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"Out of the box"

A finished piece ( the night before the exhibition)!

Mixed media.

Machine and hand embroidery on hand made paper and fabric.

The story of how women can break out of the box - either the box imposed by society or the box of their own choosing.

This piece has a complex story in that it was not intended as a stand alone item, but rather as a transition piece which moves the story of women's loss of identity and confinement out of the area I have recently concentrated on.

I have moved from the shrouded androgynous figures of late on to a more gender specific image and I have allied it with some references to where I hope to be going with the series in the future.

It's rather unlike anything I've done recently but it's been satisfying ( if flawed ) piece.

About three foot square.

This will form part of the "Adhesion" exhibition which opens at the Weavers Gallery, Ledbury, Herefordshire tomorrow.

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Uploaded on June 1, 2014
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