

Jasmine tea dye
I attempted dyeing an old set of cloth napkins and another single large white napkin I was recently given using a jasmine tea bath. There...
Monika
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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'Remediation VII'
Documentation of the progress made on work titled 'Remediation VII'
Monika
Oct 5, 20221 min read
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Collaging offcuts exercise
I was recently given a bag of textile offcuts leftover from sewing projects in the late 80s. It is really exciting to have a go...
Monika
Sep 22, 20221 min read
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Stitching across patchwork
Applying repetitive stitches across the hand-sewn patches creates additional layer of patches as well as aids in stabilising of the work....
Monika
Sep 8, 20221 min read
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'Sloppy' patchwork
This experiment involved cutting up two garments that have been shared between my sister and me for over a decade and hand-sewing the...
Monika
Aug 25, 20221 min read
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Reflections on the sloppy cross stitch / Vivienne Binns Retrospective
In my writing about my sloppy approach to stitching which emerged as an experimental feminist method of critical deskilling, I started...
Monika
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Layering exercise
Assemblage of stained and dyed garments and offcuts
Monika
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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'Remediations' series - cross stitches
A selection of details of works from 'Remediations' series that feature my application of repetitive sloppy cross stitches
Monika
May 26, 20221 min read
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Mark making using a teabag
I have recently attended a rope making workshop facilitated by artist Katie West at the UNSW Galleries after which she gifted me a couple...
Monika
May 12, 20221 min read
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Apr 28, 20220 min read
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Apr 28, 20220 min read
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Natural dyeing in the kitchen
Increasingly thinking about deriving my processes within the domestic context, I started paying closer attention to the food waste,...
Monika
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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Stitching in response to the stains and patches
Continuing the documentation of the processes behind the initial work I made leading up to my PhD project. Following the staining on the...
Monika
Mar 30, 20221 min read
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Mark making in the kitchen
This post documents the initial processes behind one of the experimental works I made leading up to the start of my PhD project....
Monika
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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RECLAMATIONS
Documentation of PhD studio experimentation ‘Art helps us to isolate aspects of the world we live in.’ Sarah Quinton (Material Matters,...
Monika
Mar 3, 20221 min read
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