Autobiographical Art - ‘Marking Our Way’

How would you design the cover of your autobiography? I couldn’t leave this question unanswered. Equally intrigued by the question, three other artists also designed the cover of their fictional autobiography. Reflecting on the work we make and the way we create it, led us to create a body of autobiographical work which we called ‘Marking Our Way’ and is accompanied by an illustrated e-book. Although we didn’t set out to write a book, we found the process of writing a useful to way to reflect and share our thoughts.

‘Marking Our Way’ was exhibited at the Broadway Gallery, Letchworth in July 2022. Click to see a short video of the exhibition. The e-book is available to download or to read online on my exhibition page. The e-book also includes the work of the three other participating artists: Janet Pullen, Janet Edmonds and Buffy Fieldhouse.

Below is some of the work I created for ‘Marking Our Way’.

She'd Lost the Thread - Digital Print

£50.00

Where would I be without thread? The humble cotton reel was the inspiration for ‘She’d Lost the Thread’ series of work. This design was created by digitally manipulating an image of a cotton reel on my studio table, which also encompassed the cast shadow.

Printing and dyeing is the foundation of my work but I love to add thread. I see stitching as a way to draw and add texture to my textile pieces and although I see it as a key component, stitches are usually a small part of the whole. I have stitched into some of my prints on paper and this is an area I would like to develop further.

As this is a digital artwork, it would be possible to change the colour and size of the print. Please email me at marian@marianhallart.com to discuss your requirements. This will be printed to order.

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Please see above re size. I have had this printed at 11.5 x 14 inches

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