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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.
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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.

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Nov 7

Nov 7 Headlines

Mary Whitehouse

Activism, Activist textile art,

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

Oct 11

Oct 11 A Call for Action

Mary Whitehouse

Activism, , Activist textile art

Beginning a series of protest banners.

Jul 31

Jul 31 Uprooted

Mary Whitehouse

Quilts, Textile Art, , 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.