KateArt

Spikin the Doric Sculpture, Installation, Performance

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A short video, shared at the Duncan of Jordanstone 2021 Online Degree Show opening night.

Many thanks to all of the people who made Wyvin Wyes possible (ye ken fa ye are).

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The Creatives - Kate Wilson

Kate Wilson is a recent DJCAD graduate who has contributed to the Imajica Art Collective.

A wee commission up in Aberdeen fae mony moons ago.

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WATCH: Weaving a celebration of culture and crafts into a 'big, beautiful Doric-speaking lampshade'

Doric has always been woven in the life of student Kate Wilson – so it is only fitting she is weaving the north-east dialect into an ambitio

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University of Dundee on Twitter

“A celebration of the talents and stories of people in the north-east of Scotland is the focus of one of hundreds of exhibits in the upcomin

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Weaving memories of Doric dialect

A celebration of the talents and stories of people in the north-east of Scotland is the focus of one of hundreds of exhibits in the upcoming

Just a wee press release I had written for me which is currently being shared in order to draw attention to DJCAD's annual Degree Show.

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Photos of my final installation.

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Finally weaving.

I sandwiched my collected individual pieces of craft between the warp and then wove around them to secure them in place.

I had a large warm bulb installed in the centre of my structure so it emits a welcoming glow and resembles an old fashioned lampshade.

I'm weaving with strips of charity shop clothes like I have done previously. This material allows me to create a multicoloured landscapesque weaving.

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Testing out my surface transducers. They basically have turned the entire metal structure of my loom into a huge speaker that will be playing a constant audio of my gathered Doric recordings.

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Warping up my loom and painting the light cotton thread that I had used with a black acrylic paint wash to darken it.

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My Melodic Weaving at Generator Project's Members Show 2021.

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Hanging my structure.

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Playing around to see what colour of wool I should weave my large structure with.

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Instagram stories and playing around with presentation ideas.

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Art to Art Episode 1 - Meet the team

Listen to this episode from Art to Art Podcast on Spotify. This is Art to Art Episode 1: For our debut episode, we welcome you to meet our squad of 9 and hear all about our amazing practices. From discussions into the future of exhibitions in VR to trying to convince Lewis to join the dark side of Contemporary Art Practice, and all of our creatives processes in between, we have plenty to share. Hopefully, you'll get to know us a bit better too. Enjoy and happy listening!!