GlobalYell’s blog news
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The West Coast Cloth Company
The street frontage of the textile studio in the heart of Māwhera/ Greymouth is complete. Over the past few months two local artists have been working with me to create…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
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All about the blog
This is a week of change, for the blog and for the studio, and I am looking for your help. For the past twenty years I have written blog entries…
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A Guatemalan Huipil
Huipiles are part of the clothing worn by Mayan women in Guatemala. The intricacy of the decoration and the often-vibrant colours of huipiles have long made the garments admired and…
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The Spotify playlist
Generally speaking, a curated playlist goes along with each of the weekly blogs. The pieces in the playlist reflect the articles on the blog, sometimes obliquely and sometimes obviously. To…
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Soft Power
Soft Power, lives told through textile art is currently on in the UK at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. This exhibition has been curated by Professors Alice Kettle…
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Kiribati armour
The Republic of Kiribati is not on many travel itineraries but it has a fascinating culture, including the wearing of intricate and somewhat alarming armour! The body armour of Kiribati…
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Operation Wrapped in Remembrance
This year there are a number of significant wartime anniversaries. It is 80 years since the end of World War Two, 75 years since the start of the Korean War,…
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Design Lessons from Nature
The library in the studio in Māwhera Greymouth has as section of books about design, amongst them some that relate to nature. A 1974 edition of Design Lessons from Nature…
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The playlist this week
Most weeks the blog is accompanied by a playlist on Spotify. The audio reflects the entries on the blog somehow, even if it is not always apparent what the links…
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