HEARTFELT, 2018
The stethoscope takes on a new meaning when hand stitched text discs replace the chest-pieces' diaphragm.
Heartfelt (yellow) exhibited in 'The Mr X Stitch Guide to Cross Stitch' at Standen House National Trust Property, West Sussex (2018)
Heartfelt (pink) exhibited in The Mr X Stitch Guide to Cross Stitch, British Textile Biennial, Towneley Hall Museum, Burnley, Lancashire (2019 - 2020)
The 'Healthy Stethoscope' is a take on the daily examinations performed on a person suffering from an eating disorder. Miniature versions of healthy food items were placed in the diaphragm to represent the small portion sizes ingested by the sufferer on their road to recovery.
Measurement: 74cm x 12cm each (at longest point)
Process: Hand stitch
Materials: Textile, silk threads, doctors’ stethoscopes, miniature accessories
Exhibited in:
BEAT Eating Disorder International Conference, Imperial College London (2018)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London (2018)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, The RDS, Simmonscourt, Dublin (2018)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Convention Centre, Harrogate (2018)
14th International London Eating Disorders Conference, QEII Centre, Westminster (2019)
Image and Narrative: Illness, Recovery, Change at The University of Nottingham (2019)
East Midlands Mental Health Service Innovators Conference, First Steps, University of Derby (2019)