My new work is exploring the theme of sewing machine stories and the textile industry. When I visited this historic traditional Taiwanese house, I learned about the Lovely Grandmother, Miss Gu Yu Chao who grew up and still currently lives in this house. She is a keen sewer, and creative, with a love of Japanese fabric (me too!) What a beautiful place to work. I came to stitch the grandmother with her sewing machine, whilst learning about the things she has made in her life. It was a lovely performance, with the old and new sewing machine working together in unison. I was impressed by her energy and enthusiasm for her craft art the age of 86. She enjoyed watching me stitch her portrait very much. I made one portrait for her and one for me and my up coming show! A huge thank you to Danny Hsu for these wonderful photos. #sewingmachinestories #sewingmachine #textileart #texileperformanceartist #institchyou #stitchedportraits #taiwan #daxi #oldandnew #stories #threads #sketchoftheday #stitchoftheday #performanceart #interactiveart (at Daxi Old Street) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4RfnagHmNw/?igshid=161higl4h0bfc