call for Action

Mary Whitehouse
Activism, Social Justice, Activist textile art

Beginning a series of protest banners.

Uprooted
Jul 31

Jul 31 Uprooted

Mary Whitehouse
Quilts, Textile Art, Social Justice, Activist textile art

Uprooted is mixed media quilt made in response to the Canadian Red Cross Quilt, highlighting the many places in the word where people are still uprooted by war.

Displacement
Jul 18

Jul 18 Displacement

Mary Whitehouse
Activism, Quilts, Textile Art

The theme for this series of textile investigations is displacement from home and becoming a refugee due to war, persecution, or famine.

Quilt or Banner?
Jul 15

Jul 15 Quilt or Banner?

Mary Whitehouse
Art exhibitions, Activism, Material culture studies
Slow Stitching a Small Mat
Jun 17

Jun 17 Slow Stitching a Small Mat

Mary Whitehouse
Hand stitching

Using ideas from Boro stitching to create a small mat

There is a better way - 2
May 26

May 26 There is a better way - 2

Mary Whitehouse
Textile Project, Poetry
There is a better way - 1
May 23

May 23 There is a better way - 1

Mary Whitehouse
Textile Project, Activism
Seascapes
Apr 9

Apr 9 Seascapes

Mary Whitehouse
Activism, Textile Project, Reflective practice

Describing the start of the process to create my installation which is a response to the government’s treatment of refugees

Unravel - the power and politics of textiles art
Mar 12

Mar 12 Unravel - the power and politics of textiles art

Mary Whitehouse
Art exhibitions, Textiles practice

Reflections on the Unravel exhibition at the Barbican

Subverting the familiar
Feb 11

Feb 11 Subverting the familiar

Mary Whitehouse
Art exhibitions, Activism

Hiding messages in plain sight - Whitworth Gallery exhibition

Text in textiles
Jan 10

Jan 10 Text in textiles

Mary Whitehouse
Reflective practice, Textile Project

Using

Activism and the Arts
Jan 3

Jan 3 Activism and the Arts

Mary Whitehouse
Reflective practice, Activism

Can art make a difference to social justice issues?

The importance of reflections
Dec 16

Dec 16 The importance of reflections

Mary Whitehouse
Reflective practice

Thinking about reflective practice

Art with the community
Aug 13

Aug 13 Art with the community

Mary Whitehouse
Art exhibitions

Artists working in the community can do great things together.

Radical Acts: Why Craft Matters
Aug 4

Aug 4 Radical Acts: Why Craft Matters

Mary Whitehouse
Art exhibitions, Sustainabiiity, Ethics

Reflections on the Harewood Biennial 2022 exhibition Radical Acts: Why Craft Matters

Fragment of a dress
Jul 20

Jul 20 Fragment of a dress

Mary Whitehouse
Art exhibitions, Contextualising practice

Contributing to the Fragment of a Dress , a textile art project by Hannah Lamb to be displayed at Bronte Parsonage Museum

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