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'Jeanne d'Arc of Post-Modernism' - Handelsblatt, 2019
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 212 min read
Potainting Sacks
I've started to feel like the potato painting on canvas wasn't really going anywhere - it also doesn't make a lot of sense to use this...
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Madeleina Kay
Jan 54 min read
Only "Love" Can Hurt Like This
My Instagram feed is full of pithy quotes, relationship advice and motivational "life lessons". I am 100% guilty of sharing them to my...
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Madeleina Kay
Dec 28, 20241 min read
The "Hate Dress" Documentary
Just over a month ago, me and Jeff Kew travelled to Central Saint Martins to film the footage for this documentary film about my "Hate...
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 22, 20241 min read
Post-Grad Community Holiday Catalogue
I was excited to see this year's post-grad community catalogue which is a really lovely way for UAL students to share and promote their...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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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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 20, 20242 min read
Post Grad Community Family Heirloom Displayed at Central Saint Martins Library
I had to make an unexpected work trip to London (for a currently undisclosable purpose) on Friday, but since the Post-Grad Community...
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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
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 2, 20242 min read
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...
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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
Jul 25, 20242 min read
"I wish I were less straight" cushions
I bought enough of the ballerina-princess fabric to make two cushions (for my bedroom) as well as the wall-hanging - I just had to come...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 18, 20242 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 15, 20241 min read
Troll Comments - "Everything is Material"
I've been collecting troll comments with the intention of using them in an artwork - after all, "everything is material". My initial...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 14, 20241 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
Jun 25, 20241 min read
"Blood Stains Like Ink"
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Madeleina Kay
May 23, 202413 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 8, 20245 min read
If it’s a “culture” then we should have clothing and jewellery
Well, it looks like I’ve just ruined a perfectly good and brand new jacket with more of my protest-y nonsense (for the record, I scoured...
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Madeleina Kay
May 5, 20241 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 1, 20243 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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