Tag Archives: Bank Street Arts

The End is in Sight

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Sharon Mossbeck

I haven’t had time to write a blog for a long time, as my Thread of Life project has completely taken over my life! I sew every spare moment I can to try and get my work as complete as … Continue reading →

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Cross-stitch as Contemporary Art

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

I’ve been working on an article for a magazine cross-stitch as contemporary art, and I recently gave a talk at the Hack Circus Christmas Party about my project, and putting what I’m doing into words has been a really good experience. … Continue reading →

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The final push

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

It’s the final push for my crowd funding appeal, as it ends tomorrow. I’ve been working hard every day since 20th October promoting the project, and I’m now tired and burnt out. There is still a fair bit of money … Continue reading →

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The Sea

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

It’s open studios at my Yorkshire Artspace studio building this weekend (Exchange Place, Sheffield), and I have a pop-up exhibition called The Sea. The sea is a subject which I keep coming back to. It fascinates me because it … Continue reading →

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Gathering pace

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

Interest in my Thread of Life project is certainly gathering pace, although I still have a long way to go with my crowd funding campaign. This week I’ve been invited to BBC Radio Sheffield to talk about the project, and … Continue reading →

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A Big Challenge

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

I’m about 3 weeks in to my crowd funding campaign for my residency project, and I haven’t stopped working since it began! Every day means sending emails, tweets, messages, press releases etc. I’ve contacted everyone I can think of, but … Continue reading →

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Artist in Residence

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

This month I began my residency with Bank Street Arts. The first thing on my to do list is to raise my target of £650 to get the project under way, so I’ve launched a crowd funding appeal with Indigogo … Continue reading →

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The Thread of Life

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

For a long time I’ve been thinking about the thread of life as a starting point for a project. The thread of life comes from Greek myth, and relates to the three Fates, or Moirai; three women who decide on … Continue reading →

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