Category Archives: University Collections

National Bed Month

#RightSideOfTheBed It’s National Bed Month. Carrie Ginniver offers a different perspective on the impact of the bed, and other private spaces, on our state of mind with her installation A Bed for the Physicality of Thought. This installation includes a framed text piece. Much of the text is illegible but the right hand side reads:Continue reading “National Bed Month”

Object of the Week

Artist’s statement:The content of my work deals with visualising humorous stories/narratives. I deal with ironic and playful themes throughout my work. The imagery is emblematic throughout and deals with everyday icons juxtaposed into intriguing compositions. My work to date is a combination of hand manipulation and photomechanical processes. They are neither painterly nor prints, butContinue reading “Object of the Week”

Object of the Week

Needlepoint using tent stitch, part of the Needlework Development Scheme collection. The Needlework Development Scheme (NDS) was a collaborative project between art and design education and industry and was set up in Scotland in 1934. The aim of the NDS was to encourage the use of embroidery and to raise the standards of (commercial) designContinue reading “Object of the Week”

Object of the Week

Laser cut 3D feel paper samples Artist’s statement:A fascination with the primary colouration, shapes and structures of Lego blocks has been the inspiration for my collection of multimedia fabrications, exploring knit, laser cut vinyl and paper constructed textiles. Lego’s system of colourful interlocking plastic blocks has inspired my knitted garment collection of interchangeable and modularContinue reading “Object of the Week”