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Sewing the Flags
After my bunting sewing trials , I decided to attempt the final set. The first task was to figure out the different colour materials I...

Madeleina Kay
May 262 min read


Bunting Trials
I decided to display the flags I have created for my "Kaleidentity" research project as bunting. The justification for this creative...

Madeleina Kay
May 243 min read


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


Recording - A Thread of Empathy
I wrote this song several months ago, for Dare to Care's public programme,'Ways of Healing', in Bologna, but due to electioneering, I've...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 16, 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


"A textile duet of tactile empathy" - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
This book by Clare Hunter was fascinating but I found it difficult to get into its rhythm. It felt quite jolty in terms of abruptly...

Madeleina Kay
May 23, 202413 min read


Trying to sew whilst Boudicca is happening...
I managed to finish the second and third 'MANTRUM' cushions, despite interference from a floofy little terror, and even successfully...

Madeleina Kay
May 5, 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
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 9, 20241 min read


No Toddler Throws A Tantrum Like A Grown Man
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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


Stitching Embroidered Lace Arm Sleeves
I was asked to wear my ridiculous floral, blue, ball gown for my performance at the EU institutions in Brussels on 6th March, but I...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 1, 20243 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
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