Tag Archives: Religion

Painting on Aida (Part 2)

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Sharon Mossbeck

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 →

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Measure: An Exhibition at Sheffield Cathedral

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Sharon Mossbeck

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 →

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Curious Cabinets

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sharon Mossbeck

Curious Cabinets opens its doors on Friday 21st Oct. The exhibitions has work by 15 artists all based on the idea of cabinets of curiosity. Thanks to a successful Crowdfunding campaign, and donations from Dulux, we have been able to … 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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Hearts Exhibition

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Sharon Mossbeck

I currently have an exhibition entitled Hearts at Access Space, Sheffield. The work in the exhibition comes from several different bodies of work, and has been selected to sit together because they have a similar, consistent look and feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Uncategorized | Tagged AccessSpace, art, Atheism, Atheist, cross stitch, exhibition, hearts, life and death, painting, Religion, Sacred Heart, Sheffield | Leave a comment

Time

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Sharon Mossbeck

I’ve been receiving a great response to my large cross-stitch from people who have seen it. I’ve been working on it for about 8 weeks now and the picture is really starting to develop. Generally people seem to think that … Continue reading →

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3 weeks of stitching

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Sharon Mossbeck

I’ve been spending the last few weeks working on my large cross-stitch. I’ve estimated that, based on the progress I’ve made so far, if I spend 3 days a week working on it until November I should have it mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cross stitch | Tagged Byzantine Dome, church, Conceptual art, contemporary art, cross stitch, current projects, Death, Medieval, Religion, Residency, Time | 1 Comment

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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Leviathan and the Sea

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

I’ve been working on a collaboration with Michael Borkowsky for the Liverpool Biennial. We’ve been planning on working on a project together for years, and eventually came up with the idea of basing it on Leviathan, the Biblical sea monster … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Religion

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Sharon Mossbeck

I was quite young when I realised that I didn’t believe in God. I had always gone to an Anglican Methodist church school, yet they failed to install any sense of belief in me. I remember the church being so … Continue reading →

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