Madeleina Kay
"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger
I was looking forward to reading 'Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.' by Barbara Kruger but I wasn't expecting to be as engaged with...
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Madeleina Kay
May 2313 min read
"A textile duet of tactile empathy" - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
This book by Clare Hunter was fascinating but I found it difficult to get into its rhythm. It felt quite jolty in terms of abruptly...
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Madeleina Kay
May 11 min read
Sketching Livia
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 281 min read
"Flags are a flattening of identity" - Lora's interview
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 226 min read
Visiting MAMbo (Musem and Contemporary Art Bologna)
I didn’t have much time free in Bologna, but I really wanted to see MAMbo (Modern and Contemporary Art Bologna). They had a temporary...
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Madeleina Kay
Mar 265 min read
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,...
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Madeleina Kay
Mar 107 min read
See it. Say it. Defeated.
Through sheer will power (I did not have the necessary upper body strength) and the help of Uber, I managed to lug the WANGLAND...
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Madeleina Kay
Mar 25 min read
Welcome to Wangland - Sculpture
Initially I was concerned that my “Wangland Flag” was too childish to submit for the CSM MA interim show – but, after some encouragement...
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Madeleina Kay
Feb 1116 min read
Worth Dying For? The Power and Politics of Flags
Reflections on 'Worth Dying For? The Power and Politics of Flags' by Tim Marshall Marshall begins the book by laying out the emotional...
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Madeleina Kay
Feb 61 min read
JC in Colour
These are the watercolour and ink portrait and oil pastel study of JC Candanedo who is participating in my research project. First, I...
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Madeleina Kay
Feb 21 min read
Kristyna Oil Pastel Draft 2
This is a second draft of the oil pastel study of Kristyna who is participating in my research project. The oil pastel drawings are...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 231 min read
Drawing JC
JC Candanedo is participating in my MA Research project. He is a photographer, artist and trustee for Axis (the Arts charity for which I...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 213 min read
Identity Through Textiles Workshop
I created these 4 builds during the 'Identity Through Textiles' UAL workshop by Sukhwinder Sagoo-Reddy. The first build I made was in...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 173 min read
Intersectional Identities in Oil Pastels
I created these oil pastel drawings of Lora, Redi and Kristyna who are participating in my MA Research Project into intersectional...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 73 min read
Adding a Splash of Colour to my sketches
Still working with my friends, Redi, Lora and Kristyna's portraits - I decided to turn their portrait sketches into an abstract splatter...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 32 min read
Drawing Lora
Lora Krasteva is one of my MA research participants and a close friend of mine in Sheffield. I asked her to send me some photographs from...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 14 min read
Transformative Research Frameworks and Indigenous Research (Chapter 3)
Reflections on chapter 3 of Creative Research Methods - a practical guide by Helen Kara. This chapter was of specific interest to me...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 12, 20236 min read
Introducing Creative Research (Chapter 1)
I am going through each chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara, in order to reflect on what I have read...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 3, 20232 min read
Thinking Through Stitching Workshop
On Friday 1st December 2023, I participated in Sukhwinder Sagoo-Reddy's workshop 'Thinking Through Stitching at London Communication...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 30, 20233 min read
Brexiles Exhibition Open Night Event
On 29th September 2023, Sheffield for Europe supported the Open Night Event for Madeleina Kay's 'Brexiles' exhibition at the Circle...
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