Well I have been very quiet of late and not blogged, however, today I can reveal why.... I have been working flat out to produce this new body of work as Artist-in-residence for the ON HELIX event organised by One Nucleus at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge.
Above is an image of Twisted (- So beautiful it had to be true). This piece is made from very fine wire knitted into a double helix and the bases are represented by glass beads as can be seen below.
There are six pieces in this body of work, "Stitched and Twisted."
Genetic History above is a cut canvas restitched together to create cells, the nucleus of which is crocheted in fine red cotton. The background of the canvas has been stitched with the names of scientists involved in the discovery of DNA.
The same but different (below) is a cut canvas with crocheted DNA bases showing how DNA replicates by splitting or unzipping as I like to think of it.
Perfect Match? is made of ribbons sown onto pairs to represent a set of human chromosomes. The background is stitched with xx and XY.
Blood lines is made up of a cut canvas, crocheted twists and the blood groups embroidered on.
Lastly, this canvas is called A stitch in time....comes out further down the line and is based on the work of Gregor Mendel and his work on the Laws of Inheritance. Mendel worked with peas and looked at how flower coloration, as well as other characteristics, are inherited by successive generations. I have crocheted pea flowers and pods as part of this family tree.
