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"Raise a flag and speak. Claim your enemy is beaten."
Praise and Worship with Flags – Delores Hillsman Harris Given that my boyfriend’s nickname for me is “Jezebel” – it’s nothing short of a...

Madeleina Kay
2 days ago6 min read
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Designing JC's Flag
JC's requested flag design for a "mythical creature" was a challenge which I wasn't quite sure how to tackle, especially when I was...

Madeleina Kay
6 days ago1 min read
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Lino-Printing Adam's Flag
Adam's flag design was pretty simple to Lino-cut. I based it on the digital designs he liked, but tried to copy the Aer Lingus logo more...

Madeleina Kay
6 days ago1 min read
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Lino-printing Livia's Flag
Livia asked for a design with different hands, representing diversity, reaching to the globe in the shape of a love heart. Livia was very...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 151 min read
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Lino-printing Nikita's Flag
I didn't need to design Nikita's flag digitaly, since she wanted me to copy a design of a tattoo she has on her arm. I asked her to send...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 81 min read
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Lino-printing Lora's Flags
I tried two different designs for Lora's flag, the first based on Pyramids... The second a set of dynamic intersecting triangles... First...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 71 min read
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Designing Lora's Flag
I started off with four designs based on Lora's requested colours and symbols, which we discussed during her interview: Lora's preference...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 71 min read
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1-to-1 Tutorial with Richard Reynolds
I have been feeling a bit stuck with a couple of things relating to my Kaleidentity project, and I saw there was a 1-to-1 tutorial...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 54 min read
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Lino-printing Redi's Flag
The most difficult part of turning the digital design of Redi's flag into a lino-print was sketching out the design which required some...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 31 min read
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Designing Redi's Flag
These were the first designs I sent Redi using his requested colours and shapes: Redi preferred the designs where the shapes fitted...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 11 min read
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Lino-printing Kristyna's Flag
I've been mulling over how to best execute the creation of the flags for my research project . At first I intended to hand-make all of...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 313 min read
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Designing Kristyna's Flag
Looking for some inspiration for designing a flag - I tried using Chat GPT to see if it could come up with some interesting design for...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 242 min read
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Flag Designs
Now that I've finished all of the oil portraits, my next task is making the flags. I've started out by reviewing my notes from the...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 192 min read
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Johann's Flag
I was telling Johann about my MA research project, and my intention to create individual flags for the participants I am interviewing....

Madeleina Kay
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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Kurdish People's Democratic Assembly at the SNP Conference, Edinburgh
I attended the SNP conference representing the Young European Movement (YEM) last weekend, and got talking to the stall opposite - the...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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Becoming British Scratch - Migration Matters Festival, Sheffield
I was expecting a good show from my dear friend Lora Krasteva, but I was blown away by her 'Becoming British Scratch' performance as part...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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"Flags are a flattening of identity" - Lora's interview
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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Image Dump: Flags and National Symbols
Trigger Warning: Far-Right nonsense. I'm using this blog post as a depository for images incorporating flags or other national symbols...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 1, 20245 min read
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National flags “should not be messed with” according to PM Rishi Sunak - Oops!
I’ve been following the furore over the new England Football kit design with mild amusement. I have zero interest in the game itself,...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 26, 20245 min read
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The (Hypothetical) Flag of Wangland
I decided to create a speculative flag for a hypothetical future where Scotland and Northern Ireland get so pissed off by Brexit they...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 11, 20244 min read
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