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Johann's Flag
I was telling Johann about my MA research project, and my intention to create individual flags for the participants I am interviewing....

Madeleina Kay
Oct 29, 20243 min read


The "Hate Dress" Garden Photoshoot & Social Media Response
The "Hate dress" is a nightmare to get into / out of an renders me practically imobile. So, I decided to take the dress out into the...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 9, 20241 min read


Assembling the "Hate Dress"
Once the paint work on the bodice was dry, I was able to attach the "straps" - I decided to use blue ribbons, since blue is a healing...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 5, 20243 min read


Starting work on the "hate dress"
I wanted to make a dress out of the pieces of fabric onto which I have been painting troll comments . But I think I have been putting off...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 8, 20242 min read


"Who took away your sparkle?" cushions
Knowing that I had two spare cushions in my attic with very tatty covers, I bought some extra pink-glitter-princess-ballerina fabric so I...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 18, 20242 min read


"A Very Middle Class Sort of Trauma"
This blog post is available upon request. I really hate drawing and cutting out the letters, but it's worth taking time over to make them...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 14, 20241 min read


"That is hysterical" - my job here is done.
At the request of my friend, I have created a “MANTRUM” cushion. It was also an opportunity for me to learn how to sew a zip – which I...

Madeleina Kay
May 1, 20243 min read


Ways of Healing – Workshop at Adiacenze Art Space, Bologna – 18/04/24
I arrived in Bologna around 1pm on Thursday afternoon – I am always amused by the fact that nothing in Italy happens on time except for...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 21, 20245 min read


Ways of Healing Workshop in Bologna on 18/04/24
I am so excited for our upcoming workshop 'Ways of Healing' which my art collective Dare to Care are delivering at Adiacenze Art Space as...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 10, 20241 min read


A Confrontation with The Brokenness of Self
This blog post is available upon request.

Madeleina Kay
Apr 9, 20241 min read


No Toddler Throws A Tantrum Like A Grown Man
This blog post is available upon request.

Madeleina Kay
Apr 8, 20241 min read


A Thread of Empathy… Holding It Together
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 4, 20241 min read


The (Hypothetical) Flag of Wangland
I decided to create a speculative flag for a hypothetical future where Scotland and Northern Ireland get so pissed off by Brexit they...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 11, 20244 min read


Practicing Embroidery Stitches
After attending the 'Thinking Through Stitching' UAL workshop by Sukhwinder Sagoo-Reddy, I decided to buy some hessian and embroidery...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 27, 20233 min read


Making a Patchwork Quilt for Baby Yoda
When my friend's baby was born he sent a photo of his face next to a picture of Yoda, so when I was looking for fabric for a project to...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 13, 20232 min read


Thinking Through Textiles Workshop
As part of my mission to learn how to sew, I decided to participate in a 'Thinking Through Textiles' workshop at UAL by Sukhwinder...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 22, 20235 min read


Learning to Sew...
My mission this weekend was to learn how to use my new sewing machine... I won't lie, it took the majority of the weekend, but I think...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 15, 20234 min read
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