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'Jeanne d'Arc of Post-Modernism' - Handelsblatt, 2019
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 24, 20243 min read
Potato Painting ... Is Surprisingly Hard
After discussing during a drop-in tutorial which work I should submit for the Grotto print fair - we decided to go with one of my "Troll...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 9, 20241 min read
The "Hate Dress" Garden Photoshoot & Social Media Response
The "Hate dress" is a nightmare to get into / out of an renders me practically imobile. So, I decided to take the dress out into the...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 8, 20241 min read
Marcelo's Colours
Marcelo took the colour brief to heart and gave me the following, brilliantly poetic response: ORANGE This is my inner fire colour which...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 5, 20243 min read
Assembling the "Hate Dress"
Once the paint work on the bodice was dry, I was able to attach the "straps" - I decided to use blue ribbons, since blue is a healing...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 3, 20241 min read
Sketching Marcelo
Marcelo is a Chilean artist living in London and will be participating in my research project. Marcelo only sent me three photos, so I...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 25, 20248 min read
A Crash Course in Bavarian Culture
My friend invited me to stay in Bad Reichenhall, a Bavarian spa town on the border with Austria. The area is famous for being the filming...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 13, 20241 min read
UAL Post-Grad Community Family Heirloom
I'm really excited that my textiles square has been included in the UAL Post-Grad Community Family Heirloom Patchwork Quilt which is...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 8, 20242 min read
Starting work on the "hate dress"
I wanted to make a dress out of the pieces of fabric onto which I have been painting troll comments . But I think I have been putting off...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 2, 20241 min read
Sketches from Edinburgh
I went to Edinburgh for three days to represent the Young European Movement (YEM) at the European Movement in Scotland's stall. I made...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Am I a Jewellery Hoarder, Addict or a Collector?
Boudicca took a liking to one of my jewellery boxes which has a faux leatherette cover and more or less shredded it to pieces with her...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 23, 20241 min read
Doormat Syndrome & the Narcissist Boots
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 17, 20242 min read
Some More Troll Comments...
I have been persevering with my "Troll Comments" painting - where I am writing out shit people have written under my social meia posts...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 13, 20242 min read
Adam's Colours
Me and Adam decided on the best photo to use for the final portrait and I created the linework portrait before adding the watercolour...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 11, 20241 min read
Ania's Colours
I created the line-work portrait from Ania's preferred photo before adding her colours in watercolour splatters. I t took Ania a while to...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 11, 20244 min read
Stand Up to Racism Demo with the International Women in Sheffield Community
I've found the news and social media coverage of the far right, racist riots difficult to cope with in the last couple of weeks. This...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 5, 20241 min read
Sketching Adam
I first connected with Adam, when he sent me an email to tell me about a pro-European concert he was organising and to express his...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 2, 20241 min read
Blood Stains Like Ink - Virtual Exhibition and Publication
I was excited to be included in this online exhibition and publication on the topic of menstrual health and period equity, organised by...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 2, 20241 min read
Sketching Ania
Ania is a Ukrainian artist living in Switzerland and a member of my art collective - Dare to Care . I made this series of three linework...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Abstract Mark Making
I unintentionally ended up with a stack of those small canvas boards - which I don't particularly like painting on... So, I decided to...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Oil Portrait Test - Lora
Lora's was my final "test" painting before I start the final oil portraits. I decided to start with a slightly different approach to the...
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