Tag Archives: contemporary art

Stitching and Un-stitching Work

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Sharon Mossbeck

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 →

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Self Initiated Exhibitions

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Sharon Mossbeck

This year I have been working on several self initiated exhibitions. In August me and Michael Borkowsky held an Open Call exhibition called UNITY, which was a reaction to the EU Referendum and invited anyone to submit anything as … Continue reading →

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UNITY Exhibition Open Evening

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Sharon Mossbeck

I am happy to announce the full list of artists participating in UNITY on our Facebook event. UNITY is an exhibition celebrating togetherness following the recent EU Referendum vote, featuring work by 50 artists from around the UK. 5% of artwork … Continue reading →

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Unity – Call for Work

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Sharon Mossbeck

Open Call – Unity An open call inviting people from all backgrounds to submit work for an exhibition on the theme of Unity. Artists Michael Borkowsky and Sharon Mossbeck present Unity, an open call to all artists over all disciplines to submit … Continue reading →

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New Cross-stitch Work

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Sharon Mossbeck

I’m starting several new projects at the moment, but the ones I actually have under way already are cross-stitched based works. The first is a piece of work I have had in mind for years, based on the Ancient Greek … Continue reading →

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Cromford Mills Exhibition

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Sharon Mossbeck

At long last, the Thread of Life Exhibition is on public display. I was so relieved last Friday when the work was finally hung and looking great all together. It was also the first time I had seen my cross-stitch … Continue reading →

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The Thread of Life Residency Experience

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Sharon Mossbeck

I began my residency, The Thread of Life, with Bank Street Arts in October 2014 when I launched my crowdfunding campaign. The residency was unpaid, but after applying for other residencies in the past and never getting anywhere, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cross stitch | Tagged art, arts council, Conceptual art, contemporary art, Cromford Mills, cross stitch, Crowd funding, DMC, exhibition, fine art, Private View, Residency, sewing | 2 Comments

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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Ideas and Inspirations for DNA patterns

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Sharon Mossbeck

I’ve given a few workshops now and had some really interesting conversations with the people who have been along to them. One of this things I try to tackle in the workshops is the usual constraints which cross-stitch presents, and … Continue reading →

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