

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 20, 20221 min read


'Remediation VII'
Documentation of the progress made on work titled 'Remediation VII'
Monika
Oct 6, 20221 min read


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


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


'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


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


Layering exercise
Assemblage of stained and dyed garments and offcuts
Monika
Jul 28, 20221 min read


'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


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...
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May 12, 20221 min read


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Apr 28, 20220 min read


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Apr 28, 20220 min read


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


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 31, 20221 min read


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 17, 20221 min read


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