Madeleina Kay
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....
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'Jeanne d'Arc of Post-Modernism' - Handelsblatt, 2019
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 91 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 53 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
Sep 82 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
Jul 182 min read
"Who took away your sparkle?" cushions
Knowing that I had two spare cushions in my attic with very tatty covers, I bought some extra pink-glitter-princess-ballerina fabric so I...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 162 min read
Recording - A Thread of Empathy
I wrote this song several months ago, for Dare to Care's public programme,'Ways of Healing', in Bologna, but due to electioneering, I've...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 141 min read
"A Very Middle Class Sort of Trauma"
This blog post is available upon request. I really hate drawing and cutting out the letters, but it's worth taking time over to make them...
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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 51 min read
Trying to sew whilst Boudicca is happening...
I managed to finish the second and third 'MANTRUM' cushions, despite interference from a floofy little terror, and even successfully...
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Madeleina Kay
May 13 min read
"That is hysterical" - my job here is done.
At the request of my friend, I have created a “MANTRUM” cushion. It was also an opportunity for me to learn how to sew a zip – which I...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 215 min read
Ways of Healing – Workshop at Adiacenze Art Space, Bologna – 18/04/24
I arrived in Bologna around 1pm on Thursday afternoon – I am always amused by the fact that nothing in Italy happens on time except for...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 101 min read
Ways of Healing Workshop in Bologna on 18/04/24
I am so excited for our upcoming workshop 'Ways of Healing' which my art collective Dare to Care are delivering at Adiacenze Art Space as...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 91 min read
A Confrontation with The Brokenness of Self
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 81 min read
No Toddler Throws A Tantrum Like A Grown Man
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 41 min read
A Thread of Empathy… Holding It Together
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Madeleina Kay
Mar 13 min read
Stitching Embroidered Lace Arm Sleeves
I was asked to wear my ridiculous floral, blue, ball gown for my performance at the EU institutions in Brussels on 6th March, but I...
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Madeleina Kay
Feb 114 min read
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...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Practicing Embroidery Stitches
After attending the 'Thinking Through Stitching' UAL workshop by Sukhwinder Sagoo-Reddy, I decided to buy some hessian and embroidery...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Making a Patchwork Quilt for Baby Yoda
When my friend's baby was born he sent a photo of his face next to a picture of Yoda, so when I was looking for fabric for a project to...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 22, 20235 min read
Thinking Through Textiles Workshop
As part of my mission to learn how to sew, I decided to participate in a 'Thinking Through Textiles' workshop at UAL by Sukhwinder...
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