Category Archives: Art
Forgotten Spaces Inspirations
I recently held an exhibition entitled Forgotten Spaces at Basement Arts Project, Leeds, which featured 5 large cross-stitch works in the style of blue prints, shown in a subterranean exhibition space. As a lover of history I have come across … Continue reading
Painting on Aida (Part 2)
My previous post about painting on Aida looked at the beginning of my experiments. After rejecting the idea of either painting or stitching the outline on painted works, I moved forward by embracing the messiness of the process. I … Continue reading
Painting on Aida (Part 1)
A major aim of my Contemporary Art Cross-stitch practice is to push the boundaries of what cross-stitch can be, and attempt to create new ways of working within the medium. I began to experiment with painting on cross-stitch fabric, originally … Continue reading
Making Something Out Of Nothing
As in any of my practice, I hate the excuse that something can’t be done simply because I don’t have the right equipment or materials, or enough money etc. There are creative solutions to these problems if you look hard … Continue reading
Stitching and Un-stitching Work
Aida can be very unforgiving if you make a mistake while sewing. Where the needle passes through the fabric it enlarges the hole, and if the sewing is then unpicked, it leaves behind a trace of where it once was. … Continue reading
Measure: An Exhibition at Sheffield Cathedral
Measure: An exhibition at Sheffield Cathedral. British art group Oracles have undertaken a project to explore the human soul. The group is made up of Gill Alderson, Michael Borkowsky, Sylvia Causer, Andrea Freeman, and Sharon Mossbeck. Each of the … Continue reading
Running a Participatory Cross-stitch Project
Back in late 2014, when I began my Thread of Life project, I asked people to make and submit their own version of a pattern I had designed, inspired by a strand of DNA. I was blown away as the … Continue reading
Alternative Portraits
Artists Michael Borkowsky and Sharon Mossbeck present Alternative Portraits, an open call exhibition of non-traditional portraiture to be run at Access Space, Sheffield, from 8th September – 4th October 2017. Submissions have now closed, and artists will be contacted in … Continue reading
More Post Graduation Reflections
Following on from my previous blog, which looked at what I’ve been doing since graduating in 2012, this blog looks at 2015 to 2016. I started 2015 working on my biggest project to date, The Thread of Life. I … Continue reading
Post Graduation Reflections
Last week I gave a talk at The University of Chester about my art career since graduating from there in 2012. It gave me a chance to look back at what I’ve been doing, particularly in the last two years … Continue reading
Sharon Mossbeck 